Biography
Jay O. Sanders is an American actor and playwright. Born on 16 April 1953 in Austin, Texas, he made his off-Broadway debut in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V in 1976 and originated the role of Bradley in Sam Shepard's Buried Child (1978). He made his Broadway debut in Loose Ends (1979) and has since appeared in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1983), Saint Joan (1993), Pygmalion (2007), Girl from the North Country (2020) and Purlie Victorious (2023). He has received a Drama Desk Award and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award.
Sanders made his feature film debut in Starting Over (1979). His film credits include Cross Creek (1983), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Glory (1989), JFK (1991) as Lou Ivon, Angels in the Outfield (1994), Revolutionary Road (2008), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Green Lantern (2011). On television he has had recurring roles in series including Person of Interest, Blindspot and True Detective, and has narrated Wide Angle, Nova and Secrets of the Dead.
