James Marsden

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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Known For

X-Men: Days of Future Past Not in library

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

The Notebook Not in library

The Notebook

2004

X-Men Not in library

X-Men

2000

X2 Not in library

X2

2003

Sonic the Hedgehog Not in library

Sonic the Hedgehog

2020

X-Men: The Last Stand Not in library

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

Westworld Not in library

Westworld

2016

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Not in library

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022

Enchanted Not in library

Enchanted

2007

Zoolander Not in library

Zoolander

2001

Acting

2027 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Tom
2026 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice as Quick Draw Mike In Library
2026 Avengers: Doomsday as Scott Summers / Cyclops
2025 Paradise as President Cal Bradford (11 episodes)
2025 No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski as Self (1 episode)
2025 Your Friends & Neighbors as Owen Ashe (10 episodes)
2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Tom
2024 Unfrosted as Jack Lalanne
2024 Knox Goes Away as Miles Knox
2024 Knuckles as Tom Wachowski (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode)
2023 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie as Hank (voice)
2023 Jury Duty as James Marsden - Juror #14 (Alternate) (8 episodes)
2022 Disenchanted as Prince Edward
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Tom Wachowski
2021 The Boss Baby: Family Business as Tim Templeton (voice)
2021 My Little Pony: A New Generation as Hitch Trailblazer (voice)
2021 Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale as Tim Templeton
2020 Sonic the Hedgehog as Tom Wachowski
2020 30 Rock: A One-Time Special as Criss Cross (voice)
2020 Born of a Dream as F.A. Jones
2020 The Stand as Stu Redman (9 episodes)
2020 Mrs. America as Phil Crane (3 episodes)
2019 Dead to Me as Ben Wood (10 episodes)
2019 Green Eggs and Ham as Bo (voice) (1 episode)
2019 Dead to Me as Steve Wood (10 episodes)
2019 Dead to Me as Steve Wood / Ben Wood (10 episodes)
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self (1 episode)
2018 Henchmen as Hank (voice)
2017 The Female Brain as Adam
2017 Tour de Pharmacy as Rex Honeycut
2017 Shock and Awe as Warren Strobel
2017 Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self (1 episode)
2016 Westworld as Theodore 'Teddy' Flood (28 episodes)
2015 Into the Grizzly Maze as Rowan
2015 Welcome to Me as Rich Ruskin
2015 Unfinished Business as Jim Spinch
2015 The D Train as Oliver Lawless
2015 Accidental Love as Scott
2015 StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self (1 episode)
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self (1 episode)
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (1 episode)
2014 The Loft as Chris Vanowen
2014 Walk of Shame as Gordon
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past as Scott Summers
2014 The Best of Me as Dawson Cole
2014 Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self (1 episode)
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2013 As Cool as I Am as Chuck Diamond
2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Jack Lime
2013 The Butler as John F. Kennedy
2013 2 Guns as Quince
2013 Wander Over Yonder as Sir Brad Starlight (voice) (3 episodes)
2012 Robot & Frank as Hunter
2012 Bachelorette as Trevor Graham
2012 Small Apartments as Bernard Franklin
2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self (1 episode)
2011 Straw Dogs as David Sumner
2011 Hop as Fred
2011 Vietnam in HD as Arthur Wiknik (6 episodes)
2010 Death at a Funeral as Oscar
2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Diggs (voice)
2010 Conan as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2009 The Box as Arthur Lewis
2009 Modern Family as Barry (1 episode)
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (3 episodes)
2009 Party Down as Jack Botty (2 episodes)
2008 27 Dresses as Kevin Doyle
2008 Sex Drive as Rex Lafferty
2008 Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure as Prince Edward (voice)
2007 Hairspray as Corny Collins
2007 Enchanted as Prince Edward
2006 Superman Returns as Richard White
2006 10th & Wolf as Tommy
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand as Scott Summers / Cyclops
2006 The Alibi as Wendell Hatch
2006 Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' as Self
2006 30 Rock as Criss (13 episodes)
2005 Heights as Jonathan
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self (1 episode)
2004 The Notebook as Lon Hammond
2004 The 24th Day as Dan
2003 X2 as Scott Summers / Cyclops
2003 Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003 The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2 as Self
2003 X-Men: Premieres Around the World as Self
2003 X2 Global Webcast Highlights as Self
2003 FX2: Visual Effects as Self
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2002 Interstate 60 as Neal Oliver
2002 Top Gear as Self (1 episode)
2001 Zoolander as John Wilkes Booth
2001 Sugar & Spice as Jack Bartlett
2001 Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Cyclops (archive footage)
2001 Critics Choice Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
2000 X-Men as Cyclops
2000 Gossip as Derrick Webb
2000 X-Men: The Mutant Watch as Self - 'Cyclops'
1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1998 Disturbing Behavior as Steve Clark
1997 Campfire Tales as Eddie (segment "The Hook")
1997 Bella Mafia as Luka
1997 On the Edge of Innocence as Jake Walker
1997 Ally McBeal as Glenn Foy (13 episodes)
1997 The View as Self (2 episodes)
1996 Gone in a Heartbeat as Michael Haller
1996 Public Enemies as Doc Barker
1996 Second Noah as Ricky Beckett (21 episodes)
1995 919 Fifth Avenue as Will
1995 The Outer Limits as Brav (1 episode)
1994 No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn as Tyler Cochran
1994 Search and Rescue
1994 Touched by an Angel as Jake (1 episode)
1994 Party of Five as Griffin Holbrook (as Jimmy Marsden) (1 episode)
1994 Boogies Diner as Jason (2 episodes)
1993 In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco as Steven Willis
1993 Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Chad Westerfield (1 episode)
1993 The Nanny as Eddie (2 episodes)
1991 Step by Step as Doug (1 episode)
1990 Blossom as Josh (1 episode)
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1949 The Emmy Awards as Self (1 episode)
An Innocent Girl

Production

2026 Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat Executive Producer

Crew

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