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James Marsden
Actor
Born September 18, 1973 (48 years)
James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor, singer, and former model. Marsden began his acting career guest starring in the television shows Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993), Touched by an Angel (1995), and Party of Five (1995). He gained prominence in the early 2000s with his portrayal of Scott Summers / Cyclops in the X-Men film series (2000–2014), and starred in Superman Returns (2006). Other works during this period include The Notebook (2004), 10th & Wolf (2006), and The Alibi (2006). Following his breakthrough in comic book films, Marsden went on to star in various genre films, including Hairspray (2007), which was a critical and commercial success and won many awards for its ensemble cast. As Corny Collins, he sang two songs for the film's soundtrack which has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. He subsequently appeared in the films Sex Drive (2008), The Box (2009), and Straw Dogs (2011). Marsden has also had starring roles in family-friendly films such as Enchanted (2007) and Hop (2011), and leading roles in 27 Dresses (2007), The Best of Me (2014), and Sonic the Hedgehog (2020).
In 2012, Marsden starred in a range of independent films such as Small Apartments, Bachelorette, and Robot & Frank. He later returned to television guest-starring in Modern Family (2011), and playing Liz Lemon's love interest, Criss Chros in 30 Rock (2012–2013) in a supporting role. In 2013, Marsden portrayed President John F. Kennedy in Lee Daniels's The Butler, and had a supporting role in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. He starred as gunslinging sentient android Teddy Flood in the HBO science fiction series Westworld (2016–2018), as part of the main ensemble. Since 2019, Marsden has starred as Steve and Ben Wood in the Netflix black comedy series Dead to Me.
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Filmography
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 · as Tom Wachowski |
| 2021 | The Boss Baby 2: Family Business · as Tim Templeton (voice) |
| 2021 | My Little Pony: A New Generation · as Hitch Trailblazer (voice) |
| 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog · as Tom Wachowski |
| 2020 | Mrs. America (TV Series) · as Phil Crane |
| 2020 | The Stand (2020) (TV Series) · as Stu Redman |
| 2020 | A One-Time Special · as Criss Cross (voice) |
| 2019 | Green Eggs and Ham (TV Series) · as Bo (voice) |
| 2019 | Dead to Me (TV Series) · as Steve Wood / Ben Wood |
| 2018 | Henchmen · as Hank (voice) |
| 2017 | The Female Brain · as Adam |
| 2017 | Shock and Awe · as Warren Strobel |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke (2017) (TV Series) · as Teddy |
| 2017 | Tour de Pharmacy · as Rex Honeycut |
| 2016 | Westworld (TV Series) · as Theodore 'Teddy' Flood |
| 2015 | Unfinished Business · as Jim Spinch |
| 2015 | Into the Grizzly Maze · as Rowan |
| 2015 | Accidental Love · as Scott |
| 2015 | The D Train · as Oliver Lawless |
| 2014 | The Loft · as Chris Vanowen |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past · as Scott Summers / Cyclops |
| 2014 | Walk of Shame · as Gordon |
| 2014 | The Best of Me · as Dawson Cole |
| 2014 | Welcome to Me · as Rich Ruskin |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2013 | As Cool as I Am · as Chuck Diamond |
| 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues · as Jack Lime |
| 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler · as John F. Kennedy |
| 2013 | 2 Guns · as Quince |
| 2013 | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya · as Prince Ishitsukuri |
| 2013 | Wander Over Yonder (TV Series) · as Sir Brad Starlight |
| 2012 | Bachelorette · as Trevor Graham |
| 2012 | Robot & Frank · as Hunter |
| 2012 | Small Apartments · as Bernard Franklin |
| 2011 | Hop · as Fred |
| 2011 | Straw Dogs · as David Sumner |
| 2011 | Vietnam in HD (TV Series) · as Arthur Wiknik |
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral · as Oscar |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore · as Diggs (voice) |
| 2009 | The Box · as Arthur Lewis |
| 2009 | Modern Family (TV Series) · as Barry |
| 2008 | 27 Dresses · as Kevin Doyle |
| 2008 | Sex Drive · as Rex Lafferty |
| 2008 | Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure · as Prince Edward (voice) |
| 2007 | Hairspray · as Corny Collins |
| 2007 | Enchanted · as Prince Edward |
| 2006 | Superman Returns · as Richard White |
| 2006 | Lies and Alibis · as Wendell Hatch |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand · as Scott Summers / Cyclops |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Criss |
| 2006 | 10th & Wolf · as Tommy |
| 2005 | Heights · as Jonathan |
| 2004 | The Notebook · as Lon Hammond Jr. |
| 2004 | The 24th Day · as Dan |
| 2003 | X2: X-Men United · as Scott Summers / Cyclops |
| 2002 | Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road · as Neal Oliver |
| 2001 | Zoolander · as John Wilkes Booth |
| 2001 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Jason Chambers |
| 2001 | Sugar & Spice · as Jack Bartlett |
| 2000 | Gossip · as Derrick Webb |
| 2000 | X-Men · as Scott Summers / Cyclops |
| 1998 | Disturbing Behavior · as Steve Clark |
| 1997 | Campfire Tales · as Eddie (segment "The Hook") |
| 1997 | Bella Mafia · as Luka |
| 1997 | On the Edge of Innocence · as Jake Walker |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Glenn Foy |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1996 | Public Enemies · as Doc Barker |
| 1996 | Gone in a Heartbeat · as Michael Haller |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Brav |
| 1995 | 919 Fifth Avenue · as Will |
| 1994 | No Dessert, Dad, Till You Mow the Lawn · as Tyler Cochran |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Jake |
| 1994 | Party of Five (TV Series) · as Griffin Holbrook (as Jimmy Marsden) |
| 1993 | In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco · as Steven Willis |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | The Nanny (TV Series) · as Eddie |
| 1990 | Blossom (TV Series) · as Josh |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |