James Spader
Acting
Born: February 7, 1960 (age 66) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Highest Rated
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
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
The Office
2005
Lincoln
2012
Stargate
1994
The Blacklist
2013
Seinfeld
1989
Wall Street
1987
Secretary
2002
Crash
1996
Pretty in Pink
1986
sex, lies, and videotape
1989
Wolf
1994
Photos (19)
Movies (49)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ultron (voice)
Secretary
Mr. Grey
Stargate
Dr. Daniel Jackson
Crash
James Ballard
Lincoln
W.N. Bilbo
Wall Street
Roger Barnes
sex, lies, and videotape
Graham Dalton
Wolf
Stewart Swinton
Dream Lover
Ray Reardon
Mannequin
Mr. Richards
The Homesman
Aloysius Duffy
The Watcher
FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
Pretty in Pink
Steff McKee
White Palace
Max Baron
Less Than Zero
Rip
Shorts
Carbon Black
Endless Love
Keith
Tuff Turf
Morgan Hiller
Baby Boom
Ken Arrenberg
Supernova
Nick Vanzant
Alien Hunter
Julian Rome
Bad Influence
Michael Boll
2 Days in the Valley
Lee Woods
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Speaking of Sex
Dr. Roger Klink
The Stickup
John Parker
Keys to Tulsa
Ronnie Stover
True Colors
Tim Gerrity
Shadow of Fear
William Ashbury
The New Kids
Eddie Dutra
Bob Roberts
Chuck Marlin
Critical Care
Dr. Werner Ernst
Curtain Call
Stevenson Lowe
The Rachel Papers
Deforest
I Witness
Douglas Draper
Jack's Back
John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford
The Music of Chance
Jack Pozzi
Team-Mates
Jimmy
The Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg
Storyville
Cray Fowler
Slow Burn
Marcus
Driftwood
The Man
Diner
Fenwick
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Buddy Gant
Family Secrets
Lowell Everall
Starcrossed
Joey Callaghan
A Killer in the Family
Donny Tison
Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
Narrator (voice)
Greasy Lake
Digby
TV Shows (10)
The Office
Robert California · 25 eps
The Blacklist
Raymond 'Red' Reddington · 218 eps
Frasier
Steven (voice) · 1 eps
Seinfeld
Jason 'Stanky' Hanky · 1 eps
Boston Legal
Alan Shore · 101 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
The Practice
Alan Shore · 22 eps
The Frame
James Ballard · 1 eps
Discovery Atlas
11 eps
The Family Tree
6 eps
Self / Appearances (13)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 5 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 5 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
