James Spader
Age: N/A | From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Jimmy Spader , James Todd Spader
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 35
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Blacklist
(2013) Raymond 'Red' Reddington
The Practice
(1997) Alan Shore
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015) Ultron (voice)
The Frame
(2013) James Ballard
Crash
(1996) James Ballard
Lincoln
(2012) W.N. Bilbo
Wall Street
(1987) Roger Barnes
Stargate
(1994) Dr. Daniel JacksonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2015 | Ultron (voice) | |
| 2014 | Aloysius Duffy | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2013 | Raymond 'Red' Reddington | |
| James Ballard | ||
| 2012 | W.N. Bilbo | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| 2009 | Carbon Black | |
| 2006 | N/A | |
| 2005 | Self - Guest | |
| Robert California | ||
| Self | ||
| 2004 | Alan Shore | |
| William Ashbury | ||
| 2003 | Self | |
| Julian Rome | ||
| Self | ||
| Douglas Draper | ||
| Daniel Ellsberg | ||
| 2002 | Mr. Grey | |
| John Parker | ||
| 2001 | Dr. Roger Klink | |
| 2000 | Marcus | |
| FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell | ||
| Nick Vanzant | ||
| 1998 | Stevenson Lowe | |
| 1997 | Dr. Werner Ernst | |
| Self | ||
| Ronnie Stover | ||
| Alan Shore | ||
| The Man | ||
| 1996 | Lee Woods | |
| Self | ||
| James Ballard | ||
| 1994 | Dr. Daniel Jackson | |
| Stewart Swinton | ||
| 1993 | Ray Reardon | |
| Steven (voice) | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Jack Pozzi | ||
| 1992 | Anchor, Chuck Marlin | |
| Cray Fowler | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1991 | Tim Gerrity | |
| 1990 | Max Baron | |
| Michael Boll | ||
| 1989 | Graham Dalton | |
| Jason 'Stanky' Hanky | ||
| Deforest | ||
| 1988 | N/A | |
| John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1987 | Roger Barnes | |
| Rip | ||
| Ken Arrenberg | ||
| Mr. Richards | ||
| 1986 | Steff | |
| 1985 | Joey Callaghan | |
| Eddie Dutra | ||
| Morgan Hiller | ||
| 1984 | Lowell Everall | |
| 1983 | Donny Tison | |
| Fenwick | ||
| Buddy Gant | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1981 | Keith | |
| 1978 | Jimmy | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Executive Producer | |
| Co-Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
