James Spader

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-02-07 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

James Spader

Biography

James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for often portraying eccentric and morally ambiguous characters. He started his career in critically acclaimed independent films before transitioning into television, for which he received numerous awards and acclaim, including three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and ten Screen Actors Guild Awards. Spader started his career acting in youth-orientated films such as Tuff Turf (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), and Mannequin (1987). His breakthrough role came with the Steven Soderbergh drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), for w...

Acting

1996

Crash

as James Ballard

1989

sex, lies, and videotape

as Graham Dalton

1994

Stargate

as Dr. Daniel Jackson

1987

Mannequin

as Mr. Richards

1992

Bob Roberts

as Chuck Marlin

2000

Supernova

as Nick Vanzant

2000

The Watcher

as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell

1994

Wolf

as Stewart Swinton

2002

Secretary

as Mr. Grey

1986

Pretty in Pink

as Steff McKee

2003

Alien Hunter

as Julian Rome

1990

Bad Influence

as Michael Boll

2009

Shorts

as Carbon Black

1996

1991

True Colors

as Tim Gerrity

2003

The Pentagon Papers

as Daniel Ellsberg

1987

1985

Tuff Turf

as Morgan Hiller

1990

White Palace

as Max Baron

1989

1988

Jack's Back

as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford

2002

The Stickup

as John Parker

1997

Critical Care

as Dr. Werner Ernst

2003

I Witness

as Douglas Draper

2001

Speaking of Sex

as Dr. Roger Klink

1993

The Music of Chance

as Jack Pozzi

1993

Dream Lover

as Ray Reardon

1998

Curtain Call

as Stevenson Lowe

1981

Endless Love

as Keith

2004

Shadow of Fear

as William Ashbury

1985

Starcrossed

as Joey Callaghan

1985

The New Kids

as Eddie Dutra

2012

Lincoln

as W.N. Bilbo

2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron

as Ultron (voice)

1997

Driftwood

as The Man

1978

Team-Mates

as Jimmy

1992

Storyville

as Cray Fowler

2000

Slow Burn

as Marcus

1997

Keys to Tulsa

as Ronnie Stover

1983

2012

1987

Wall Street

as Roger Barnes

2014

The Homesman

as Aloysius Duffy

1987

Baby Boom

as Ken Arrenberg

2024

BRATS

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984

Family Secrets

as Lowell Everall

1983

Diner

as Fenwick

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