Jay O. Sanders

Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American actor who has worked in theatre, film, and TV, known for JFK (1991). He frequently appears in plays at The Public Theatre in New York City.[1]
== Early life and education ==
Sanders was born on April 16, 1953 in Austin, Texas, to Phyllis Rae (née Aden) and James Olcutt Sanders.[2] After attending the acting conservatory at SUNY Purchase, Sanders made his Off-Broadway debut in a Shakespeare in the Parkproduction of Henry V in 1976.[3] He played Bradley in the first New York production of Sam Shepard's Buried Child in 1978.[4]
== Career ==
Sanders has had a long career in film and television. He is perhaps most recognized for his work in the blockbuster films The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Green Lantern (2011).[5] He has appeared in many other notable films, however, including Glory (1989), Mr. Destiny (1990), JFK (1991), Angels in the Outfield (1994), The Big Green (1995), Daylight (1996), Kiss the Girls (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), Half Nelson (2006), Cadillac Records (2008) and Revolutionary Road (2008).[6]
On television, Sanders played mob lawyer Steven Kordo in the 1986–88 NBCdetective series Crime Story. He played Norbert "Ziggy" Walsh on two episodes of Roseanne. He played recurring characters on shows such as Person of Interest and True Detective. He is the narrator for the PBS series Wide Anglefrom 2002–2009 and has served as narrator for a number of Nova episodes starting in 2007.[7]
On stage, Sanders has appeared on Broadway in Loose Ends (1979),[8] The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1983),[9] Saint Joan (1993),[10] and Pygmalion (2007).[11][12]
Off-Broadway, he appeared as George W. Bush in Sir David Hare's Stuff Happensin 2006.[13][14] He then played in a string of Shakespearean plays: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Bottom, 2007), Hamlet (Ghost of Hamlet's Father/Player King/Gravedigger, 2008), Twelfth Night (as Sir Toby Belch, 2009), and the title role in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus (2011).[15]
Sanders appeared in the Richard Nelson Apple Family Plays, a series of plays which ran Off-Broadway at the Public Theatre in 2010 (That Hopey Changey Thing), 2011 (Sweet and Sad), 2012 (Sorry), and 2013 (Regular Singing).[16]
Sanders has appeared in more plays by the Delacorte Theatre (Shakespeare in Central Park) than any other actor to date.[17]
In 2015, Sanders debuted his first play, Unexplored Interior, about the Rwandan Genocide, at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C.[18]
== Filmography ==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2018	The Sinner 	Chief Tom Lidell 	4 episodes
2018	Decoding the Weather Machine 	Narrator 	1 episode
2017	Search for the Super Battery 	Narrator 	1 episode
2017	Sneaky Pete 	Sam 	14 episodes
2015	Blindspot 	Bill Weller 	10 episodes
2015	Dawn of Humanity 	Narrator 	1 episode
2015	American Odyssey 	Alex 	8 episodes
2014	True Detective 	Billy Lee Tuttle 	2 episodes
2013	Northern Borders 	Agent Sanders 	
2013	Hostages 	Lynn Shipley 	
2012	Blue Bloods 	Jimmy Reagan 	
2011	The Good Wife 	Judge Hal Ferris 	2 episodes
2011	Person of Interest 	Special Counsel 	9 episodes
2011	Pan Am 	Douglas Vanderway 	3 episodes
2011	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 	Captain Joseph Hannah 	8 episodes
2011	Green Lantern 	Carl Ferris 	
2011	The Jewel 	Mr. Rothman 	
2011	The Undying 	Dr. Richard Lassiter 	
2010	Edge of Darkness 	Det. Whitehouse 	
2010	Red Dead Redemption 	D.S. MacKenna, Mr. Philmore 	Video game
2010	Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare 	D.S. MacKenna 	Video game
Uncredited
2010	Zenith 	Doug Oberts 	
2008	Revolutionary Road 	Bart Pollock 	
2008	Cadillac Records 	Mr. Feder 	
2008	Poundcake 	Cliff 	
2007	Greetings from the Shore 	Commodore Callaghan 	
2007	Manhunt 2 	The Pervs 	Video game
2006	Half Nelson 	Russ Dunne 	
2006	Wedding Daze 	Police Officer 	
2004	The Day After Tomorrow 	Frank Harris 	
2003	D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear 	Douglas Duncan 	Television film
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 	Harry Rowan 	
2002	Widows 	Detective John Maynard 	4 episodes
2001	Along Came a Spider 	FBI Agent Kyle Craig 	
1999	Music of the Heart 	Dan Paxton 	
1999	Earthly Possessions 	Jack Emery 	Television film
1999	A.T.F. 	Sam Sinclair 	Television film
1999	The Jack Bull 	Atty. Gen. Metcalfe 	Television film
1999	Tumbleweeds 	Dan Miller 	
1998	The Odd Couple II 	Leroy 	
1997	For Richer or Poorer 	Samuel Yoder 	
1997	The Matchmaker 	Senator John McGlory 	
1997	Kiss the Girls 	FBI Agent Kyle Craig 	
1996	Daylight 	Steven Crighton 	
1995	The Big Green 	Coach Jay Huffer 	
1995	Kiss of Death 	Federal Agent 	uncredited
1994	Angels in the Outfield 	Ranch Wilder 	
1993	My Boyfriend's Back 	Sheriff McCloud 	
1991	JFK 	Lou Ivon 	
1991	V.I. Warshawski 	Murray Ryerson 	
1990	Mr. Destiny 	Jackie Earle 'Cement Head' Bumpers	
1990	Roseanne 	Norbert "Ziggy" Walsh 	2 episodes
1990	L.A. Law 	Detective Michael Phillips 	
1989	Booker 	Gordon Rudd 	1 episode
1989	Glory 	Gen. George Crockett Strong 	
1989	A Man Called Hawk 	Officer Brogan 	
1989	The Young Riders 	Longley 	
1989	Kate & Allie 	Tim Mayer 	
1988	Tucker: The Man and His Dream 	Kirby, Tucker's Attorney 	
1987	The Misfit Brigade 	Tiny 	
1985	Crime Story 	Steven Kordo 	12 episodes
1983	AfterMASH 	Dr. Gene Pfeiffer 	10 episodes
1983	Cross Creek 	Charles Rawlings 	
1983	Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story	Dick Willey 	Television film
1982	Hanky Panky 	Katz 	
1979	Starting Over 	Larry 	Credited as Jay Sanders