James Spader
Born February 07, 1960 (Age: 66)
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
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as Ultron (voice)
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Age: 55
The Homesman
2014
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as Aloysius Duffy
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Age: 54
Lincoln
2012
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as W.N. Bilbo
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Age: 52
Shorts
2009
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as Carbon Black
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Age: 49
Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
2006
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 46
Secretary
2002
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as Mr. Grey
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Age: 42
The Stickup
2002
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as John Parker
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Age: 41
Slow Burn
2000
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as Marcus
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Age: 40
The Watcher
2000
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as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
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Age: 40
Supernova
2000
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as Nick Vanzant
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Age: 39
Curtain Call
1998
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as Stevenson Lowe
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Age: 38
Critical Care
1997
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as Dr. Werner Ernst
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Age: 37
Keys to Tulsa
1997
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as Ronnie Stover
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Age: 37
Driftwood
1997
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as The Man
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Age: 36
2 Days in the Valley
1996
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as Lee Woods
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Age: 36
Crash
1996
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as James Ballard
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Age: 36
Stargate
1994
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as Dr. Daniel Jackson
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Age: 34
Wolf
1994
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as Stewart Swinton
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Age: 34
The Music of Chance
1993
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as Jack Pozzi
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Age: 33
Bob Roberts
1992
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as Chuck Marlin
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Age: 32
Storyville
1992
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as Cray Fowler
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Age: 32
True Colors
1991
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as Tim Gerrity
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Age: 31
White Palace
1990
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as Max Baron
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Age: 30
Bad Influence
1990
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as Michael Boll
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Age: 30
sex, lies, and videotape
1989
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as Graham Dalton
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Age: 29
The Rachel Papers
1989
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as Deforest
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Age: 29
Jack's Back
1988
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as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford
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Age: 28
Greasy Lake
1988
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as Digby
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Age: 27
Wall Street
1987
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as Roger Barnes
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Age: 27
Less Than Zero
1987
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as Rip
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Age: 27
Baby Boom
1987
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as Ken Arrenberg
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Age: 27
Mannequin
1987
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as Mr. Richards
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Age: 27
Pretty in Pink
1986
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as Steff McKee
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Age: 26
Starcrossed
1985
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as Joey Callaghan
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Age: 24
The New Kids
1985
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as Eddie Dutra
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Age: 24
Tuff Turf
1985
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as Morgan Hiller
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Age: 24
Endless Love
1981
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as Keith
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Age: 21
Team-Mates
1978
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as Jimmy
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Age: 18