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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 18, 1973
Place of Birth:
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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James 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).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday | Scott Summers / Cyclops |
| 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Tom |
| 2024 | Unfrosted | Jack Lalanne |
| 2024 | Knox Goes Away | Miles Knox |
| 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | Hank (voice) |
| 2022 | Disenchanted | Prince Edward |
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Tom Wachowski |
| 2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | Tim Templeton (voice) |
| 2021 | My Little Pony: A New Generation | Hitch Trailblazer (voice) |
| 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Tom Wachowski |
| 2020 | 30 Rock: A One-Time Special | Criss Cross (voice) |
| 2020 | Born of a Dream | F.A. Jones |
| 2018 | Henchmen | Hank (voice) |
| 2017 | The Female Brain | Adam |
| 2017 | Tour de Pharmacy | Rex Honeycut |
| 2017 | Shock and Awe | Warren Strobel |
| 2015 | Into the Grizzly Maze | Rowan |
| 2015 | Unfinished Business | Jim Spinch |
| 2015 | The D Train | Oliver Lawless |
| 2015 | Accidental Love | Scott |
| 2014 | The Loft | Chris Vanowen |
| 2014 | Walk of Shame | Gordon |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Scott Summers |
| 2014 | The Best of Me | Dawson Cole |
| 2014 | Welcome to Me | Rich Ruskin |
| 2013 | As Cool as I Am | Chuck Diamond |
| 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Jack Lime |
| 2013 | The Butler | John F. Kennedy |
| 2013 | 2 Guns | Quince |
| 2012 | Robot & Frank | Hunter |
| 2012 | Bachelorette | Trevor Graham |
| 2012 | Small Apartments | Bernard Franklin |
| 2011 | Straw Dogs | David Sumner |
| 2011 | Hop | Fred |
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral | Oscar |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Diggs (voice) |
| 2009 | The Box | Arthur Lewis |
| 2008 | 27 Dresses | Kevin Doyle |
| 2008 | Sex Drive | Rex Lafferty |
| 2008 | Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure | Prince Edward (voice) |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Corny Collins |
| 2007 | Enchanted | Prince Edward |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Richard White |
| 2006 | 10th & Wolf | Tommy |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Scott Summers / Cyclops |
| 2006 | The Alibi | Wendell Hatch |
| 2006 | Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' | Self |
| 2005 | Heights | Jonathan |
| 2004 | The Notebook | Lon Hammond |
| 2004 | The 24th Day | Dan |
| 2003 | X2 | Scott Summers / Cyclops |
| 2003 | Evolution X - The Making of X-Men | |
| 2003 | The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2 | |
| 2003 | X-Men: Premieres Around the World | Self |
| 2003 | X2 Global Webcast Highlights | Self |
| 2002 | Interstate 60 | Neal Oliver |
| 2001 | Zoolander | John Wilkes Booth |
| 2001 | Sugar & Spice | Jack Bartlett |
| 2001 | Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes | Cyclops (archive footage) |
| 2000 | X-Men | Cyclops |
| 2000 | Gossip | Derrick Webb |
| 2000 | X-Men: The Mutant Watch | Self - 'Cyclops' |
| 1998 | Disturbing Behavior | Steve Clark |
| 1997 | Campfire Tales | Eddie (segment "The Hook") |
| 1997 | Bella Mafia | Luka |
| 1997 | On the Edge of Innocence | Jake Walker |
| 1996 | Gone in a Heartbeat | Michael Haller |
| 1996 | Public Enemies | Doc Barker |
| 1995 | 919 Fifth Avenue | Will |
| 1994 | No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn | Tyler Cochran |
| 1994 | Search and Rescue | |
| 1993 | In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco | Steven Willis |
| Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice | Mike |