James Spader
Acting
Born 1960-02-07
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
73 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
The Blacklist
The Office
Frasier
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Seinfeld
The View
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Golden Globe Awards
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Boston Legal
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Practice
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Reichen Show
Dream Lover
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Stargate
Secretary
Crash
Wall Street
Lincoln
sex, lies, and videotape
VisionQuest
Pretty in Pink
Mannequin
The Frame
Endless Love
White Palace
Baby Boom
The Homesman
Wolf
The Watcher
Less Than Zero
Tuff Turf
2 Days in the Valley
Supernova
Bad Influence
Alien Hunter
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Shorts
BRATS
The New Kids
Critical Care
Bob Roberts
The Pentagon Papers
Speaking of Sex
The Rachel Papers
True Colors
Curtain Call
Shadow of Fear
I Witness
The Family Tree
Jack's Back
The Stickup
Slow Burn
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