James Spader
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 7, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
James Todd Spader (/ˈspeɪdər/ SPAY-dər; born February 7, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for often portraying eccentric and morally ambiguous characters. He began his career in critically acclaimed independent films before transitioning into television, where he has received acclaim and many awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, and ten Screen Actors Guild Awards. Spader began acting in youth-oriented films such as Tuff Turf, The New Kids (both 1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), and Mannequin (1987). His breakthrough role came with the Steven Soderbergh drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), for which he received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He then starred in films such as White Palace (1990), True Colors (1991), Stargate (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), and Secretary (2002). Spader took supporting roles in Bob Roberts (1992), Wolf (1994), Lincoln (2012), and The Homesman (2014). He also played the role of Ultron in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). His television roles include the attorney Alan Shore in the last season of The Practice (2003–2004) and its spin-off Boston Legal (2004–2008), which earned him three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He portrayed Robert California in the sitcom The Office (2011–2012). He then starred as Raymond Reddington in the NBC crime thriller series The Blacklist (2013–2023), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Spader, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
VisionQuest Official Podcast
Movie · as Self - Ultron
VisionQuest
TV · as Ultron · 8 eps
BRATS
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Movie · as Ultron (voice)
The Homesman
Movie · as Aloysius Duffy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Blacklist
TV · as Raymond 'Red' Reddington · 218 eps
The Frame
TV · as James Ballard · 1 ep
Lincoln
Movie · as W.N. Bilbo
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
Shorts
Movie · as Carbon Black
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Discovery Atlas
TV · 11 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Office
TV · as Robert California · 25 eps
Shadow of Fear
Movie · as William Ashbury
Boston Legal
TV · as Alan Shore · 101 eps
Alien Hunter
Movie · as Julian Rome
The Pentagon Papers
Movie · as Daniel Ellsberg
I Witness
Movie · as Douglas Draper
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Secretary
Movie · as Mr. Grey
The Stickup
Movie · as John Parker
Speaking of Sex
Movie · as Dr. Roger Klink
Supernova
Movie · as Nick Vanzant
The Watcher
Movie · as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
Slow Burn
Movie · as Marcus
Curtain Call
Movie · as Stevenson Lowe
Critical Care
Movie · as Dr. Werner Ernst
Driftwood
Movie · as The Man
Keys to Tulsa
Movie · as Ronnie Stover
The View
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Practice
TV · as Alan Shore · 22 eps
Crash
Movie · as James Ballard
2 Days in the Valley
Movie · as Lee Woods
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Stargate
Movie · as Dr. Daniel Jackson
Wolf
Movie · as Stewart Swinton
Dream Lover
Movie · as Ray Reardon
The Music of Chance
Movie · as Jack Pozzi
Frasier
TV · as Steven (voice) · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Bob Roberts
Movie · as Chuck Marlin
Storyville
Movie · as Cray Fowler
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
True Colors
Movie · as Tim Gerrity
Bad Influence
Movie · as Michael Boll
White Palace
Movie · as Max Baron
sex, lies, and videotape
Movie · as Graham Dalton
The Rachel Papers
Movie · as Deforest
Seinfeld
TV · as Jason 'Stanky' Hanky · 1 ep
Jack's Back
Movie · as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford
Greasy Lake
Movie · as Digby
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · 1 ep
Mannequin
Movie · as Mr. Richards
Less Than Zero
Movie · as Rip
Wall Street
Movie · as Roger Barnes
Baby Boom
Movie · as Ken Arrenberg
Pretty in Pink
Movie · as Steff McKee
Tuff Turf
Movie · as Morgan Hiller
Starcrossed
Movie · as Joey Callaghan
The New Kids
Movie · as Eddie Dutra
Family Secrets
Movie · as Lowell Everall
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Movie · as Buddy Gant
A Killer in the Family
Movie · as Donny Tison
Diner
Movie · as Fenwick
The Family Tree
TV · 6 eps
Endless Love
Movie · as Keith
Team-Mates
Movie · as Jimmy
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep