Person Details

Birthday: 1973-09-18 10:18:34

Aliases: James Paul Marsden , Jimmy Marsden , Джеймс Марсден , 제임스 마스던 , Τζέιμς Μάρσντεν

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

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Movie Involvements: 31

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

Biography

James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor, singer, and former model. Marsden began his acting career guest starring in the television shows Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993), Touched by an Angel (1995), and Party of Five (1995). He gained prominence in the early 2000s with his portrayal of Scott Summers / Cyclops in the X-Men film series (2000–2014), and starred in Superman Returns (2006). Other works during this period include The Notebook (2004), 10th & Wolf (2006), and The Alibi (2006). Following his breakthrough in comic book films, Marsden went on to star in various genre films, including Hairspray (2007), which was a critical and commercial success and won many awards for its ensemble cast. As Corny Collins, he sang two songs for the film's soundtrack which has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. He subsequently appeared in the films Sex Drive (2008), The Box (2009), and Straw Dogs (2011). Marsden has also had starring roles in family-friendly films such as Enchanted (2007) and Hop (2011), and leading roles in 27 Dresses (2007), The Best of Me (2014), and Sonic the Hedgehog (2020). In 2012, Marsden starred in a range of independent films such as Small Apartments, Bachelorette, and Robot & Frank. He later returned to television guest-starring in Modern Family (2011), and playing Liz Lemon's love interest, Criss Chros in 30 Rock (2012–2013) in a supporting role. In 2013, Marsden portrayed President John F. Kennedy in Lee Daniels's The Butler, and had a supporting role in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. He starred as gunslinging sentient android Teddy Flood in the HBO science fiction series Westworld (2016–2018), as part of the main ensemble. Since 2019, Marsden has starred as Steve and Ben Wood in the Netflix black comedy series Dead to Me. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Marsden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

The Outer Limits
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8

The Outer Limits

(1995) Brav
Touched by an Angel
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7

Touched by an Angel

(1994) Jake
Westworld
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8

Westworld

(2016) Theodore 'Teddy' Flood
Party of Five
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7

Party of Five

(1994) Griffin Holbrook (as Jimmy Marsden)
The Stand
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7

The Stand

(2020) Stu Redman
Mrs. America
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8

Mrs. America

(2020) Phil Crane
The Notebook
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8

The Notebook

(2004) Lon Hammond Jr.
X-Men: Days of Future Past
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8

X-Men: Days of Future Past

(2014) Scott Summers / Cyclops

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Tom Wachowski
N/A
2023 Hank (voice)
James Marsden
2022 Prince Edward
Tom Wachowski
2021 Hitch Trailblazer (voice)
Tim Templeton (voice)
2020 Stu Redman
F.A. Jones
Criss Cross (voice)
Phil Crane
Tom Wachowski
2019 Bo (voice)
Steve Wood / Ben Wood
Steve Wood
Ben Wood
2018 Hank (voice)
Warren Strobel
2017 Self
Rex Honeycut
Adam
2016 Theodore 'Teddy' Flood
2015 Self
N/A
Oliver Lawless
Self
Self - Guest
Self
Jim Spinch
Rowan
Scott
2014 Dawson Cole
Chris Vanowen
Rich Ruskin
Self
Scott Summers / Cyclops
Gordon
N/A
2013 Jack Lime
Sir Brad Starlight
John F. Kennedy
Quince
Chuck Diamond
2012 Hunter
Himself
Bernard Franklin
Trevor Graham
2011 Arthur Wiknik
David Sumner
Fred
2010 Diggs (voice)
Oscar
2009 Arthur Lewis
Barry
Jack Botty
2008 Rex Lafferty
Prince Edward (voice)
Kevin Doyle
2007 Prince Edward
Corny Collins
2006 Himself
Criss Chros
Richard White
Scott Summers / Cyclops
Tommy
Wendell Hatch
2005 Jonathan
Self
2004 Lon Hammond Jr.
Dan
2003 Self
Scott Summers / Cyclops
Self
2002 Himself
Neal Oliver
2001 Cyclops (archive footage)
John Wilkes Booth
Jack Bartlett
2000 Scott Summers / Cyclops
Self - 'Cyclops'
Derrick Webb
1999 Self - Guest
1998 Steve Clark
1997 Luka
Glenn Foy
Self
Eddie (segment "The Hook")
Jake Walker
1996 Michael Haller
Doc Barker
Ricky Beckett
Himself - Presenter
1995 Brav
1994 Jake
Jason
Griffin Holbrook (as Jimmy Marsden)
Tyler Cochran
N/A
1993 Eddie
N/A
Steven Willis
1988 N/A
Jack LaLanne
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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