Jay O. Sanders
An image from Blindspot, one of the productions that also features Jay O. Sanders.
Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

April 16, 1953 — Austin, Texas, USA

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.

The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

2008

Blindspot

Blindspot

2015

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

2011

Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider

2001

Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls

1997

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

2010

Daylight

Daylight

1996