James Marsden
James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American television and film actor. He 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). Marsden gained fame for his portrayal of Cyclops in the X-Men film series (2000–2014) 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 Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), and is reprising the role in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024). 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 the Critics' Choice Television Award in 2023. He played guest roles in the sitcoms Modern Family (2011) and 30 Rock (2012–2013). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Marsden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Tom
- 2024 · Unfrosted as Jack Lalanne
- 2024 · Knuckles as Tom Wachowski (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024 · Knox Goes Away as Miles Knox
- 2023 · PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie as Hank (voice)
- 2023 · Jury Duty as James Marsden
- 2022 · Disenchanted as Prince Edward
- 2022 · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Tom Wachowski
- 2021 · The Boss Baby: Family Business as Tim Templeton (voice)
- 2020 · The Stand as Stu Redman
- 2020 · Mrs. America as Phil Crane
- 2020 · Sonic the Hedgehog as Tom Wachowski
- 2019 · Green Eggs and Ham as Bo (voice)
- 2019 · Dead to Me as Ben Wood
- 2019 · Dead to Me as Steve Wood
- 2019 · Dead to Me as Steve Wood / Ben Wood
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2016 · Westworld as Theodore 'Teddy' Flood
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Best of Me as Dawson Cole
- 2014 · The Loft as Chris Vanowen
- 2014 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- 2014 · X-Men: Days of Future Past as Scott Summers
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Jack Lime
- 2013 · Wander Over Yonder as Sir Brad Starlight (voice)
- 2013 · 2 Guns as Quince
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2011 · Hop as Fred
- 2009 · Modern Family as Barry
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Party Down as Jack Botty
- 2008 · Sex Drive as Rex Lafferty
- 2008 · 27 Dresses as Kevin Doyle
- 2007 · Enchanted as Prince Edward
- 2007 · Hairspray as Corny Collins
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Criss
- 2006 · Superman Returns as Richard White
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · The Notebook as Lon Hammond
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2001 · Zoolander as John Wilkes Booth
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Glenn Foy
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Second Noah as Ricky Beckett
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Brav
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Jake
- 1994 · Party of Five as Griffin Holbrook (as Jimmy Marsden)
- 1993 · The Nanny as Eddie
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- Future · Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Tom Wachowski
- 2025 · Paradise as President Cal Bradford
- 2021 · My Little Pony: A New Generation as Hitch Trailblazer (voice)
- 2020 · Born of a Dream as F.A. Jones
- 2020 · 30 Rock: A One-Time Special as Criss Cross (voice)
- 2018 · Henchmen as Hank (voice)
- 2018 · Shock and Awe as Warren Strobel
- 2017 · Tour de Pharmacy as Rex Honeycut
- 2017 · The Female Brain as Adam
- 2015 · The D Train as Oliver Lawless
- 2015 · Unfinished Business as Jim Spinch
- 2015 · Into the Grizzly Maze as Rowan
- 2015 · Accidental Love as Scott
- 2014 · Welcome to Me as Rich Ruskin
- 2014 · Walk of Shame as Gordon
- 2013 · The Butler as John F. Kennedy
- 2013 · As Cool as I Am as Chuck Diamond
- 2012 · Robot & Frank as Hunter
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Bernard Franklin
- 2012 · Bachelorette as Trevor Graham
- 2011 · Vietnam in HD as Arthur Wiknik
- 2011 · Straw Dogs as David Sumner
- 2010 · Loft as
- 2010 · Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Diggs (voice)
- 2010 · Death at a Funeral as Oscar
- 2009 · The Box as Arthur Lewis
- 2008 · Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure as Prince Edward (voice)
- 2006 · Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' as Self
- 2006 · X-Men: The Last Stand as Scott Summers / Cyclops
- 2006 · 10th & Wolf as Tommy
- 2006 · The Alibi as Wendell Hatch
- 2005 · Heights as Jonathan
- 2004 · The 24th Day as Dan
- 2003 · The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2 as
- 2003 · X2 Global Webcast Highlights as Self
- 2003 · X2 as Scott Summers / Cyclops
- 2003 · X-Men: Premieres Around the World as Self
- 2003 · Evolution X - The Making of X-Men as
- 2002 · Interstate 60 as Neal Oliver
- 2001 · Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Cyclops (archive footage)
- 2001 · Sugar & Spice as Jack Bartlett
- 2001 · Critics Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 2000 · X-Men as Cyclops
- 2000 · X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Self - 'Cyclops'
- 2000 · Gossip as Derrick Webb
- 1998 · Disturbing Behavior as Steve Clark
- 1997 · Bella Mafia as Luka
- 1997 · Campfire Tales as Eddie (segment "The Hook")
- 1997 · On the Edge of Innocence as Jake Walker
- 1996 · Gone in a Heartbeat as Michael Haller
- 1996 · Public Enemies as Doc Barker
- 1995 · 919 Fifth Avenue as Will
- 1994 · Boogies Diner as Jason
- 1994 · No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn as Tyler Cochran
- 1993 · In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco as Steven Willis
- Future · Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice as
- 1994 · Search and Rescue as
- 1993 · Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Chad Westerfield