James Spader

Known for ActingBorn 1960-02-07 (age 66)Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Frame

The Office

Seinfeld

Boston Legal

The Blacklist

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Life Itself

The Practice

Frasier

Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Family Tree

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

Diner

Wall Street

Lincoln

Stargate

sex, lies, and videotape

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

Secretary

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mannequin

The Homesman

Golden Globe Awards

Pretty in Pink

The Music of Chance

Dream Lover

Bob Roberts

Crash

White Palace

The Daily Show

A Killer in the Family

The Stickup

Less Than Zero

Critical Care

Baby Boom

The New Kids

BRATS

True Colors

2 Days in the Valley

Wolf

Discovery Atlas

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Shorts

Bad Influence

The Pentagon Papers

Tuff Turf

Driftwood