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James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor. He began his acting career by guest-starring on the television shows Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993), Touched by an Angel (1995), and Party of Five (1995). Marsden gained fame for his portrayal of Cyclops in the X-Men film series from 2000 to 2014, and for his roles in the films The Notebook (2004), Superman Returns (2006), Hairspray (2007), Enchanted (2007), 27 Dresses (2008), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). He portrayed John F. Kennedy in the drama film The Butler (2013) and Tom Wachowski in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series (2020–present).

Marsden starred in the science fiction series Westworld from 2016 to 2022 and in the black comedy series Dead to Me from 2019 to 2022, for which he received a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award. He played guest roles in the Modern Family (2011) and 30 Rock (2012–2013) sitcoms. He starred as a fictionalised version of himself in the mockumentary series Jury Duty (2023), for which he received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Marsden has since starred in the thriller series Paradise (2025).

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2026 Avengers: Doomsday as Scott Summers / Cyclops

2025 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice as Mike

2025 Paradise as President Cal Bradford

2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Tom

2024 Unfrosted as Jack Lalanne

2024 Knox Goes Away as Miles Knox

2023 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie as Hank (voice)

2022 Disenchanted as Prince Edward

2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Tom Wachowski

2021 My Little Pony: A New Generation as Hitch Trailblazer (voice)

2021 The Boss Baby: Family Business as Tim Templeton (voice)

2020 Born of a Dream as F.A. Jones

2020 30 Rock: A One-Time Special as Criss Cross (voice)

2020 Sonic the Hedgehog as Tom Wachowski

2019 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood Thanks

2018 Henchmen as Hank (voice)

2017 Shock and Awe as Warren Strobel

2017 Tour de Pharmacy as Rex Honeycut

2017 The Female Brain as Adam

2016 Westworld as Theodore 'Teddy' Flood

2015 The D Train as Oliver Lawless

2015 Unfinished Business as Jim Spinch

2015 Into the Grizzly Maze as Rowan

2015 Accidental Love as Scott

2014 The Best of Me as Dawson Cole

2014 The Loft as Chris Vanowen

2014 Welcome to Me as Rich Ruskin

2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past as Scott Summers

2014 Walk of Shame as Gordon

2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Jack Lime

2013 The Butler as John F. Kennedy

2013 2 Guns as Quince

2013 As Cool as I Am as Chuck Diamond

2012 Robot & Frank as Hunter

2012 Small Apartments as Bernard Franklin

2012 Bachelorette as Trevor Graham

2011 Straw Dogs as David Sumner

2011 Hop as Fred

2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Diggs (voice)

2010 Death at a Funeral as Oscar

2009 The Box as Arthur Lewis

2008 Sex Drive as Rex Lafferty

2008 Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure as Prince Edward (voice)

2008 27 Dresses as Kevin Doyle

2007 Enchanted as Prince Edward

2007 Hairspray as Corny Collins

2006 Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' as Self

2006 Superman Returns as Richard White

2006 X-Men: The Last Stand as Scott Summers / Cyclops

2006 10th & Wolf as Tommy

2006 The Alibi as Wendell Hatch

2005 Heights as Jonathan

2004 The Notebook as Lon Hammond

2004 The 24th Day as Dan

2003 X2 Global Webcast Highlights as Self

2003 The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'

2003 X2 as Scott Summers / Cyclops

2003 X-Men: Premieres Around the World as Self

2003 Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

2002 Interstate 60 as Neal Oliver

2001 Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Cyclops (archive footage)

2001 Zoolander as John Wilkes Booth

2001 Sugar & Spice as Jack Bartlett

2000 X-Men as Cyclops

2000 X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Self - 'Cyclops'

2000 Gossip as Derrick Webb

1998 Disturbing Behavior as Steve Clark

1997 Bella Mafia as Luka

1997 On the Edge of Innocence as Jake Walker

1997 Campfire Tales as Eddie (segment "The Hook")

1996 Gone in a Heartbeat as Michael Haller

1996 Public Enemies as Doc Barker

1995 919 Fifth Avenue as Will

1994 No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn as Tyler Cochran

1994 Search and Rescue

1993 In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco as Steven Willis

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6.62 Adventure 14

6.39 Animation 7

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6.28 Crime 9

6.25 Comedy 36

6.22 Fantasy 6

6.14 Thriller 12

5.98 Drama 24

5.83 Mystery 3

5.83 History 2

5.65 Horror 3

4.91 TV Movie 8