
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

Critics Choice Awards

Touched by an Angel

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

Tour de Pharmacy

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Paradise

X2

The Notebook

Westworld

Death at a Funeral

2 Guns

Hairspray

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

X-Men

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Unfinished Business

Bachelorette

Knox Goes Away

Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure

Superman Returns

Sex Drive

My Little Pony: A New Generation

Enchanted

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Disenchanted

Dead to Me

Robot & Frank

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The Loft

Hop

The Best of Me

The Boss Baby: Family Business

27 Dresses

Sonic the Hedgehog

On the Edge of Innocence

The Stand

Jury Duty

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Straw Dogs

Gossip
Production Credits
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