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
- 2025 · Paradise as President Cal Bradford
- 2024 · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Tom Wachowski
- 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 · My Little Pony: A New Generation as Hitch Trailblazer (voice)
- 2021 · The Boss Baby: Family Business as Tim Templeton (voice)
- 2020 · The Stand as Stu Redman
- 2020 · Born of a Dream as F.A. Jones
- 2020 · 30 Rock: A One-Time Special as Criss Cross (voice)
- 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
- 2018 · Henchmen as Hank (voice)
- 2018 · Shock and Awe as Warren Strobel
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · Tour de Pharmacy as Rex Honeycut
- 2017 · The Female Brain as Adam
- 2016 · Westworld as Theodore 'Teddy' Flood
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The D Train as Oliver Lawless
- 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
- 2015 · Unfinished Business as Jim Spinch
- 2015 · Into the Grizzly Maze as Rowan
- 2015 · Accidental Love as Scott
- 2014 · The Best of Me as Dawson Cole
- 2014 · The Loft as Chris Vanowen
- 2014 · Welcome to Me as Rich Ruskin
- 2014 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- 2014 · X-Men: Days of Future Past as Scott Summers
- 2014 · Walk of Shame as Gordon
- 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 · The Butler as John F. Kennedy
- 2013 · 2 Guns as Quince
- 2013 · As Cool as I Am as Chuck Diamond
- 2012 · Robot & Frank as Hunter
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2012 · Small Apartments as Bernard Franklin
- 2012 · Bachelorette as Trevor Graham
- 2011 · Vietnam in HD as Arthur Wiknik
- 2011 · Straw Dogs as David Sumner
- 2011 · Hop as Fred
- 2010 · Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Diggs (voice)
- 2010 · Death at a Funeral as Oscar
- 2009 · The Box as Arthur Lewis
- 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 · Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure as Prince Edward (voice)
- 2008 · 27 Dresses as Kevin Doyle
- 2007 · Enchanted as Prince Edward
- 2007 · Hairspray as Corny Collins
- 2006 · Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' as Self
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Criss
- 2006 · Superman Returns as Richard White
- 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
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · The Notebook as Lon Hammond
- 2004 · The 24th Day as Dan
- 2003 · X2 Global Webcast Highlights as Self
- 2003 · The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2 as
- 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 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Interstate 60 as Neal Oliver
- 2001 · Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Cyclops (archive footage)
- 2001 · Zoolander as John Wilkes Booth
- 2001 · Sugar & Spice as Jack Bartlett
- 2000 · X-Men as Cyclops
- 2000 · X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Self - 'Cyclops'
- 2000 · Gossip as Derrick Webb
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1998 · Disturbing Behavior as Steve Clark
- 1997 · Bella Mafia as Luka
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Glenn Foy
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 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
- 1996 · Second Noah as Ricky Beckett
- 1996 · Critics Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Brav
- 1995 · 919 Fifth Avenue as Will
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Jake
- 1994 · Boogies Diner as Jason
- 1994 · Party of Five as Griffin Holbrook (as Jimmy Marsden)
- 1994 · No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn as Tyler Cochran
- 1994 · Search and Rescue as
- 1993 · The Nanny as Eddie
- 1993 · Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Chad Westerfield
- 1993 · In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco as Steven Willis
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- Future · Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice as