James Marsden
Actor
Born September 18, 1973 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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).
Filmography
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Tom
Coming soon
Avengers: Doomsday
Scott Summers / Cyclops
Jury Duty Presents: Behind the Scenes of Company Retreat
Self - Moderator
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Quick Draw Mike
Paradise: Official Podcast
Self
Your Friends & Neighbors
Owen Ashe
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
Self
Paradise
President Cal Bradford
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Tom
Unfrosted
Jack Lalanne
Knuckles
Tom Wachowski (archive footage) (uncredited)
Knox Goes Away
Miles Knox
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Hank (voice)
Jury Duty
James Marsden - Juror #14 (Alternate)
Disenchanted
Prince Edward
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Tom Wachowski
My Little Pony: A New Generation
Hitch Trailblazer (voice)
Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale
Tim Templeton
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Tim Templeton (voice)
The Stand
Stu Redman
Born of a Dream
F.A. Jones
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Criss Cross (voice)
Mrs. America
Phil Crane
Sonic the Hedgehog
Tom Wachowski
Green Eggs and Ham
Bo (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Dead to Me
Ben Wood
Henchmen
Hank (voice)
Shock and Awe
Warren Strobel
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Tour de Pharmacy
Rex Honeycut
The Female Brain
Adam
Westworld
Theodore 'Teddy' Flood
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The D Train
Oliver Lawless
Welcome to Me
Rich Ruskin
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
Unfinished Business
Jim Spinch
Into the Grizzly Maze
Rowan
Accidental Love
Scott
The Best of Me
Dawson Cole
The Loft
Chris Vanowen
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Scott Summers
Walk of Shame
Gordon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Jack Lime
Wander Over Yonder
Sir Brad Starlight (voice)
The Butler
John F. Kennedy
2 Guns
Quince
As Cool as I Am
Chuck Diamond
Robot & Frank
Hunter
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
Small Apartments
Bernard Franklin
Bachelorette
Trevor Graham
Vietnam in HD
Arthur Wiknik
Straw Dogs
David Sumner
Hop
Fred
Conan
Self - Guest
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Diggs (voice)
Death at a Funeral
Oscar
The Box
Arthur Lewis
Modern Family
Barry
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Party Down
Jack Botty
Sex Drive
Rex Lafferty
27 Dresses
Kevin Doyle
Enchanted
Prince Edward
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Self
'Hairspray' Extentions
Self
It's 'Hairspray'!
Self
Hairspray
Corny Collins
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
Self
30 Rock
Criss
Superman Returns
Richard White
X-Men: The Last Stand
Scott Summers / Cyclops
10th & Wolf
Tommy
The Alibi
Wendell Hatch
Heights
Jonathan
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
The Notebook
Lon Hammond
The 24th Day
Dan
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
Self
X2 Global Webcast Highlights
Self
FX2: Visual Effects
Self
X2
Scott Summers / Cyclops
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Top Gear
Self
Interstate 60
Neal Oliver
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Cyclops (archive footage)
Zoolander
John Wilkes Booth
Sugar & Spice
Jack Bartlett
Critics Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
X-Men
Cyclops
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Self - 'Cyclops'
Gossip
Derrick Webb
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
Disturbing Behavior
Steve Clark
Bella Mafia
Luka
Ally McBeal
Glenn Foy
The View
Self
On the Edge of Innocence
Jake Walker
Campfire Tales
Eddie (segment "The Hook")
Gone in a Heartbeat
Michael Haller
Public Enemies
Doc Barker
Second Noah
Ricky Beckett
The Outer Limits
Brav
919 Fifth Avenue
Will
Touched by an Angel
Jake
Party of Five
Griffin Holbrook (as Jimmy Marsden)
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn
Tyler Cochran
Search and Rescue
The Nanny
Eddie
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Chad Westerfield
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
Steven Willis
Blossom
Josh
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Emmy Awards
Self