Jay O. Sanders
birthday: 1953-04-16
Place of birth: Austin, Texas, USA

Jay O. Sanders

Biography

Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American actor. He is noted for his TV roles as Bill Weller on Blindspot, Jack Bryant on Manhunt, Chief Tom Lidell on The Sinner, Det. John Maynard on Widows, Capt. Joseph Hannah on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and mob lawyer Steven Kordo in NBC's detective series Crime Story (1986-1988), as well as his film roles on The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Green Lantern (2011), and the Alex Cross films starring Morgan Freeman. He has appeared in many other notable films, including Glory (1989), Mr. Destiny (1990), JFK (1991), Angels in the Outfield (1994), The Big Green (1995), Daylight (1996), The Matchmaker (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), Tumbleweeds (1999), Music of the Heart (1999), Half Nelson (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), and Revolutionary Road (2008). He is also known as the narrator for the PBS series Wide Angle from 2002–2009 and has served as narrator for a number of Nova episodes and documentary specials starting in 2007. He is the voice of D.S. McKenna in the Red Dead Redemption video game series.

Starstruck

Starstruck

1981 . movie

JFK

JFK

1991 . movie

Wedding Daze

Wedding Daze

2006 . movie

Half Nelson

Half Nelson

2006 . movie

Three Wishes

Three Wishes

1995 . movie

Dead Dog

Dead Dog

2001 . movie

Vice

Vice

2018 . movie

Cross Creek

Cross Creek

1983 . movie

Outrage

Outrage

2023 . movie

Glory

Glory

1989 . movie

Hair High

Hair High

2004 . movie

Daylight

Daylight

1996 . movie

The River

The River

2013 . movie

The Undying

The Undying

2009 . movie

ATF

ATF

1999 . movie

Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

1982 . movie

Hostages

Hostages

1992 . movie

Abby Singer

Abby Singer

2003 . movie

The Jewel

The Jewel

2011 . movie

Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds

1999 . movie

DC Noir

DC Noir

2019 . movie

Hungry

Hungry

2017 . movie

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

2019 . movie

Rio Shannon

Rio Shannon

1993 . movie

Mr. Destiny

Mr. Destiny

1990 . movie

Sorry

Sorry

2020 . movie

Tapes

Tapes

2020 . movie

Catfight

Catfight

2016 . movie

Defenseless

Defenseless

1991 . movie

Picnic

Picnic

2000 . movie

Happenstance

Happenstance

2007 . movie

Kate & Allie

Kate & Allie

1984 . tv

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986 . tv

Roseanne

Roseanne

1988 . tv

Crime Story

Crime Story

1986 . tv

Booker

Booker

1989 . tv

Nature

Nature

1982 . tv

Manhunt

Manhunt

2017 . tv

NOVA

NOVA

1974 . tv

True Detective

True Detective

2014 . tv

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

2010 . tv

Pan Am

Pan Am

2011 . tv

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

2011 . tv

Body of Proof

Body of Proof

2011 . tv

Widows

Widows

2002 . tv

Blindspot

Blindspot

2015 . tv

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 . tv

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 . tv

Texas

Texas

1980 . tv

Chicago Med

Chicago Med

2015 . tv

Wonderland

Wonderland

2000 . tv

Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete

2015 . tv

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984 . tv

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009 . tv