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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 7, 1960
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
- Jimmy Spader
- James Todd Spader
James Spader
4.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
5.9
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
BRATS
2024
7.3
Ultron (voice)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
6.5
Aloysius Duffy
The Homesman
2014
5.3
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.9
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
7.6
Raymond 'Red' Reddington
The Blacklist
2013
10.0
James Ballard
The Frame
2013
6.9
W.N. Bilbo
Lincoln
2012
7.6
(archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
5.8
Carbon Black
Shorts
2009
Credits
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
5.9
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Ultron (voice)
2015
7.3
The Homesman
as Aloysius Duffy
2014
6.5
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
The Blacklist
as Raymond 'Red' Reddington
2013
7.6
The Frame
as James Ballard
2013
10.0
Lincoln
as W.N. Bilbo
2012
6.9
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
7.6
Shorts
as Carbon Black
2009
5.8
Discovery Atlas
2006
6.0
Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
as Narrator (voice)
2006
0.0
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
2005
4.8
The Office
as Robert California
2005
8.6
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
6.7
Boston Legal
as Alan Shore
2004
7.9
Shadow of Fear
as William Ashbury
2004
5.2
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Alien Hunter
as Julian Rome
2003
5.1
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003
4.0
I Witness
as Douglas Draper
2003
5.4
The Pentagon Papers
as Daniel Ellsberg
2003
5.8
Secretary
as Mr. Grey
2002
6.8
The Stickup
as John Parker
2002
6.2
Speaking of Sex
as Dr. Roger Klink
2001
5.4
Slow Burn
as Marcus
2000
4.1
The Watcher
as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
2000
5.1
Supernova
as Nick Vanzant
2000
4.9
Curtain Call
as Stevenson Lowe
1998
4.9
Critical Care
as Dr. Werner Ernst
1997
6.4
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Keys to Tulsa
as Ronnie Stover
1997
4.7
The Practice
as Alan Shore
1997
7.6
Driftwood
as The Man
1997
5.7
2 Days in the Valley
as Lee Woods
1996
6.2
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Crash
as James Ballard
1996
6.5
Dream Lover
as Ray Reardon
1994
6.3
Stargate
as Dr. Daniel Jackson
1994
7.0
Wolf
as Stewart Swinton
1994
6.1
Frasier
as Steven (voice)
1993
7.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
The Music of Chance
as Jack Pozzi
1993
6.5
Bob Roberts
as Chuck Marlin
1992
6.5
Storyville
as Cray Fowler
1992
4.8
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
True Colors
as Tim Gerrity
1991
6.2
White Palace
as Max Baron
1990
6.3
Bad Influence
as Michael Boll
1990
6.0
sex, lies, and videotape
as Graham Dalton
1989
6.9
Seinfeld
as Jason 'Stanky' Hanky
1989
8.3
The Rachel Papers
as Deforest
1989
5.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
5.4
Jack's Back
as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford
1988
5.3
Greasy Lake
as Digby
1988
3.2
Wall Street
as Roger Barnes
1987
7.2
Less Than Zero
as Rip
1987
6.4
Baby Boom
as Ken Arrenberg
1987
6.4
Mannequin
as Mr. Richards
1987
6.8
Pretty in Pink
as Steff McKee
1986
6.7
Starcrossed
as Joey Callaghan
1985
4.8
The New Kids
as Eddie Dutra
1985
6.2
Tuff Turf
as Morgan Hiller
1985
5.9
Family Secrets
as Lowell Everall
1984
3.7
A Killer in the Family
as Donny Tison
1983
6.5
Diner
as Fenwick
1983
7.0
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
as Buddy Gant
1983
6.6
🎬
The Family Tree
1983
5.0
Endless Love
as Keith
1981
5.7
Team-Mates
as Jimmy
1978
1.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
VisionQuest
as Ultron (voice)
N/A
0.0