Jay O. Sanders
Known For
Acting
Born
1953-04-16 in Austin, Texas, USA
Biography
Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American film, theatre and television actor and playwright. He frequently appears in plays off-Broadway at The Public Theatre. He has received a Drama Desk Award and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. Sanders made his off-Broadway debut in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V in 1976. He originated the role of Bradley in Sam Shepard's Buried Child (1978). He made his Broadway debut in the play Loose Ends (1979). He returned to Broadway in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1983), Saint Joan (1993), Pygmalion (2007), Girl from the North Country (2020), and Purlie Victorious (2023). He made his feature film debut in the comedy Starting Over (1979). He had notable roles in films such as Cross Creek (1983), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Glory (1989), JFK (1991), Hostages (1992), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Music of the Heart (1999), Tumbleweeds (1999), and Revolutionary Road (2008). He took recurring roles in television series including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Blindspot, and Sneaky Pete. He has served as the narrator for the shows Wide Angle, Nova, and Secrets of the Dead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay O. Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Nick Taska / Bill Fallon
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick
Blue Bloods
as Jimmy Reagan
Chicago Med
as Cray
The Good Wife
as Judge Hal Ferris
True Detective
as Billy Lee Tuttle
Person of Interest
as Special Counsel
Blindspot
as Bill Weller
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Harry Rowan, Sr.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Joseph Hannah
Miami Vice
as Det. Tim Duryea
NOVA
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Unforgettable
as Jonathan Hedstrom
The Outer Limits
as Ed Barkley
Nature
as Narrator (voice)
Sneaky Pete
as Sam
L.A. Law
as Detective Michael Phillips
Damages
as Calder Security Executive
Northern Exposure
as Dr. John Summer
Body of Proof
as Harvey Brady