Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 07, 1960
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
73 titles
James Spader
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
VisionQuest
Ultron
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ultron (voice)
The Homesman
Aloysius Duffy
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Blacklist
Raymond 'Red' Reddington
The Frame
James Ballard
Lincoln
W.N. Bilbo
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Shorts
Carbon Black
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Discovery Atlas
Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
Narrator (voice)
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
The Office
Robert California
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Boston Legal
Alan Shore
Shadow of Fear
William Ashbury
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Alien Hunter
Julian Rome
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
I Witness
Douglas Draper
The Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg
Secretary
Mr. Grey
The Stickup
John Parker
Speaking of Sex
Dr. Roger Klink
Slow Burn
Marcus
The Watcher
FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
Supernova
Nick Vanzant
Curtain Call
Stevenson Lowe
Critical Care
Dr. Werner Ernst
The View
Self
Keys to Tulsa
Ronnie Stover
The Practice
Alan Shore
Driftwood
The Man
2 Days in the Valley
Lee Woods
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Crash
James Ballard
Stargate
Dr. Daniel Jackson
Wolf
Stewart Swinton
Dream Lover
Ray Reardon
Frasier
Steven (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Music of Chance
Jack Pozzi
Bob Roberts
Chuck Marlin
Storyville
Cray Fowler
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
True Colors
Tim Gerrity
White Palace
Max Baron