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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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The roles that explain the career.
61 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 | Tom | Film |
| 2026 | Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice | Quick Draw Mike | Film |
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday | Scott Summers / Cyclops | Film |
| 2026 | Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat | Executive Producer | TV |
| 2025 | Your Friends & Neighbors | Owen Ashe | TV |
| 2024 | Knox Goes Away | Miles Knox | Film |
| 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Tom | Film |
| 2023 | Jury Duty | James Marsden - Juror #14 (Alternate) | TV |
| 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | Hank (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Tom Wachowski | Film |
| 2022 | Disenchanted | Prince Edward | Film |
| 2021 | My Little Pony: A New Generation | Hitch Trailblazer (voice) | Film |
| 2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | Tim Templeton (voice) | Film |
| 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Tom Wachowski | Film |
| 2019 | Dead to Me | Ben Wood | TV |
| 2017 | Tour de Pharmacy | Rex Honeycut | Film |
| 2016 | Westworld | Theodore 'Teddy' Flood | TV |
| 2015 | Unfinished Business | Jim Spinch | Film |
| 2015 | X-Men: Days of Future Past - The Rogue Cut | Scott Summers / Cyclops | Film |
| 2014 | Walk of Shame | Gordon | Film |
| 2014 | The Loft | Chris Vanowen | Film |
| 2014 | The Best of Me | Dawson Cole | Film |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Scott Summers | Film |
| 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Jack Lime | Film |
| 2013 | As Cool as I Am | Chuck Diamond | Film |
| 2013 | 2 Guns | Quince | Film |
| 2013 | The Butler | John F. Kennedy | Film |
| 2012 | Bachelorette | Trevor Graham | Film |
| 2012 | Small Apartments | Bernard Franklin | Film |
| 2012 | Robot & Frank | Hunter | Film |
| 2011 | Straw Dogs | David Sumner | Film |
| 2011 | Hop | Fred | Film |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Diggs (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral | Oscar | Film |
| 2009 | The Box | Arthur Lewis | Film |
| 2008 | Sex Drive | Rex Lafferty | Film |
| 2008 | 27 Dresses | Kevin Doyle | Film |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Corny Collins | Film |
| 2007 | 'Hairspray' Extentions | Self | Film |
| 2007 | Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth | Self | Film |
| 2007 | It's 'Hairspray'! | Self | Film |
| 2007 | Enchanted | Prince Edward | Film |
| 2006 | 10th & Wolf | Tommy | Film |
| 2006 | The Alibi | Wendell Hatch | Film |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Scott Summers / Cyclops | Film |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Richard White | Film |
| 2005 | Heights | Jonathan | Film |
| 2004 | The Notebook | Lon Hammond | Film |
| 2004 | The 24th Day | Dan | Film |
| 2003 | X2 | Scott Summers / Cyclops | Film |
| 2002 | Interstate 60 | Neal Oliver | Film |
| 2001 | Sugar & Spice | Jack Bartlett | Film |
| 2000 | X-Men | Cyclops | Film |
| 1998 | Disturbing Behavior | Steve Clark | Film |
| 1997 | Campfire Tales | Eddie (segment "The Hook") | Film |
| 1997 | Bella Mafia | Luka | Film |
| 1997 | On the Edge of Innocence | Jake Walker | Film |
| 1996 | Public Enemies | Doc Barker | Film |
| 1994 | Search and Rescue | Film | |
| 1993 | In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco | Steven Willis | Film |
| You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" | Self | Film |
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