
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.

Starstruck
Drama, Music, Romance, TV Movie • 1981 October

Uncle Vanya
• 2019 August

That Hopey Changey Thing
Drama • 2020 April

Tapes
Comedy • 2020 June

Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Thriller, TV Movie • 1990 June

The Dissection of Thanksgiving
Drama, Comedy • 2008 October

Saving the Dead Sea
Documentary • 2019 April

Vice
Drama • 2018 January

Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
Documentary, History • 2019 February

What Did You Expect?
• 2017 March