
James Marsden
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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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Outer Limits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

30 Rock

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Party Down

The Nanny

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Top Gear

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

Ally McBeal

The Butler

Vietnam in HD

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Tour de Pharmacy

The Notebook

Paradise

Westworld

X2

Death at a Funeral

2 Guns

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

Hairspray

Bachelorette

X-Men

Unfinished Business

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Superman Returns

Sex Drive

Knox Goes Away

Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure

Enchanted

Disenchanted

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Dead to Me

Robot & Frank

My Little Pony: A New Generation

The Loft

The Best of Me

On the Edge of Innocence

The Boss Baby: Family Business

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

27 Dresses

Hop

Sonic the Hedgehog

The Stand

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Gossip

Jury Duty

Straw Dogs
Production Credits
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