
Acting
Community Rating
5.8
TMDB estimate
Born
February 7, 1960 (age 66)
Born 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). 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.

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ultron (voice)
2015

Secretary
Mr. Grey
2002

Stargate
Dr. Daniel Jackson
1994

Lincoln
W.N. Bilbo
2012

Crash
James Ballard
1996

Pretty in Pink
Steff McKee
1986

Dream Lover
Ray Reardon
1994

Wall Street
Roger Barnes
1987

sex, lies, and videotape
Graham Dalton
1989

Mannequin
Mr. Richards
1987

Endless Love
Keith
1981

BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024

Wolf
Stewart Swinton
1994

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012

The Homesman
Aloysius Duffy
2014

Supernova
Nick Vanzant
2000

White Palace
Max Baron
1990

Tuff Turf
Morgan Hiller
1985

The Watcher
FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
2000

Baby Boom
Ken Arrenberg
1987