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name: "Jay O. Sanders"
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born: "16 April 1953"
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# Jay O. Sanders

Actor. Born 16 April 1953 in Austin, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 April 1953, Austin, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 1988–2006
- **Also known as:**  Jay Sanders , Jay Olcutt Sanders , جی او. ساندرس

## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Half Nelson* (2006), Fi1m 81, as Russ Dunne — [page](https://film.one/film/half-nelson.md)
- *JFK* (1991), Fi1m 80, as Lou Ivon — [page](https://film.one/film/jfk.md)
- *Glory* (1989), Fi1m 82, as Gen. George Crockett Strong — [page](https://film.one/film/glory.md)
- *Roseanne* (1988), Fi1m 84, as Ziggy — [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)

## Also known for

- *The Day After Tomorrow* (2004), Frank Harris
- *Green Lantern* (2011), Carl Ferris
- *True Detective* (2014), Billy Lee Tuttle
- *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Bart Pollock
- *Blindspot* (2015), Bill Weller
- *Person of Interest* (2011), Special Counsel
- *Along Came a Spider* (2001), Kyle Craig
- *Kiss the Girls* (1997), FBI Agent Kyle Craig

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