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James Marsden

Acting 52 years old Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA ★ 5.6
Born: September 18, 1973

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).

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Filmography

Acting Credits (127)

Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Tom 2027
Avengers: Doomsday
Avengers: Doomsday Scott Summers / Cyclops 2026
Jury Duty Presents: Behind the Scenes of Company Retreat
Jury Duty Presents: Behind the Scenes of Company Retreat Self - Moderator 2026
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice Quick Draw Mike 2026
Paradise: Official Podcast
Paradise: Official Podcast Self 2026
Your Friends & Neighbors
Your Friends & Neighbors Owen Ashe 2025
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski Self 2025
Paradise
Paradise President Cal Bradford 2025
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Tom 2024
Unfrosted
Unfrosted Jack Lalanne 2024
Knuckles
Knuckles Tom Wachowski (archive footage) (uncredited) 2024
Knox Goes Away
Knox Goes Away Miles Knox 2024
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Hank (voice) 2023
Jury Duty
Jury Duty James Marsden - Juror #14 (Alternate) 2023
Disenchanted
Disenchanted Prince Edward 2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Tom Wachowski 2022
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation Hitch Trailblazer (voice) 2021
Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale
Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale Tim Templeton 2021
The Boss Baby: Family Business
The Boss Baby: Family Business Tim Templeton (voice) 2021
The Stand
The Stand Stu Redman 2020
Born of a Dream
Born of a Dream F.A. Jones 2020
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
30 Rock: A One-Time Special Criss Cross (voice) 2020
Mrs. America
Mrs. America Phil Crane 2020
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog Tom Wachowski 2020
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham Bo (voice) 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Dead to Me
Dead to Me Ben Wood 2019
Dead to Me
Dead to Me Steve Wood 2019
Dead to Me
Dead to Me Steve Wood / Ben Wood 2019
Henchmen
Henchmen Hank (voice) 2018
Shock and Awe
Shock and Awe Warren Strobel 2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series Self 2017
Tour de Pharmacy
Tour de Pharmacy Rex Honeycut 2017
The Female Brain
The Female Brain Adam 2017
Westworld
Westworld Theodore 'Teddy' Flood 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
The D Train
The D Train Oliver Lawless 2015
Welcome to Me
Welcome to Me Rich Ruskin 2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Self 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business Jim Spinch 2015
Into the Grizzly Maze
Into the Grizzly Maze Rowan 2015
Accidental Love
Accidental Love Scott 2015
The Best of Me
The Best of Me Dawson Cole 2014
The Loft
The Loft Chris Vanowen 2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Running Wild with Bear Grylls Self 2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past Scott Summers 2014
Walk of Shame
Walk of Shame Gordon 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Jack Lime 2013
Wander Over Yonder
Wander Over Yonder Sir Brad Starlight (voice) 2013
The Butler
The Butler John F. Kennedy 2013
2 Guns
2 Guns Quince 2013
As Cool as I Am
As Cool as I Am Chuck Diamond 2013
Robot & Frank
Robot & Frank Hunter 2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Comedy Bang! Bang! Self 2012
Small Apartments
Small Apartments Bernard Franklin 2012
Bachelorette
Bachelorette Trevor Graham 2012
Vietnam in HD
Vietnam in HD Arthur Wiknik 2011
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs David Sumner 2011
Hop
Hop Fred 2011
Conan
Conan Self - Guest 2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Diggs (voice) 2010
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral Oscar 2010
The Box
The Box Arthur Lewis 2009
Modern Family
Modern Family Barry 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Party Down
Party Down Jack Botty 2009
Sex Drive
Sex Drive Rex Lafferty 2008
Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure
Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure Prince Edward (voice) 2008
27 Dresses
27 Dresses Kevin Doyle 2008
Enchanted
Enchanted Prince Edward 2007
Hairspray
Hairspray Corny Collins 2007
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' Self 2006
30 Rock
30 Rock Criss 2006
Superman Returns
Superman Returns Richard White 2006
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand Scott Summers / Cyclops 2006
10th & Wolf
10th & Wolf Tommy 2006
The Alibi
The Alibi Wendell Hatch 2006
Heights
Heights Jonathan 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
The Notebook
The Notebook Lon Hammond 2004
The 24th Day
The 24th Day Dan 2004
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2 Self 2003
X2 Global Webcast Highlights
X2 Global Webcast Highlights Self 2003
FX2: Visual Effects
FX2: Visual Effects Self 2003
X2
X2 Scott Summers / Cyclops 2003
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men 2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
X-Men: Premieres Around the World Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Top Gear
Top Gear Self 2002
Interstate 60
Interstate 60 Neal Oliver 2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes Cyclops (archive footage) 2001
Zoolander
Zoolander John Wilkes Booth 2001
Sugar & Spice
Sugar & Spice Jack Bartlett 2001
Critics Choice Awards
Critics Choice Awards Self - Presenter 2001
X-Men
X-Men Cyclops 2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
X-Men: The Mutant Watch Self - 'Cyclops' 2000
Gossip
Gossip Derrick Webb 2000
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Self - Guest 1999
Disturbing Behavior
Disturbing Behavior Steve Clark 1998
Bella Mafia
Bella Mafia Luka 1997
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal Glenn Foy 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
On the Edge of Innocence
On the Edge of Innocence Jake Walker 1997
Campfire Tales
Campfire Tales Eddie (segment "The Hook") 1997
Gone in a Heartbeat
Gone in a Heartbeat Michael Haller 1996
Public Enemies
Public Enemies Doc Barker 1996
Second Noah
Second Noah Ricky Beckett 1996
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Brav 1995
919 Fifth Avenue
919 Fifth Avenue Will 1995
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Jake 1994
Boogies Diner
Boogies Diner Jason 1994
Party of Five
Party of Five Griffin Holbrook (as Jimmy Marsden) 1994
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn Tyler Cochran 1994
Search and Rescue
Search and Rescue 1994
The Nanny
The Nanny Eddie 1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Saved by the Bell: The New Class Chad Westerfield 1993
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco Steven Willis 1993
Step by Step
Step by Step Doug 1991
Blossom
Blossom Josh 1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards Self 1949
An Innocent Girl
An Innocent Girl

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