
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 Last Stand

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

Ally McBeal

Vietnam in HD

The Butler

Tour de Pharmacy

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

The Notebook

Westworld

X2

Paradise

Death at a Funeral

Hairspray

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

2 Guns

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

X-Men

Unfinished Business

Bachelorette

Knox Goes Away

Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure

Sex Drive

Superman Returns

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Disenchanted

My Little Pony: A New Generation

Robot & Frank

Enchanted

Dead to Me

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

On the Edge of Innocence

Hop

The Boss Baby: Family Business

27 Dresses

The Best of Me

The Loft

Sonic the Hedgehog

Gossip

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

The Stand

Straw Dogs

Jury Duty
Production Credits
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