Background
Sanders was born on April 16, 1953 in Austin, Texas, to Phyllis Rae (née Aden) and James Olcutt Sanders.
Sanders was born on April 16, 1953 in Austin, Texas, to Phyllis Rae (née Aden) and James Olcutt Sanders.
State University of New York at Purchase.
He frequently appears in work at The Public Theatre in New York City. After attending the acting conservatory at State University of New York Purchase, Sanders made his Office-Broadway debut in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V in 1976. He played Bradley in the first New York production of Sam Shepard"s Buried Child in 1978.
Sanders has had a long career in film and television
He is perhaps most recognized for his work in the blockbuster films The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Green Lantern (2011). He has appeared in many other notable films, however, including Glory (1989), John F Kennedy (1991), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Half Nelson (2006), and Revolutionary Road (2008).
On television, Sanders is also noted for playing Mob lawyer character Steven Kordo in the 1986-1988 National Broadcasting Company detective series Crime Story. He has also played recurring characters on shows such as Person of Interest and True Detective.
He is additionally known as the narrator for the Public Broadcasting Service series Wide Angle from 2002–2009 and has served as narrator for a number of Nova episodes starting in 2007.
On stage, Sanders has appeared on Broadway in Loose Ends, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Saint Joan, and Pygmalion. Office-Broadway, he appeared as George West. Bush in David Hare"s Stuff Happens in 2006 and the title role in Shakespeare"s Titus Andronicus. He has appeared in more shows at the Delacourte theater (Shakespeare in Central Park) than any other actor to date.
In 2015, Sanders debuted his first play, Unexplored Interior, about the Rwandan Genocide, at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, District of Columbia.