James Marsden

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-09-18 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

James Marsden

Biography

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 st...

Acting

2006

Superman Returns

as Richard White

2007

Hairspray

as Corny Collins

2007

Enchanted

as Prince Edward

2002

Interstate 60

as Neal Oliver

2004

The Notebook

as Lon Hammond

2009

The Box

as Arthur Lewis

2008

27 Dresses

as Kevin Doyle

1998

Disturbing Behavior

as Steve Clark

2006

10th & Wolf

as Tommy

2001

Zoolander

as John Wilkes Booth

2008

Sex Drive

as Rex Lafferty

2010

2005

Heights

as Jonathan

2000

X-Men

as Cyclops

2003

X2

as Scott Summers / Cyclops

2006

X-Men: The Last Stand

as Scott Summers / Cyclops

2006

The Alibi

as Wendell Hatch

1997

Campfire Tales

as Eddie (segment "The Hook")

2011

Straw Dogs

as David Sumner

2001

Sugar & Spice

as Jack Bartlett

2000

Gossip

as Derrick Webb

2004

2011

Hop

as Fred

1997

2014

The Loft

as Chris Vanowen

2013

As Cool as I Am

as Chuck Diamond

2012

Robot & Frank

as Hunter

2012

Bachelorette

as Trevor Graham

2012

Small Apartments

as Bernard Franklin

2013

The Butler

as John F. Kennedy

2013

2 Guns

as Quince

2014

Walk of Shame

as Gordon

1996

Gone in a Heartbeat

as Michael Haller

2024

Unfrosted

as Jack Lalanne

2014

2014

The Best of Me

as Dawson Cole

2014

Welcome to Me

as Rich Ruskin

2015

Unfinished Business

as Jim Spinch

1996

Public Enemies

as Doc Barker

2000

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

as Self - 'Cyclops'

2015

The D Train

as Oliver Lawless

2015

1995

2018

Henchmen

as Hank (voice)

2024

Knox Goes Away

as Miles Knox

1997

2022

Disenchanted

as Prince Edward

2017

2017

Tour de Pharmacy

as Rex Honeycut

2017

Shock and Awe

as Warren Strobel

2008

2001

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

as Cyclops (archive footage)

2022

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

as Tom Wachowski

2020

Sonic the Hedgehog

as Tom Wachowski

2020

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

as Criss Cross (voice)

2021

The Boss Baby: Family Business

as Tim Templeton (voice)

2020

Born of a Dream

as F.A. Jones

2021

My Little Pony: A New Generation

as Hitch Trailblazer (voice)

2026

Avengers: Doomsday

as Scott Summers / Cyclops

2023

Production

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