
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.

A Novel Romance
Romance, Comedy, Drama • 2011 November

The Good Wife
Drama • 2009 September

JFK
Drama, Thriller, History • 1991 December

Manhunt
Crime, Mystery • 2017 August

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Drama • 2001 September

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Drama • 2001 September

Dawn of Humanity
Documentary, History, TV Movie • 2015 September

NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
Documentary • 2017 January

NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
Documentary, History • 2012 October

NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
Documentary, History • 2019 November