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.
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| 1 | His Three Daughters (2024) | Vincent | 8 | |
| 2 | Outrage (2023) | Frank Brand | 5 | |
| 3 | When You Finish Saving the World (2023) | Roger | - | - |
| 4 | BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022) | Ambassador Jones | 4 | |
| 5 | The Assistant (2020) | Boss (voice) | 4 | |
| 6 | Catfight (2017) | Angry Guy | 7.7 | |
| 7 | NOVA: Life's Rocky Start (2016) | Narrator (voice) | 8 | |
| 8 | Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time (2015) | Narrator (voice) | 3 | |
| 9 | NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower (2013) | Self - Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 10 | NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? (2013) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 11 | NOVA: Cold Case JFK (2013) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 12 | A Novel Romance (2011) | Walter Evans | 5 | |
| 13 | Green Lantern (2011) | Carl Ferris | 5.6 | |
| 14 | Edge of Darkness (2010) | Whitehouse | 6.4 | |
| 15 | I Hate Valentine's Day (2009) | Tim the Delivery Guy | 2 | |
| 16 | Revolutionary Road (2008) Oscars 2009 | Bart Pollock | 6.7 | |
| 17 | Cadillac Records (2008) | Mr. Feder | 8 | |
| 18 | The Valley of Light (2007) | Howard | - | - |
| 19 | Wedding Daze (2006) | Sheriff | 3 | |
| 20 | Half Nelson (2006) Oscars 2007 | Russ Dunne | 6.6 | |
| 21 | Hair High (2004) | Football Announcer (voice) | - | - |
| 22 | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | Frank Harris | 6.5 | |
| 23 | D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003) | Douglas Duncan | 6 | |
| 24 | Salem Witch Trials (2002) | Thomas Putnam | - | - |
| 25 | Along Came a Spider (2001) | Kyle Craig | 6.4 | |
| 26 | Boss of Bosses (2001) | Joseph O'Brien | 7 | |
| 27 | The Secret Life of Girls (1999) | - | - | - |
| 28 | Earthly Possessions (1999) | Zack Emery | 8 | |
| 29 | ATF (1999) | Sam Sinclair | 5 | |
| 30 | Tumbleweeds (1999) Oscars 2000 | Dan Miller | - | - |
| 31 | Music of the Heart (1999) Oscars 2000 | Dan Paxton | 6.5 | |
| 32 | The Confession (1999) | Jack Renoble | - | - |
| 33 | The Odd Couple II (1998) | Leroy | 6.5 | |
| 34 | Kiss the Girls (1997) | FBI Agent Kyle Craig | 6.8 | |
| 35 | For Richer or Poorer (1997) | Samuel Yoder | 6.3 | |
| 36 | Daylight (1996) | Steven Crighton | 6 | |
| 37 | Kiss of Death (1995) | Federal Agent | 5.6 | |
| 38 | Three Wishes (1995) | Coach Schramka | - | - |
| 39 | The Big Green (1995) | Jay Huffer | 5.3 | |
| 40 | Angels in the Outfield (1994) | Ranch Wilder | 5.8 | |
| 41 | My Boyfriend's Back (1993) | Sheriff McCloud | 7.3 | |
| 42 | Hostages (1992) | Terry Anderson | - | - |
| 43 | JFK (1991) | Lou Ivon | 7.3 | |
| 44 | Defenseless (1991) | Bull Dozer | - | - |
| 45 | V.I. Warshawski (1991) | Murray Ryerson | 6 | |
| 46 | Mr. Destiny (1990) | Jackie Earle | 6 | |
| 47 | Glory (1989) | Gen. George Crockett Strong | 7.6 | |
| 48 | The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) | Trooper Joe | - | - |
| 49 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) | Kirby | 8.7 | |
| 50 | Cross Creek (1983) | Charles Rawlings | 6 | |
| 51 | Hanky Panky (1982) | Katz | - | - |
| 52 | Starstruck (1981) | Mr. Miller | - | - |
