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James Marsden

James Marsden

Birthday: 1973-09-18 | Place of Birth: Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

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
Born of a Dream

as    F.A. Jones

2020
The Stand

as    Stu Redman

2020
Sonic the Hedgehog

as    Tom Wachowski

2019
Dead to Me

as    Ben Wood

2018
Shock and Awe

as    Warren Strobel

2017
The Female Brain

as    Adam

2017
Tour de Pharmacy

as    Rex Honeycut

2015
The Loft

as    Chris Vanowen

2015
Unfinished Business

as    Jim Spinch

2015
The D Train

as    Oliver Lawless

2015
Welcome to Me

as    Rich Ruskin

2015
Into the Grizzly Maze

as    Rowan

2015
Accidental Love

as    Scott

2014
The Best of Me

as    Dawson Cole

2014
Walk of Shame

as    Gordon

2013
As Cool as I Am

as    Chuck Diamond

2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

as    Jack Lime

2013
2 Guns

as    Quince

2012
Robot & Frank

as    Hunter

2012
Bachelorette

as    Trevor Graham

2011
Straw Dogs

as    David Sumner

2011
Hop

as    Fred

2010
2010
Death at a Funeral

as    Oscar

2009
The Box

as    Arthur Lewis