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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Primarily2026 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