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James Marsden

James Marsden

Acting

Born: September 18, 1973Stillwater, 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 (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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Marsden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Tom

2027
Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday

Scott Summers / Cyclops

2026
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Quick Draw Mike

2026
Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Tom

2024
Unfrosted

Unfrosted

Jack Lalanne

2024
Knox Goes Away

Knox Goes Away

Miles Knox

2024
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

Hank (voice)

2023
Disenchanted

Disenchanted

Prince Edward

2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Tom Wachowski

2022
My Little Pony: A New Generation

My Little Pony: A New Generation

Hitch Trailblazer (voice)

2021
Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale

Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale

Tim Templeton

2021
The Boss Baby: Family Business

The Boss Baby: Family Business

Tim Templeton (voice)

2021
Born of a Dream

Born of a Dream

F.A. Jones

2020
30 Rock: A One-Time Special

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

Criss Cross (voice)

2020
Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog

Tom Wachowski

2020
Henchmen

Henchmen

Hank (voice)

2018
Shock and Awe

Shock and Awe

Warren Strobel

2017
Tour de Pharmacy

Tour de Pharmacy

Rex Honeycut

2017
The Female Brain

The Female Brain

Adam

2017
The D Train

The D Train

Oliver Lawless

2015
Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me

Rich Ruskin

2015
Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

Jim Spinch

2015
Into the Grizzly Maze

Into the Grizzly Maze

Rowan

2015
Accidental Love

Accidental Love

Scott

2015
The Best of Me

The Best of Me

Dawson Cole

2014
The Loft

The Loft

Chris Vanowen

2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Scott Summers

2014
Walk of Shame

Walk of Shame

Gordon

2014
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Jack Lime

2013
The Butler

The Butler

John F. Kennedy

2013
2 Guns

2 Guns

Quince

2013
As Cool as I Am

As Cool as I Am

Chuck Diamond

2013
Robot & Frank

Robot & Frank

Hunter

2012
Small Apartments

Small Apartments

Bernard Franklin

2012
Bachelorette

Bachelorette

Trevor Graham

2012
Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

David Sumner

2011
Hop

Hop

Fred

2011
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Diggs (voice)

2010
Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

Oscar

2010
The Box

The Box

Arthur Lewis

2009
Sex Drive

Sex Drive

Rex Lafferty

2008

Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure

Prince Edward (voice)

2008
27 Dresses

27 Dresses

Kevin Doyle

2008
Enchanted

Enchanted

Prince Edward

2007
Hairspray

Hairspray

Corny Collins

2007
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

Self

2006
Superman Returns

Superman Returns

Richard White

2006
X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

Scott Summers / Cyclops

2006
10th & Wolf

10th & Wolf

Tommy

2006
The Alibi

The Alibi

Wendell Hatch

2006
Heights

Heights

Jonathan

2005
The Notebook

The Notebook

Lon Hammond

2004
The 24th Day

The 24th Day

Dan

2004
FX2: Visual Effects

FX2: Visual Effects

Self

2003
X2 Global Webcast Highlights

X2 Global Webcast Highlights

Self

2003
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2

Self

2003
X2

X2

Scott Summers / Cyclops

2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World

X-Men: Premieres Around the World

Self

2003
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

2003
Interstate 60

Interstate 60

Neal Oliver

2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Cyclops (archive footage)

2001
Zoolander

Zoolander

John Wilkes Booth

2001
Sugar & Spice

Sugar & Spice

Jack Bartlett

2001
X-Men

X-Men

Cyclops

2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

Self - 'Cyclops'

2000
Gossip

Gossip

Derrick Webb

2000
Disturbing Behavior

Disturbing Behavior

Steve Clark

1998
Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

Luka

1997
On the Edge of Innocence

On the Edge of Innocence

Jake Walker

1997
Campfire Tales

Campfire Tales

Eddie (segment "The Hook")

1997
Gone in a Heartbeat

Gone in a Heartbeat

Michael Haller

1996
Public Enemies

Public Enemies

Doc Barker

1996
919 Fifth Avenue

919 Fifth Avenue

Will

1995
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn

No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn

Tyler Cochran

1994
Search and Rescue

Search and Rescue

1994
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

Steven Willis

1993