James Marsden
ActingAlso Known As
James Paul Marsden, Jimmy Marsden
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Marsden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
(76 total)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Scott Summers
The Notebook
as Lon Hammond
X-Men
as Cyclops
X2
as Scott Summers / Cyclops
Sonic the Hedgehog
as Tom Wachowski
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Scott Summers / Cyclops
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
as Tom Wachowski
Enchanted
as Prince Edward
Zoolander
as John Wilkes Booth
Superman Returns
as Richard White
2 Guns
as Quince
27 Dresses
as Kevin Doyle
The Butler
as John F. Kennedy
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Jack Lime
The Best of Me
as Dawson Cole
The Boss Baby: Family Business
as Tim Templeton (voice)
Hairspray
as Corny Collins
The Box
as Arthur Lewis
The Loft
as Chris Vanowen
TV Shows
(47 total)
Westworld
as Theodore 'Teddy' Flood
Modern Family
as Barry
The Nanny
as Eddie
Top Gear
as Self
30 Rock
as Criss
The Stand
as Stu Redman
Dead to Me
as Ben Wood
Dead to Me
as Steve Wood
Dead to Me
as Steve Wood / Ben Wood
Knuckles
as Tom Wachowski (archive footage) (uncredited)
Step by Step
as Doug
Paradise
as President Cal Bradford
Ally McBeal
as Glenn Foy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
The Outer Limits
as Brav
Party Down
as Jack Botty
Jury Duty
as James Marsden - Juror #14 (Alternate)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest