James Marsden
Acting
- Born:
- 1973-09-18
- Place of birth:
- Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor. He began his acting career by guest-starring on the television shows Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993), Touched by an Angel (1995), and Party of Five (1995). Marsden gained fame for his portrayal of Cyclops in the X-Men film series from 2000 to 2014, and for his roles in the films The Notebook (2004), Superman Returns (2006), Hairspray (2007), Enchanted (2007), 27 Dresses (2008), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). He portrayed John F. Kennedy in the drama film The Butler (2013) and Tom Wachowski in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series (2020–present). Marsden starred in the science fiction series Westworld from 2016 to 2022 and in the black comedy series Dead to Me from 2019 to 2022, for which he received a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award. He played guest roles in the Modern Family (2011) and 30 Rock (2012–2013) sitcoms. He starred as a fictionalised version of himself in the mockumentary series Jury Duty (2023), for which he received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Marsden has since starred in the thriller series Paradise (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Marsden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Avengers: Doomsday
Mane Six
Jury Duty Presents: Behind the Scenes of Company Retreat
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Paradise: Official Podcast
Your Friends & Neighbors
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
Paradise
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Unfrosted
Knuckles
Knox Goes Away
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Jury Duty
Disenchanted
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
My Little Pony: A New Generation
Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale
The Boss Baby: Family Business
The Stand
Born of a Dream
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Mrs. America
Sonic the Hedgehog
Green Eggs and Ham
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Dead to Me
Henchmen
Shock and Awe
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Tour de Pharmacy
The Female Brain
Westworld
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The D Train
Welcome to Me
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Unfinished Business
Into the Grizzly Maze
Accidental Love
The Best of Me
The Loft
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Walk of Shame
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Wander Over Yonder
The Butler
2 Guns
As Cool as I Am
Robot & Frank
Bachelorette
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Small Apartments
Vietnam in HD
Straw Dogs
Hop
Conan
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Death at a Funeral
The Box
Modern Family
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Party Down
Sex Drive
Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure
27 Dresses
Enchanted
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Hairspray
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
30 Rock
X3: The Excitement Continues
Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
Superman Returns
X-Men: The Last Stand
10th & Wolf
The Alibi
Heights
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Notebook
The 24th Day
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
X2 Global Webcast Highlights
FX2: Visual Effects
X2
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Top Gear
Interstate 60
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Zoolander
Sugar & Spice
Critics Choice Awards
X-Men
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Gossip
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Disturbing Behavior
Bella Mafia
Ally McBeal
The View
On the Edge of Innocence
Campfire Tales
Gone in a Heartbeat
Public Enemies
Second Noah
The Outer Limits
919 Fifth Avenue
Touched by an Angel
Boogies Diner
Party of Five
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn
Search and Rescue
The Nanny
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
Blossom
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Emmy Awards
An Innocent Girl
Disavowed