James Spader
Actor
Born February 7, 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Filmography
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VisionQuest
Ultron
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ultron (voice)
The Homesman
Aloysius Duffy
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Blacklist
Raymond 'Red' Reddington
The Frame
James Ballard
Lincoln
W.N. Bilbo
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Shorts
Carbon Black
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
Narrator (voice)
Discovery Atlas
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
The Office
Robert California
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Boston Legal
Alan Shore
Shadow of Fear
William Ashbury
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Alien Hunter
Julian Rome
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
I Witness
Douglas Draper
The Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg
Secretary
Mr. Grey
The Stickup
John Parker
Speaking of Sex
Dr. Roger Klink
Slow Burn
Marcus
The Watcher
FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
Supernova
Nick Vanzant
Curtain Call
Stevenson Lowe
Critical Care
Dr. Werner Ernst
The View
Self
Keys to Tulsa
Ronnie Stover
The Practice
Alan Shore
Driftwood
The Man
2 Days in the Valley
Lee Woods
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Crash
James Ballard
Stargate
Dr. Daniel Jackson
Wolf
Stewart Swinton
Dream Lover
Ray Reardon
Frasier
Steven (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Music of Chance
Jack Pozzi
Bob Roberts
Chuck Marlin
Storyville
Cray Fowler
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
True Colors
Tim Gerrity
White Palace
Max Baron
Bad Influence
Michael Boll
sex, lies, and videotape
Graham Dalton
Seinfeld
Jason 'Stanky' Hanky
The Rachel Papers
Deforest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jack's Back
John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford
Greasy Lake
Digby
Wall Street
Roger Barnes
Less Than Zero
Rip
Baby Boom
Ken Arrenberg
Mannequin
Mr. Richards
Pretty in Pink
Steff McKee
Starcrossed
Joey Callaghan
The New Kids
Eddie Dutra
Tuff Turf
Morgan Hiller
Family Secrets
Lowell Everall
A Killer in the Family
Donny Tison
Diner
Fenwick
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Buddy Gant
The Family Tree
Endless Love
Keith
Team-Mates
Jimmy
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee