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James Spader

Actor | * 02/07/1960 (64) | Boston, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
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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-oriented 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 which he received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He then starred in films such as White Palace (1990), True Colors (1991), ()
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James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor and producer. He has portrayed eccentric characters in films such as sex, lies, and videotape (1989), Stargate (1994), Crash (1996), Secretary (2002), and Lincoln (2012). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he played the titular character of Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), which he portrayed through voice and motion capture.His television roles include those of attorney Alan Shore in The Practice (1997-2004) and its spin-off Boston Legal (2004-2008) (for which he won three Emmy Awards), and Robert California in the comedy-mockumentary The Office (2005-2013). He also stars as high-profile criminal-turned-FBI-informant Raymond "Red" Reddington in the NBC crime drama The Blacklist, (2013-) for which he has earned two Golden Globe Award nominations.Description above is from the Wikipedia article James Spader, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the vil ...

Avengers: Age of Ultron

PG-13

2015 | 3.6/5 | 2h 21min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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A sexually repressed woman's husband is having an affair with her sister. The arrival of a visitor with a rather unusual fetish changes everything. ...

sex, lies, and videotape

R

1989 | 3.5/5 | 1h 41min
Drama
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Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dang ...

The Blacklist

TV-14

2013 | 3.8/5 | 43min per episode
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally c ...

Boston Legal

TV-PG

2004 | 3.9/5 | 42min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for James Spader

3x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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Movies with James Spader as Actor(47)

as Ultron (voice)2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Aloysius Duffy2014 The Homesman
as W.N. Bilbo2012 Lincoln
as Carbon Black2009 Shorts
as William Ashbury2004 Shadow of Fear
as Douglas Draper2003 I Witness
as Julian Rome2003 Alien Hunter
as Daniel Ellsberg2003 The Pentagon Papers
as E. Edward Grey2002 Secretary
as John Parker2002 The Stickup
as Dr. Roger Klink2001 Speaking of Sex
as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell2000 The Watcher
as Marcus2000 Slow Burn
as Nick Vanzant2000 Supernova
as Stevenson Lowe1998 Curtain Call
as The Man1997 Driftwood
as Dr. Werner Ernst1997 Critical Care
as Ronnie Stover1997 Keys to Tulsa
as James Ballard1996 Crash
as Lee Woods1996 2 Days in the Valley
as Stewart Swinton1994 Wolf
as Daniel Jackson1994 Stargate
as Jack Pozzi1993 The Music of Chance
as Ray Reardon1993 Dream Lover
as Anchor, Chuck Marlin1992 Bob Roberts
as Cray Fowler1992 Storyville
as Tim Gerrity1991 True Colors
as Max Baron1990 White Palace
as Michael Boll1990 Bad Influence
as Graham Dalton1989 sex, lies, and videotape
as Deforest1989 The Rachel Papers
1988 Greasy Lake
as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford1988 Jack's Back
as Mr. Richards1987 Mannequin
as Ken Arrenberg1987 Baby Boom
as Roger Barnes1987 Wall Street
as Rip1987 Less Than Zero
as Steff1986 Pretty in Pink
as Morgan Hiller1985 Tuff Turf
as Joey Callaghan1985 Starcrossed
as Eddie Dutra1985 The New Kids
as Lowell Everall1984 Family Secrets
as Buddy Gant1983 Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
as Fenwick1983 Diner
as Donny Tison1983 A Killer in the Family
as Keith Butterfield1981 Endless Love
as Jimmy1978 Team-Mates

TV Shows/Series with James Spader as Actor(21)

as himself2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as himself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Raymond "Red" Reddington2013 The Blacklist
as James Ballard2013 The Frame
2006 Discovery Atlas
as Robert California2005 The Office
as himself2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self - Guest2005 The Reichen Show
as Alan Shore2004 Boston Legal
as himself2003 Celebrities Uncensored
as himself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Alan Shore1997 The Practice
as himself1997 The View
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as Steven (voice)1993 Frasier
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Jason 'Stanky' Hanky1989 Seinfeld
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1983 The Family Tree

TV Shows/Series with James Spader as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2013 The Blacklist
Production/Co-Executive Producer2013 The Blacklist

Full Name: James Todd Spader
Born: Sunday, 02/07 1960 (February) in Boston, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 64 years + 80 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Phillips Academy, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Father: Stoddard Greenwood (Todd) Spader
Mother: Jean Fraser
Related to: Seth P. Beers
Other names for James Spader (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jimmy Spader"
"Τζέιμς Σπέιντερ"
"Джеймс Спэйдер"
"James Todd Spader"
"제임스 스페이더"
James Spader frequently works together with these people:
Larry David (34x, Actor)
Norman Brenner (24x, Actor)
Ricky Gervais (14x, Actor)
Daniel Radcliffe (13x, Actor)
Meredith Vieira (13x, Actress)
Deck McKenzie (13x, Actor)
Kelsey Grammer (12x, Actor)
David Duchovny (12x, Actor)
Rosie Perez (12x, Actress)
Jimmy Fallon (12x, Actor)
Mindy Kaling (12x, Actress)
Eric Stoltz (6x, Actor)
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