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James Marsden

James Marsden

Acting

Born September 18, 1973 Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Marsden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows(46)

Jury Duty Presents: Behind the Scenes of Company Retreat

Jury Duty Presents: Behind the Scenes of Company Retreat

Self - Moderator

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

Knuckles

Knuckles

Tom Wachowski (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024

Jury Duty

Jury Duty

James Marsden - Juror #14 (Alternate)

2023

The Stand

The Stand

Stu Redman

2020

Mrs. America

Mrs. America

Phil Crane

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

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Self

2017

Westworld

Westworld

Theodore 'Teddy' Flood

2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest

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

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Self

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

Wander Over Yonder

Wander Over Yonder

Sir Brad Starlight (voice)

2013

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Self

2012

Vietnam in HD

Vietnam in HD

Arthur Wiknik

2011

Conan

Conan

Self - Guest

2010

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

30 Rock

30 Rock

Criss

2006

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

2005

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest

2003

Top Gear

Top Gear

Self

2002

Critics Choice Awards

Critics Choice Awards

Self - Presenter

2001

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Self - Guest

1999

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

Glenn Foy

1997

The View

The View

Self

1997

Second Noah

Second Noah

Ricky Beckett

1996

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Brav

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

The Nanny

The Nanny

Eddie

1993

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Chad Westerfield

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

Movies(77)

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Tom

2027

Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday

Scott Summers / Cyclops

2026

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Quick Draw Mike

2026

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Tom

2024

Unfrosted

Unfrosted

Jack Lalanne

2024

Knox Goes Away

Knox Goes Away

Miles Knox

2024

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

Hank (voice)

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

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

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog

Tom Wachowski

2020

Henchmen

Henchmen

Hank (voice)

2018

Shock and Awe

Shock and Awe

Warren Strobel

2017

Tour de Pharmacy

Tour de Pharmacy

Rex Honeycut

2017

The Female Brain

The Female Brain

Adam

2017

The D Train

The D Train

Oliver Lawless

2015

Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me

Rich Ruskin

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

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Scott Summers

2014

Walk of Shame

Walk of Shame

Gordon

2014

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Jack Lime

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

Small Apartments

Small Apartments

Bernard Franklin

2012

Bachelorette

Bachelorette

Trevor Graham

2012

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

David Sumner

2011

Hop

Hop

Fred

2011

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

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

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 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

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

X-Men

X-Men

Cyclops

2000

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

Self - 'Cyclops'

2000

Gossip

Gossip

Derrick Webb

2000

Disturbing Behavior

Disturbing Behavior

Steve Clark

1998

Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

Luka

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

919 Fifth Avenue

919 Fifth Avenue

Will

1995

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

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

Steven Willis

1993

An Innocent Girl

An Innocent Girl