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Jay O. Sanders

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Jay O. Sanders
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Jay O. Sanders was born on 16 April 1953 in Austin, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Kiss the Girls (1997) and Edge of Darkness (2010). He has been married to Maryann Plunkett since 1 October 1991. They have one child.
BornApril 16, 1953
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BornApril 16, 1953
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    Known for

    The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
    The Day After Tomorrow
    6.5
    • Frank Harris
    • 2004
    Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd in Kiss the Girls (1997)
    Kiss the Girls
    6.6
    • Kyle Craig
    • 1997
    Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness (2010)
    Edge of Darkness
    6.6
    • Whitehouse
    • 2010
    Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008)
    Revolutionary Road
    7.3
    • Bart Pollock
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Karmic Knot
      • Peteris (voice)
      • In Production
    • Girl from the North Country (2024)
      Girl from the North Country
      7.3
      • Nick Laine
      • 2024
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
      • 2024
    • Outrage (2023)
      Outrage
      3.7
      • Frank Brand
      • 2023
    • Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon in His Three Daughters (2023)
      His Three Daughters
      7.2
      • Vincent
      • 2023
    • Primary Trust
      Video
      • Clay & others
      • 2023
    • Play on Podcasts (2021)
      Play on Podcasts
      Podcast Series
      • Prospero (voice)
      • 2023
    • Jules & Dee (2023)
      Jules & Dee
      Short
      • King Lear
      • 2023
    • The Accidental Wolf (2018)
      The Accidental Wolf
      6.5
      TV Series
      • 2022
    • George Clooney, Liev Schreiber, Roy Scheider, Jimmy Smits, Anthony D. Call, Peter De Jersey, Martin Gilbert, John Higgins, Jay O. Sanders, Piers Gibbon, Andrew Lambert, Salima Ikram, Charles Allen, Charles Nicholl, Richard Rhodes, James Horn, William Kelso, Hans Giffhorn, John Trestrail, Kathleen Martinez, Eric Grove, Lindsey Fitzharris, Marco de la Rasilla, Chris Naunton, Yasmin El Shazly, Denise Schaan, Angus Konstam, Viktor Mikhailov, Nigel Worden, Paul Collins, Dan Gold, Alessandro Vezzosi, Osamu Tagaya, Michael Brown, and Dominic Powlesland in Secrets of the Dead (2000)
      Secrets of the Dead
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Narrator
      • Narrator in US version
      • 2012–2022
    • Daniel Giménez Cacho in Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
      Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
      6.7
      • Ambassador Jones
      • 2022
    • The Road to Galena (2022)
      The Road to Galena
      5.6
      • John Baird
      • 2022
    • Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard in When You Finish Saving the World (2022)
      When You Finish Saving the World
      5.6
      • Roger
      • 2022
    • Maryann Plunkett, Jay O. Sanders, Maddie Fischer, Jonathan Braylock, Devin Bockrath, and Frances Li in Tapes (2020)
      Tapes
      5.8
      Short
      • 2020
    • Blindspot (2015)
      Blindspot
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Bill Weller
      • 2015–2020
    • Quarantine, I Love You (2020)
      Quarantine, I Love You
      TV Series
      • 2020–2021

    Additional Crew

    • Homefront (2011)
      Homefront
      6.3
      Video Game
      • motion capture
      • 2011
    • Rob Wiethoff in Red Dead Redemption (2010)
      Red Dead Redemption
      9.4
      Video Game
      • motion capture performer
      • 2010
    • With No Direction Home (2004)
      With No Direction Home
      Short
      • narrator
      • 2004
    • The Misfit Brigade (1987)
      The Misfit Brigade
      5.7
      • stager: fight sequences
      • 1987

    Videos141

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    Edge of Darkness
    Edge of Darkness
    Clip 1:03
    Edge of Darkness
    Edge of Darkness
    Clip 1:22
    Edge of Darkness
    Edge of Darkness
    Clip 1:11
    Edge of Darkness

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Jay Sanders
    • Height
      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
    • Born
      • April 16, 1953
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Spouse
      • Maryann PlunkettOctober 1, 1991 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Jamie O. Sanders
    • Other works
      Played "Gary Gauger" in "The Exonerated", a play by 'Jessica Blank' and Erik Jensen (45 Bleecker, New York City, New York, USA).

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      Played the recurring role of John Goodman's biker buddy "Ziggy" on the sitcom classic Roseanne (1988).

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