
Jay O. Sanders
- Date of Birth: 1953-04-16
- Place of Birth: Austin, Texas, USA
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 Wi... 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.

Wrestling with Alligators
Drama • 1998 January

Wonderland
Drama • 2000 March

NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
Documentary • 2007 September

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Drama • 1951 December

The River
Adventure, Comedy • 2013 April

Chicago Med
Drama • 2015 November

True Detective
Drama, Mystery • 2014 January

Down Came a Blackbird
Drama, Family, TV Movie • 1995 October

NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
Documentary, History • 2016 January

Nature
Documentary, Family • 1982 October