James Marsden
James Marsden
Biography
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), Party of Five (1995), and miniseries Bella Mafia (1997). 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), Hop (2011), and Disenchanted (2022), and leading roles in 27 Dresses (2008), The Best of Me (2014), and Tom Wachowski in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022). 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 first two seasons HBO science fiction series Westworld (2016–2022), a role he reprised in the fourth season. Since 2019, Marsden has starred as Steve and Ben Wood in the Netflix black comedy series Dead to Me. In 2020, Marsden played Stu Redman in the Paramount+ miniseries The Stand. He also has a role in Netflix's upcoming film Unfrosted: The Pop Tart Story.
Known For
Actor
as Tom Wachowski
as Jack Lalanne
as Miles Knox
as Tom Wachowski (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Hank (voice)
as James Marsden
as Prince Edward
as Tom Wachowski
as Hitch Trailblazer (voice)
as Tim Templeton (voice)
as F.A. Jones
as Criss Cross (voice)
as Tom Wachowski
as Stu Redman
as Phil Crane
as Bo (voice)
as Ben Wood
as Steve Wood
as Steve Wood / Ben Wood
as Hank (voice)
as Warren Strobel
as Rex Honeycut
as Adam
as Self
as Theodore 'Teddy' Flood
as Oliver Lawless
as Jim Spinch
as Rowan
as Scott
as Self - Guest
as Dawson Cole
as Chris Vanowen
as Rich Ruskin
as Scott Summers / Cyclops
as Gordon
as Self
as Jack Lime
as John F. Kennedy
as Quince
as Chuck Diamond
as Sir Brad Starlight (voice)
as Hunter
as Bernard Franklin
as Trevor Graham
as Self
as David Sumner
as Fred
as Arthur Wiknik
as Diggs (voice)
as Oscar
as Arthur Lewis
as Barry
as Self - Guest
as Jack Botty
as Rex Lafferty
as Prince Edward (voice)
as Kevin Doyle
as Prince Edward
as Corny Collins
as Richard White
as Scott Summers / Cyclops
as Tommy
as Wendell Hatch
as Criss
as Jonathan
as Lon Hammond
as Dan
as Self
as Scott Summers / Cyclops
as Neal Oliver
as Himself
as Cyclops (archive footage)
as John Wilkes Booth
as Jack Bartlett
as Scott Summers / Cyclops
as Self - 'Cyclops'
as Derrick Webb
as Self - Guest
as Steve Clark
as Luka
as Eddie (segment "The Hook")
as Jake Walker
as Glenn Foy
as Self
as Michael Haller
as Doc Barker
as Ricky Beckett
as Self - Presenter
as Will
as Brav
as Tyler Cochran
as Jake
as Jason
as Griffin Holbrook (as Jimmy Marsden)
as Steven Willis
as Eddie
as Chad Westerfield
Crew
as Thanks