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.
Known For
Acting
2004
asFrank Harris
2001
asKyle Craig
1981
asMr. Miller
1991
asLou Ivon
2003
asDouglas Duncan
1997
asSenator John McGlory
1987
asTiny
1993
asSheriff McCloud
2006
asSheriff
2006
asRuss Dunne
1994
asRanch Wilder
2010
asWhitehouse
1997
asFBI Agent Kyle Craig
1995
asJay Huffer
2022
asJohn Baird
1991
asMurray Ryerson
2012
asNarrator (voice)
2023
asRoger
1995
asCoach Schramka
2001
asFrank Edmonds
1990
asTom Marshall
2008
asCommodore Callaghan
1979
asLarry
1999
as
1995
asJan Talbeck
2018
asGovernor
1983
asCharles Rawlings
2008
asNarrator (voice)
2017
asNarrator (voice)
2024
asVincent
1998
asRick
1983
asDick Willey
2001
asPatrick Hennessy Welsh
2023
asFrank Brand
1999
asJack Renoble
1999
asZack Emery
1989
asGen. George Crockett Strong
1989
asClayton McAllister
2008
asBart Pollock
2001
asMike Potter
2004
asFootball Announcer (voice)
1996
asDA Alan Baker
1996
asSteven Crighton
2014
asNarrator (voice)
2011
asHimself
1999
asDan Paxton
2022
asAmbassador Jones
2011
asWalter Evans
2008
asMr. Feder
1997
asSamuel Yoder
1994
asJoe Stevens
2002
asThomas Putnam
2024
asOl' Cap'n Cotchipee
2007
asHoward
2013
asPhil
2009
asDr. Russell Lassiter
1988
asKirby
1999
asSam Sinclair
1982
asKatz
2015
asNarrator (voice)
1989
asRyan Legrand
2011
asWalter
2009
asTim the Delivery Guy
2019
as
2017
asNarrator (voice)
1984
asDr. Curtis
1983
asRudy Potts
2012
asNarrator (voice)
1992
asTerry Anderson
2007
asNarrator (voice)
2015
asNarrator (voice)
2016
asNarrator (voice)
2015
asNarrator (voice)
2013
asNarrator (voice)
1980
asPeter
2003
asKevin's Father
2008
asCliff
2013
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
2013
asNarrator (voice)
2016
asNarrator (voice)
2016
asNarrator (voice)
2017
asNarrator (voice)
2015
asNarrator (voice)
2016
asNarrator (voice)
2011
asMr. Rothman
1998
asLeroy
2012
asNarrator (voice)
1999
asDan Miller
1995
asLucas Hughes
2019
asSgt. Peters
2001
asJoseph O'Brien
2017
asNarrator (voice)
2017
asGeorge Gabriel
2017
asGeorge Gabriel
2017
asGeorge Gabriel
2018
asNarrator (voice)
2019
asVanya
1993
asJohn Cleary
2020
asBoss (voice)
2018
asNarrator (voice)
2020
asRichard Apple
1991
asStephen Taylor
2011
asCarl Ferris
2019
asNarrator (voice)
1999
asAtty. Gen. Metcalfe
1990
asJackie Earle
2020
asRichard Apple
2020
asRichard Apple
2020
asRichard Apple
2020
asRichard Apple
2016
asNarrator (voice)
1988
asTrooper Joe
1994
asDr. Jeffrey Forrest
2020
asRichard Apple
2014
asNarrator (voice)
2020
as
1995
asFederal Agent
2015
asAgent Sanders
2016
asAngry Guy
1991
asBull Dozer
2000
asHoward Bevens
2020
asRichard Apple
2010
asNarrator (voice)
2019
asNarrator (voice)
2010
asNarrator (voice)
2001
asTimothy Michael Kingsbury
2019
asNarrator (voice)
2015
asNarrator (voice)
2018
asNarrator (voice)
2007
asBob
2000
asNarrator
2024
asNick Laine
2010
asSelf - Narrator
asTim Merr
asFather Crawford
asDetective Michael Phillips
asZiggy
asSteve Kordo
asHoward
asDr. John Summer
asHoward
asHarry Rowan, Sr.
asGordon Rudd
asNarrator (voice)
asXander
asEd Barkley
asJack Bryant
asMr. Miller
asSpecial Counsel
asNarrator (voice)
asBilly Lee Tuttle
asJimmy Reagan
asDouglas Vanderway
asJonathan Hedstrom
asHarvey Brady
asDetective John Maynard
asBill Weller
asJoseph Hannah
asNick Taska / Bill Fallon
asDefense Attorney Alan Fenwick
asSeth
asSelf
asRobert Salter
asCray
asEd Butowski
asSam
asDet. Tim Duryea
asNarrator (voice)
asJudge Hal Ferris
asNarrator
Production
Crew
asDirecting
