James Spader 1960 65

James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for often portraying eccentric and morally ambiguous characters. He started his career in critically acclaimed independent films before transitioning into television, for which he received numerous awards and acclaim, including three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and ten Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Spader started his career acting in youth-orientated films such as Tuff Turf (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 Colours (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 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). Spader is also known for starring 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—TV Series Drama.

From Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Lincoln 2012
W.N. Bilbo
Stargate 1994
Dr. Daniel Jackson
The Blacklist 2013 - 2023
Raymond 'Red' Reddington, Executive Producer
Wall Street 1987
Roger Barnes
Crash 1996
James Ballard
Wolf 1994
Stewart Swinton
The Homesman 2014
Aloysius Duffy
Mannequin 1987
Mr. Richards
The Watcher 2000
FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
Supernova 2000
Nick Vanzant
Baby Boom 1987
Ken Arrenberg
Shorts 2009
Carbon Black

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2024 BRATS as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron as Ultron (voice)

2014 The Homesman as Aloysius Duffy

2013 The Blacklist as Raymond 'Red' Reddington Executive Producer

2012 Lincoln as W.N. Bilbo

2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)

2009 Shorts as Carbon Black

2006 Discovery Atlas: China Revealed as Narrator (voice)

2004 Shadow of Fear as William Ashbury

2003 Alien Hunter as Julian Rome

2003 I Witness as Douglas Draper

2003 The Pentagon Papers as Daniel Ellsberg

2002 Secretary as Mr. Grey

2002 The Stickup as John Parker

2001 Speaking of Sex as Dr. Roger Klink

2000 Slow Burn as Marcus

2000 The Watcher as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell

2000 Supernova as Nick Vanzant

1998 Curtain Call as Stevenson Lowe

1997 Critical Care as Dr. Werner Ernst

1997 Keys to Tulsa as Ronnie Stover

1997 Driftwood as The Man

1996 2 Days in the Valley as Lee Woods

1996 Crash as James Ballard

1994 Dream Lover as Ray Reardon

1994 Stargate as Dr. Daniel Jackson

1994 Wolf as Stewart Swinton

1993 The Music of Chance as Jack Pozzi

1992 Bob Roberts as Chuck Marlin

1992 Storyville as Cray Fowler

1991 True Colors as Tim Gerrity

1990 White Palace as Max Baron

1990 Bad Influence as Michael Boll

1989 sex, lies, and videotape as Graham Dalton

1989 The Rachel Papers as Deforest

1988 Jack's Back as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford

1988 Greasy Lake

1987 Wall Street as Roger Barnes

1987 Less Than Zero as Rip

1987 Baby Boom as Ken Arrenberg

1987 Mannequin as Mr. Richards

1986 Pretty in Pink as Steff McKee

1985 Starcrossed as Joey Callaghan

1985 The New Kids as Eddie Dutra

1985 Tuff Turf as Morgan Hiller

1984 Family Secrets as Lowell Everall

1983 A Killer in the Family as Donny Tison

1983 Diner as Fenwick

1983 Cocaine: One Man's Seduction as Buddy Gant

1981 Endless Love as Keith

1978 Team-Mates as Jimmy

Genres

6.50 Western 1

6.35 Fantasy 2

6.33 History 2

6.19 Crime 9

6.16 Drama 32

6.13 Action 6

6.08 Romance 15

6.00 Documentary 1

5.86 Adventure 6

5.81 Mystery 6

5.80 Family 1

5.78 TV Movie 5

5.74 Science Fiction 7

5.71 Comedy 12

5.65 Horror 4

5.59 Thriller 16