Acting credits
114
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James Marsden
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.1
Moderate attention
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Movies: 74Series: 42Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 11006
IMDb ID: nm0005188
Known for: Acting
Born: September 18, 1973
Age: 52
Place of birth: Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2026
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q485901
Also known as
James Paul Marsden • Jimmy Marsden
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)Thanks (1)
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 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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James Marsden.
Dec 16
Avengers: Doomsday
as Scott Summers / Cyclops
2026 Movie
In 4 weeks
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
as Mike
2026 Movie
7.6
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
as Tom
2024 Movie
5.3
Unfrosted
as Jack Lalanne
2024 Movie
7.0
Knox Goes Away
as Miles Knox
2024 Movie
7.0
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
as Hank (voice)
2023 Movie
6.7
Disenchanted
as Prince Edward
2022 Movie
7.4
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
as Tom Wachowski
2022 Movie
7.7
My Little Pony: A New Generation
as Hitch Trailblazer (voice)
2021 Movie
7.3
The Boss Baby: Family Business
as Tim Templeton (voice)
2021 Movie
Born of a Dream
as F.A. Jones
2020 Movie
6.0
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
as Criss Cross (voice)
2020 Movie
7.3
Sonic the Hedgehog
as Tom Wachowski
2020 Movie
7.4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Thanks
2019 Movie
6.4
Henchmen
as Hank (voice)
2018 Movie
6.3
Shock and Awe
as Warren Strobel
2017 Movie
6.7
Tour de Pharmacy
as Rex Honeycut
2017 Movie
5.5
The Female Brain
as Adam
2017 Movie
4.9
The D Train
as Oliver Lawless
2015 Movie
5.8
Welcome to Me
as Rich Ruskin
2015 Movie
5.5
Unfinished Business
as Jim Spinch
2015 Movie
5.4
Into the Grizzly Maze
as Rowan
2015 Movie
4.3
Accidental Love
as Scott
2015 Movie
7.5
The Best of Me
as Dawson Cole
2014 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Marsden.
Mar 20
Company Retreat
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2026 Series
7.4
Your Friends & Neighbors
10 eps
2025 Series
4.1
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.6
Paradise
as President Cal Bradford • 8 eps
2025 Series
7.3
Knuckles
as Tom Wachowski (archive footage) (uncredited) • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.6
Jury Duty
as James Marsden - Juror #14 (Alternate) • 8 eps
2023 Series
6.8
The Stand
as Stu Redman • 9 eps
2020 Series
7.3
Mrs. America
as Phil Crane • 3 eps
2020 Series
8.0
Green Eggs and Ham
as Bo (voice) • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.3
Dead to Me
as Ben Wood • 10 eps
2019 Series
6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.0
Westworld
as Theodore 'Teddy' Flood • 28 eps
2016 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.6
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.9
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.5
Wander Over Yonder
as Sir Brad Starlight (voice) • 3 eps
2013 Series
6.2
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.7
Vietnam in HD
as Arthur Wiknik • 6 eps
2011 Series
7.9
Modern Family
as Barry • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2009 Series