Jay O. Sanders

DOB: 1953-04-16

DOD: -

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.

Starred In

1981
Movie

Starstruck

1991
Movie

JFK

1997
Movie

The Matchmaker

1987
Movie

The Misfit Brigade

2006
Movie

Wedding Daze

2006
Movie

Half Nelson

2010
Movie

Edge of Darkness

1997
Movie

Kiss the Girls

1995
Movie

The Big Green

2022
Movie

The Road to Galena

1991
Movie

V.I. Warshawski

1995
Movie

Three Wishes

2001
Movie

Dead Dog

1979
Movie

Starting Over

2018
Movie

Vice

1983
Movie

Cross Creek

2023
Movie

Outrage

1999
Movie

The Confession

1989
Movie

Glory

1989
Movie

Cold Sassy Tree

2008
Movie

Revolutionary Road

2004
Movie

Hair High

1996
Movie

The Prosecutors

1996
Movie

Daylight

1999
Movie

Music of the Heart

2011
Movie

A Novel Romance

2008
Movie

Cadillac Records

1994
Movie

Nobody's Children

2002
Movie

Salem Witch Trials

2013
Movie

The River

2009
Movie

The Undying

1999
Movie

ATF

1982
Movie

Hanky Panky

2011
Movie

I'm Coming Over

1984
Movie

A Doctor's Story

1983
Movie

Eddie Macon's Run

1992
Movie

Hostages

2015
Movie

Dawn of Humanity

2003
Movie

Abby Singer

2011
Movie

The Jewel

1998
Movie

The Odd Couple II

2012
Movie

Earth from Space

1999
Movie

Tumbleweeds

1995
Movie

Silver Strand

2019
Movie

DC Noir

2001
Movie

Boss of Bosses

2017
Movie

Hungry

2019
Movie

Uncle Vanya

2020
Movie

The Assistant

1993
Movie

Rio Shannon

2018
Movie

Broken Places

1991
Movie

Meeting Venus

2011
Movie

Green Lantern

1999
Movie

The Jack Bull

1990
Movie

Mr. Destiny

2020
Movie

Regular Singing

2020
Movie

Sweet and Sad

2020
Movie

Sorry

1994
Movie

State of Emergency

2020
Movie

Tapes

1995
Movie

Kiss of Death

2016
Movie

Catfight

2015
Movie

Northern Borders

2000
Movie

Picnic

1991
Movie

Defenseless

2019
Movie

The Violin Alone

2007
Movie

Happenstance

2000
Movie

Wild Costa Rica

1984
Tv

Kate & Allie

1986
Tv

L.A. Law

1988
Tv

Roseanne

1986
Tv

Crime Story

1989
Tv

Booker

1982
Tv

Nature

2017
Tv

Manhunt

1974
Tv

NOVA

2010
Tv

Blue Bloods

2011
Tv

Pan Am

2011
Tv

Unforgettable

2011
Tv

Body of Proof

2002
Tv

Widows

2015
Tv

Blindspot

1990
Tv

Law & Order

1990
Tv

Law & Order

1980
Tv

Texas

2015
Tv

Chicago Med

2000
Tv

Wonderland

2015
Tv

Sneaky Pete

1984
Tv

Miami Vice

2009
Tv

The Good Wife