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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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Jay O. Sanders in The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
John Goodman and Jay O. Sanders in The Jack Bull (1999)
Jay O. Sanders in The Jack Bull (1999)
Jay O. Sanders in JFK (1991)
Kevin Costner and Jay O. Sanders in JFK (1991)
Kevin Costner and Jay O. Sanders in JFK (1991)
Kevin Costner, Michael Rooker, and Jay O. Sanders in JFK (1991)
Jay O. Sanders in The Young Riders (1989)
Jay O. Sanders and Sullivan Stapleton in Blindspot (2015)
Matthew Broderick and Jay O. Sanders in Glory (1989)
Cary Elwes and Jay O. Sanders in Kiss the Girls (1997)
Jay O. Sanders and Sullivan Stapleton in Blindspot (2015)

Known for

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
The Day After Tomorrow
6.4
  • 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

  • Outrage
    • Frank Brand
    • Post-production
  • Jules & Dee (2023)
    Jules & Dee
    • King Lear
    • Short
    • 2023
  • The Accidental Wolf (2018)
    The Accidental Wolf
    • TV Mini 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
    • Narrator
    • Narrator in US version
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2022
  • Daniel Giménez Cacho in Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
    Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
    • Ambassador Jones
    • 2022
  • The Road to Galena (2022)
    The Road to Galena
    • John Baird
    • 2022
  • Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard in When You Finish Saving the World (2022)
    When You Finish Saving the World
    • Roger
    • 2022
  • Maryann Plunkett, Jay O. Sanders, Maddie Fischer, Jonathan Braylock, Devin Bockrath, and Frances Li in Tapes (2020)
    Tapes
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Blindspot (2015)
    Blindspot
    • Bill Weller
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2020
  • Quarantine, I Love You (2020)
    Quarantine, I Love You
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington in Manhunt (2017)
    Manhunt
    • Jack Bryant
    • Jewell attorney
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Julia Garner in The Assistant (2019)
    The Assistant
    • Boss (voice)
    • 2019
  • Theater Close-Up (2014)
    Theater Close-Up
    • Vanya
    • Richard
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Giovanni Ribisi in Sneaky Pete (2015)
    Sneaky Pete
    • Sam
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Judith Hoag, George Pelecanos, Jay O. Sanders, Wale, Andrew White, Brendan Canty, Francisco Bulgarelli, Anwan Glover, Matthew Booras, Nathan Corbett, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Aaron Dean Eisenberg, Stephen Kinigopoulos, Kyle David Crosby, Jaci Jones, Joy Jones, Nicholas Pelecanos, Thaddeus Street, Jaye Ayres-Brown, Ben Mathews, and Marcus Craig-Bradford in DC Noir (2019)
    DC Noir
    • Sgt. Peters
    • 2019
  • Hamlet 360: Thy Father's Spirit (2019)
    Hamlet 360: Thy Father's Spirit
    • The Ghost
    • Video
    • 2019

Additional Crew

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

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Edge of Darkness
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Edge of Darkness
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Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness
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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
Edge of Darkness
Clip 0:42
Edge of Darkness
Trailer
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Trailer 2:38
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Trailer 2:16
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Green Lantern - 3D Trailer
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Green Lantern - 3D Trailer
Green Lantern: Trailer #2
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Green Lantern: Trailer #2

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

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