
James Marsden
5 FOLLOWERS • 73 CREDITS • SEP 18, 1973 • 51
Biography
James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor. He began his acting career as a guest star 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 (2000–2014) and 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 HBO science fiction series Westworld from 2016 to 2022 and in the Netflix 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 fictionalized 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 Hulu thriller series Paradise (2025). He is returning as Cyclops in the upcoming movie Avengers Doomsday.
Known For

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Outer Limits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Late Show with James Corden

30 Rock

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Party Down

The Nanny

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Top Gear

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mrs. America

Knuckles

Party of Five

Green Eggs and Ham

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Modern Family

Touched by an Angel

Critics Choice Awards

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Wander Over Yonder

Zoolander

Unfrosted

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Avengers: Doomsday

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Deadpool & Wolverine

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

X-Men: The Last Stand

Ally McBeal

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

Vietnam in HD

The Butler

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Tour de Pharmacy

X2

Westworld

The Notebook

Disenchanted

2 Guns

Hairspray

Death at a Funeral

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

Dead to Me

Unfinished Business

Bachelorette

X-Men

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Superman Returns

Knox Goes Away

Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure

Sex Drive

Robot & Frank

My Little Pony: A New Generation

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Enchanted

Paradise

Sonic the Hedgehog

The Loft

The Best of Me

Jury Duty

On the Edge of Innocence

The Boss Baby: Family Business

27 Dresses

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Hop

The Stand

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Gossip

Straw Dogs
Production Credits
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