James Marsden
Born: 1973-09-18 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Avengers: Doomsday as Scott Summers / Cyclops
2025
- Paradise as President Cal Bradford
- Your Friends & Neighbors
- No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski as Self
2024
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Tom
- Knuckles as Tom Wachowski (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Knox Goes Away as Miles Knox
- Unfrosted as Jack Lalanne
2023
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie as Hank (voice)
- Jury Duty as James Marsden
2022
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Tom Wachowski
- Disenchanted as Prince Edward
2021
- The Boss Baby: Family Business as Tim Templeton (voice)
- My Little Pony: A New Generation as Hitch Trailblazer (voice)
2020
- Sonic the Hedgehog as Tom Wachowski
- The Stand as Stu Redman
- Mrs. America as Phil Crane
- 30 Rock: A One-Time Special as Criss Cross (voice)
- Born of a Dream as F.A. Jones
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood ... (Thanks)
- Green Eggs and Ham as Bo (voice)
- Dead to Me as Ben Wood
2018
- Henchmen as Hank (voice)
2017
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- Tour de Pharmacy as Rex Honeycut
- The Female Brain as Adam
- Shock and Awe as Warren Strobel
2016
- Westworld as Theodore 'Teddy' Flood
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- Unfinished Business as Jim Spinch
- Accidental Love as Scott
- The D Train as Oliver Lawless
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- Welcome to Me as Rich Ruskin
- Into the Grizzly Maze as Rowan
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- X-Men: Days of Future Past as Scott Summers
- The Loft as Chris Vanowen
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- The Best of Me as Dawson Cole
- Walk of Shame as Gordon
2013
- The Butler as John F. Kennedy
- Wander Over Yonder as Sir Brad Starlight (voice)
- 2 Guns as Quince
- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Jack Lime
- As Cool as I Am as Chuck Diamond
2012
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- Robot & Frank as Hunter
- Small Apartments as Bernard Franklin
- Bachelorette as Trevor Graham
2011
- Hop as Fred
- Straw Dogs as David Sumner
- Vietnam in HD as Arthur Wiknik
2010
- Death at a Funeral as Oscar
- Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Diggs (voice)
2009
- Modern Family as Barry
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Party Down as Jack Botty
- The Box as Arthur Lewis
2008
- Sex Drive as Rex Lafferty
- 27 Dresses as Kevin Doyle
- Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure as Prince Edward (voice)
2006
- 30 Rock as Criss
- 10th & Wolf as Tommy
- Superman Returns as Richard White
- Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' as Self
- The Alibi as Wendell Hatch
- X-Men: The Last Stand as Scott Summers / Cyclops
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Heights as Jonathan
2004
- The Notebook as Lon Hammond
- The 24th Day as Dan
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'
- FX2: Visual Effects as Self
- Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
- X2 as Scott Summers / Cyclops
- X-Men: Premieres Around the World as Self
- X2 Global Webcast Highlights as Self
2002
- Top Gear as Self
- Interstate 60 as Neal Oliver
2001
- Zoolander as John Wilkes Booth
- Sugar & Spice as Jack Bartlett
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Cyclops (archive footage)
- Critics Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
2000
- Gossip as Derrick Webb
- X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Self - 'Cyclops'
- X-Men as Cyclops
1999
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
1998
- Disturbing Behavior as Steve Clark
1997
- The View as Self
- Ally McBeal as Glenn Foy
- Campfire Tales as Eddie (segment "The Hook")
- Bella Mafia as Luka
- On the Edge of Innocence as Jake Walker
1996
- Second Noah as Ricky Beckett
- Gone in a Heartbeat as Michael Haller
- Public Enemies as Doc Barker
1995
- The Outer Limits as Brav
- 919 Fifth Avenue as Will
1994
- Party of Five as Griffin Holbrook (as Jimmy Marsden)
- Touched by an Angel as Jake
- No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn as Tyler Cochran
- Boogies Diner as Jason
- Search and Rescue
1993
- The Nanny as Eddie
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Chad Westerfield
- In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco as Steven Willis
1991
- Step by Step as Doug
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self