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Jay O. Sanders

Acting Born Apr 16, 1953 Austin, Texas, USA 24 credits

Biography

Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American film, theatre and television actor and playwright. He frequently appears in plays off-Broadway at The Public Theatre. He has received a Drama Desk Award and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award.

Sanders made his off-Broadway debut in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V in 1976. He originated the role of Bradley in Sam Shepard's Buried Child (1978). He made his Broadway debut in the play Loose Ends (1979). He returned to Broadway in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1983), Saint Joan (1993), Pygmalion (2007), Girl from the North Country (2020), and Purlie Victorious (2023).

He made his feature film debut in the comedy Starting Over (1979). He had notable roles in films such as Cross Creek (1983), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Glory (1989), JFK (1991), Hostages (1992), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Music of the Heart (1999), Tumbleweeds (1999), and Revolutionary Road (2008). He took recurring roles in television series including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Blindspot, and Sneaky Pete. He has served as the narrator for the shows Wide Angle, Nova, and Secrets of the Dead.

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Known for

Law & Order

as Nick Taska / Bill Fallon

Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick

Blue Bloods

as Jimmy Reagan

The Good Wife

as Judge Hal Ferris

Person of Interest

as Special Counsel

Chicago Med

as Cray

True Detective

as Billy Lee Tuttle

NOVA

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Full filmography

  • Law & Order (1990) as Nick Taska / Bill Fallon
  • Law & Order (1990) as Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick
  • Blue Bloods (2010) as Jimmy Reagan
  • The Good Wife (2009) as Judge Hal Ferris
  • Person of Interest (2011) as Special Counsel
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Harry Rowan, Sr.
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Joseph Hannah
  • Chicago Med (2015) as Cray
  • True Detective (2014) as Billy Lee Tuttle
  • NOVA (1974) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Miami Vice (1984) as Det. Tim Duryea
  • Blindspot (2015) as Bill Weller
  • Unforgettable (2011) as Jonathan Hedstrom
  • Nature (1982) as Narrator (voice)
  • Northern Exposure (1990) as Dr. John Summer
  • Damages (2007) as Calder Security Executive
  • L.A. Law (1986) as Detective Michael Phillips
  • The Outer Limits (1995) as Ed Barkley
  • Sneaky Pete (2015) as Sam
  • Body of Proof (2011) as Harvey Brady
  • Kate & Allie (1984) as Tim Merr
  • New York Undercover (1994) as Howard
  • Stars in the House (2020) as Self
  • ABC Afterschool Special (1972) as Mr. Miller