Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders
Sanders in October 2009
Born Jay Olcutt Sanders
(1953-04-16) April 16, 1953
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Actor
Years active 1979–present
Height 6'2"
Spouse(s) Maryann Plunkett (1991–present)
Children Jamie 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 Park production 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), JFK (1991), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Half Nelson (2006), and Revolutionary Road (2008).[6]

On television, Sanders played mob lawyer Steven Kordo in the 1986–88 NBC detective 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 Angle from 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 Happens in 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
2018The SinnerChief Tom Lidell4 episodes
2018Decoding the Weather MachineNarrator1 episode
2017Search for the Super BatteryNarrator1 episode
2017–2018Sneaky PeteSam14 episodes
2015–2016BlindspotBill Weller10 episodes
2015Dawn of HumanityNarrator1 episode
American OdysseyAlex8 episodes
2014True DetectiveBilly Lee Tuttle2 episodes
2013 Northern BordersAgent Sanders
2013HostagesLynn Shipley
2012Blue BloodsJimmy Reagan
2011–2016The Good WifeJudge Hal Ferris2 episodes
2011–2014Person of InterestSpecial Counsel9 episodes
2011–2012Pan AmDouglas Vanderway3 episodes
2011Law & Order: Criminal IntentCaptain Joseph Hannah8 episodes
Green LanternCarl Ferris
The JewelMr. Rothman
The UndyingDr. Richard Lassiter
2010Edge of DarknessDet. Whitehouse
Red Dead RedemptionD.S. MacKenna, Mr. PhilmoreVideo game
Red Dead Redemption: Undead NightmareD.S. MacKennaVideo game
Uncredited
ZenithDoug Oberts
2008Revolutionary RoadBart Pollock
Cadillac RecordsMr. Feder
PoundcakeCliff
2007Greetings from the ShoreCommodore Callaghan
Manhunt 2The PervsVideo game
2006Half NelsonRuss Dunne
Wedding DazePolice Officer
2004The Day After TomorrowFrank Harris
2003D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of FearDouglas DuncanTelevision film
2002Law & Order: Criminal IntentHarry Rowan
WidowsDetective John Maynard4 episodes
2001Along Came a SpiderFBI Agent Kyle Craig
1999Music of the HeartDan Paxton
Earthly PossessionsJack EmeryTelevision film
A.T.F.Sam SinclairTelevision film
The Jack BullAtty. Gen. MetcalfeTelevision film
TumbleweedsDan Miller
1998The Odd Couple IILeroy
1997For Richer or PoorerSamuel Yoder
The MatchmakerSenator John McGlory
Kiss the GirlsFBI Agent Kyle Craig
1996DaylightSteven Crighton
1995The Big GreenCoach Jay Huffer
Kiss of DeathFederal Agentuncredited
1994Angels in the OutfieldRanch Wilder
1993My Boyfriend's BackSheriff McCloud
1991JFKLou Ivon
V.I. WarshawskiMurray Ryerson
1990Mr. DestinyJackie Earle 'Cement Head' Bumpers
1990–1991RoseanneNorbert "Ziggy" Walsh2 episodes
1990L.A. LawMichael Phillips
1989BookerGordon Rudd1 episode
GloryGen. George Crockett Strong
A Man Called HawkOfficer Brogan
The Young RidersLongley
Kate & AllieTim Mayer
1988Tucker: The Man and His DreamKirby, Tucker's Attorney
1987The Misfit BrigadeTiny
1986–1988Crime StorySteven Kordo12 episodes
1983–1984AfterMASHDr. Gene Pfeiffer10 episodes
1983Cross CreekCharles Rawlings
Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. StoryDick WilleyTelevision film
1982Hanky PankyKatz
1979Starting OverLarryCredited as Jay Sanders

References

  1. ↑ Isherwood, Charles (December 13, 2011). "I Wouldn't Touch That Pie, if I Were You". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ "Jay Sanders Biography". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  3. ↑ Miller, J. Michael. "J. Michael Miller talks to Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders". Interview. The Actors Center.
  4. ↑ Buried Child lortel.org, accessed November 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Day After Tomorrow". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  6. ↑ Revolutionary Road, tcm.com; accessed November 10, 2016
  7. ↑ "About the series". Wide Angle Credits. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  8. ↑ "'Loose Ends' Broadway", Playbill.com; accessed November 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial' Broadway", Playbill.com; accessed November 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ "'Saint Joan' Broadway", Playbill.com; accessed November 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ 'Pygmalion' on Broadway, Playbill.com; accessed November 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Jay O. Sanders at IBDB". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  13. ↑ Brantley, Ben (April 14, 2006). "David Hare's 'Stuff Happens': All the President's Men in 'On the Road to Baghdad'". The New York Times.
  14. ↑ Stuff Happens, lortel.org, accessed November 10, 2016.
  15. ↑ Titus Andronicus, lortel.org; accessed November 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Sanders Off-Broadway", lortel.org, accessed November 10, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Exploring six degrees of Jay O. Sanders: Unexplored Interior playwright's brilliant career - DC Theatre Scene". 19 November 2015.
  18. ↑ Marks, Peter (November 3, 2015). "Mosaic opens its inaugural curtain with 'Unexplored Interior'". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
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