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.
Filmography
all 189
Movies 150
TV Shows 39
self 32
Voice 14
Narrator 13
Girl From the North Country (2024)
Decoding the Universe (2024)
Outrage (2023)
Death in Britannia (2023)
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
The Road to Galena (2022)
Incidental Moments of the Day (2020)
And So We Come Forth (2020)
Tapes (2020)
Decoding COVID-19 (2020)
What Do We Need to Talk About? (2020)
That Hopey Changey Thing (2020)
Sweet and Sad (2020)
Regular Singing (2020)
Sorry (2020)
The Assistant (2020)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci (2019)
1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz? (2019)
First Horse Warriors (2019)
DC Noir (2019)
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files (2019)
The Violin Alone (2019)
Broken Places (2018)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers (2018)
NOVA: First Face of America (2018)
Vice (2018)
Ghosts of Stonehenge (2017)
Manhunt (2017)
Nero's Sunken City (2017)
Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science (2017)
Women of a Certain Age (2017)
What Did You Expect? (2017)
Hungry (2017)
NOVA: Why Trains Crash (2017)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs (2017)
Catfight (2016)
NOVA: Iceman Reborn (2016)
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice (2016)
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start (2016)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare (2016)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark (2015)
Blindspot (2015)
Dawn of Humanity (2015)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery (2015)
Northern Borders (2015)
The Mystery of Mona Lisa (2014)
The Gathering Swarms (2014)
Great Cathedral Mystery (2014)
True Detective (2014)
NOVA: Cold Case JFK (2013)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower (2013)
Ancient Computer (2013)
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? (2013)
Earth from Space (2012)
The Man Who Saved the World (2012)
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword (2012)
A Novel Romance (2011)
The War We Are Living (2011)
Women, War & Peace (2011)
Pan Am (2011)
Person of Interest (2011)
Unforgettable (2011)
Green Lantern (2011)
Hunting the Edge of Space (2011)
Body of Proof (2011)
The Jewel (2011)
Crash of Flight 447 (2010)
Blue Bloods (2010)
Edge of Darkness (2010)
Riddles of the Sphinx (2010)
Secrets of Stonehenge (2010)
The Good Wife (2009)
I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)
The Undying (2009)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Cadillac Records (2008)
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs (2008)
Greetings from the Shore (2008)
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial (2007)
Wedding Daze (2006)
Half Nelson (2006)
Shooting Livien (2005)
The Curse of Oil (2004)
Ladies First (2004)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Hair High (2004)
Aging Out (2004)
Abby Singer (2003)
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003)
Salem Witch Trials (2002)
Cry For Argentina (2002)
Widows (2002)
Widows (2002)
Wide Angle (2002)
Dead Dog (2001)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Boss of Bosses (2001)
Along Came a Spider (2001)
My Husband's Double Life (2001)
Secrets of the Dead (2000)
Picnic (2000)
Wonderland (2000)
Wild Costa Rica (2000)
Tumbleweeds (1999)
Music of the Heart (1999)
ATF (1999)
The Jack Bull (1999)
The Confession (1999)
Earthly Possessions (1999)
For Richer or Poorer (1997)
The Matchmaker (1997)
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Daylight (1996)
The Prosecutors (1996)
Silver Strand (1995)
Three Wishes (1995)
Down Came a Blackbird (1995)
The Big Green (1995)
Kiss of Death (1995)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Nobody's Children (1994)
State of Emergency (1994)
Rio Shannon (1993)
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
Hostages (1992)
JFK (1991)
Meeting Venus (1991)
Defenseless (1991)
Mr. Destiny (1990)
Law & Order (1990)
Northern Exposure (1990)
Glory (1989)
Cold Sassy Tree (1989)
Just Like in the Movies (1989)
Booker (1989)
The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
Crime Story (1986)
L.A. Law (1986)
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
Miami Vice (1984)
A Doctor's Story (1984)
Kate & Allie (1984)
AfterMASH (1983)
Cross Creek (1983)
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
Nature (1982)
Starstruck (1981)
Texas (1980)
The Scarlet Letter (1979)
NOVA (1974)
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1953-04-16 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceAustin, United States
SpouseMaryann Plunkett
SiblingsFred Sanders
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known As Jay Sanders , Jay Olcutt Sanders
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