James Marsden
- Acting
- September 18, 1973 · Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 · Tom Wachowski
- Avengers: Doomsday · Scott Summers / Cyclops
- Jury Duty Presents: Behind the Scenes of Company Retreat · Self
- Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat · Executive producer
- Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice · Quick Draw Mike
- Paradise: Official Podcast · Self
- Your Friends & Neighbors · Owen Ashe
- No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski · Self
- Paradise · President Cal Bradford
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 · Tom
- Unfrosted · Jack Lalanne
- Knuckles · Tom Wachowski (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Knox Goes Away · Miles Knox
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie · Hank (Voice)
- Jury Duty · James Marsden - Juror #14 (Alternate)
- Disenchanted · Prince Edward
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 · Tom Wachowski
- My Little Pony: A New Generation · Hitch Trailblazer (Voice)
- Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale · Tim Templeton (Voice)
- The Boss Baby: Family Business · Tim (Voice)
- The Stand · Stu Redman
- Born of a Dream · F.A. Jones
- 30 Rock: A One-Time Special · Criss Cross (Voice)
- Mrs. America · Phil Crane
- Sonic the Hedgehog · Tom Wachowski
- Green Eggs and Ham · Bo (Voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood · Thanks
- Dead to Me · Ben Wood, Steve Wood
- Henchmen · Hank (Voice)
- Shock and Awe · Warren Strobel
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series · Self
- Tour de Pharmacy · Rex Honeycut
- The Female Brain · Adam
- Westworld · Theodore 'Teddy' Flood
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- The D Train · Oliver Lawless
- Welcome to Me · Rich Ruskin
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson · Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Unfinished Business · Jim Spinch
- Into the Grizzly Maze · Rowan
- Accidental Love · Scott
- The Best of Me · Dawson Cole
- The Loft · Chris Vanowen
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls · Self
- X-Men: Days of Future Past · Scott Summers
- Walk of Shame · Gordon
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues · Jack Lime
- Wander Over Yonder · Sir Brad Starlight (Voice)
- The Butler · John F. Kennedy
- 2 Guns · Quince
- As Cool as I Am · Chuck Diamond
- Robot & Frank · Hunter
- Bachelorette · Trevor Graham
- Comedy Bang! Bang! · Self
- Small Apartments · Bernard Franklin
- Vietnam in HD · Arthur Wiknik
- Straw Dogs · David Sumner
- Hop · Fred
- Conan · Self
- Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore · Diggs (Voice)
- Death at a Funeral · Oscar
- The Box · Arthur Lewis
- Modern Family · Barry
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Party Down · Jack Botty
- Sex Drive · Rex Lafferty
- Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure · Prince Edward (Voice)
- 27 Dresses · Kevin Doyle
- Enchanted · Prince Edward
- You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" · Self
- Hairspray · Corny Collins
- Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' · Self
- 30 Rock · Criss
- X3: The Excitement Continues · Self
- Brett Ratner's X-Diaries · Self
- Superman Returns · Richard White