Jay O. Sanders
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.
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.
Known for
His Three Daughters
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Outrage
When You Finish Saving the World
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
The Road to Galena
Incidental Moments of the Day
And So We Come Forth
Tapes
What Do We Need to Talk About?
Regular Singing
Stars in the House
The Assistant
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
Uncle Vanya
DC Noir
Saving the Dead Sea
The Violin Alone
Broken Places
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
NOVA: First Face of America
Ghosts of Stonehenge
Manhunt
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science
Women of a Certain Age
What Did You Expect?
Hungry
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
Catfight
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Chicago Med
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
Blindspot
Dawn of Humanity
Sneaky Pete
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
Northern Borders
Sorry
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
The Gathering Swarms
True Detective
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
Earth from Space
The Man Who Saved the World
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
A Novel Romance
Pan Am
Person of Interest
Unforgettable
Green Lantern
Body of Proof
The Jewel
Blue Bloods
Edge of Darkness
Riddles of the Sphinx
Secrets of Stonehenge
I Hate Valentine's Day
Revolutionary Road
Cadillac Records
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
Greetings from the Shore
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
Happenstance
The Valley of Light
Wedding Daze
Half Nelson
The Day After Tomorrow
Hair High
Abby Singer
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Salem Witch Trials
Widows
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Last Brickmaker in America
Boss of Bosses
Along Came a Spider
My Husband's Double Life
Secrets of the Dead
Picnic
Wonderland
Tumbleweeds
Music of the Heart
ATF
The Secret Life of Girls
The Jack Bull
The Confession
Earthly Possessions
The Odd Couple II
Wrestling with Alligators
For Richer or Poorer
The Matchmaker
Kiss the Girls
Daylight
The Prosecutors
Silver Strand
Three Wishes
Down Came a Blackbird
The Big Green
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Kiss of Death
The Outer Limits
New York Undercover
Angels in the Outfield
Nobody's Children
State of Emergency
Rio Shannon
My Boyfriend's Back
Hostages
JFK
Meeting Venus
Defenseless
V.I. Warshawski
Mr. Destiny
Law & Order
Northern Exposure
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Glory
Cold Sassy Tree
Just Like in the Movies
Booker
Roseanne
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
The Misfit Brigade
Crime Story
L.A. Law
Spenser: For Hire
Miami Vice
A Doctor's Story
Kate & Allie
AfterMASH
Cross Creek
Eddie Macon's Run
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Nature
Hanky Panky
Starstruck
Texas
The Day Christ Died
Starting Over
The Scarlet Letter
NOVA
ABC Afterschool Special
Hallmark Hall of Fame