James Marsden
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James Paul Marsden is an American actor. His accolades include nominations for two Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe. He began his acting career guest starring in 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 four films of the X-Men film series (2000–2014), and for his roles in the films The Notebook (2004), Superman Returns (2006), Hairspray (2007), Enchanted (2007), 27 Dresses (2008), Hop (2011), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). He portrayed John F. Kennedy in the drama film The Butler (2013), Tom Wachowski in the action-adventure comedy film series Sonic the Hedgehog (2020–present) and reprised his role as Cyclops in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film Avengers: Doomsday (2026).
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James Marsden is an American film actor, singer, and voice actor. Born in Stillwater in 1973, he is a male citizen of the United States. He began his work period in 1993 and is educated at Oklahoma State University.
Marsden speaks, writes, and sings in English. His native language is English, and he uses it as his writing language. He performs using his voice as an instrument. He has three children.
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Film & TV
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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…
Known for
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 — Tom Wachowski2027
- Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice — Quick Draw Mike2026
- Avengers: Doomsday — Scott Summers / Cyclops2026
- Paradise: Official Podcast — Self2026
- Jury Duty Presents: Behind the Scenes of Company Retreat — Self - Moderator2026
- Paradise — President Cal Bradford2025
- No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski — Self2025
- Your Friends & Neighbors — Owen Ashe2025
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — Tom2024
- Unfrosted — Jack Lalanne2024
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Stillwater
- Occupation
- model
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- James Marsden by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- James Marsden
- date of birth
- 1973-09-18
- name in native language
- James Marsden
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor. His accolades include nominations for two Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe. He began his acting career guest starring in 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 four films of the X-Men film series (2000–2014), and for his roles in the films The Notebook (2004), Superman Returns (2006), Hairspray (2007), Enchanted (2007), 27 Dresses (2008), Hop (2011), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). He portrayed John F. Kennedy in the drama film The Butler (2013), Tom Wachowski in the action-adventure comedy film series Sonic the Hedgehog (2020–present) and reprised his role as Cyclops in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film Avengers: Doomsday (2026).
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 sitcoms Modern Family (2011) and 30 Rock (2012–2013). He starred as a fictionalized 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), for which he received his second Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and the second season of the black comedy-drama Your Friends & Neighbors (2026).
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