Acting credits
72
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James Spader
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
5.1
Moderate attention
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Movies: 50Series: 22Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 13548
IMDb ID: nm0000652
Known for: Acting
Born: February 7, 1960
Age: 66
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2026
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.31
Wikidata: Q296928
Also known as
Jimmy Spader • James Todd Spader
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)
Biography
James Todd Spader (/ˈspeɪdər/ SPAY-dər; born February 7, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for often portraying eccentric and morally ambiguous characters. He began his career in critically acclaimed independent films before transitioning into television, where he has received acclaim and many awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, and ten Screen Actors Guild Awards. Spader began acting in youth-oriented films such as Tuff Turf, The New Kids (both 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), Stargate (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), and Secretary (2002). Spader took supporting roles in Bob Roberts (1992), Wolf (1994), Lincoln (2012), and The Homesman (2014). He also played the role of Ultron in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). His television roles include the attorney Alan Shore in the last season of The Practice (2003–2004) and its spin-off Boston Legal (2004–2008), which earned him three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He portrayed Robert California in the sitcom The Office (2011–2012). He then starred as Raymond Reddington in the NBC crime thriller series The Blacklist (2013–2023), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with James Spader.
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Movie
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Ultron (voice)
2015 Movie
The Homesman
as Aloysius Duffy
2014 Movie
Lincoln
as W.N. Bilbo
2012 Movie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012 Movie
Shorts
as Carbon Black
2009 Movie
Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
as Narrator (voice)
2006 Movie
Shadow of Fear
as William Ashbury
2004 Movie
Alien Hunter
as Julian Rome
2003 Movie
I Witness
as Douglas Draper
2003 Movie
The Pentagon Papers
as Daniel Ellsberg
2003 Movie
Secretary
as Mr. Grey
2002 Movie
The Stickup
as John Parker
2002 Movie
Speaking of Sex
as Dr. Roger Klink
2001 Movie
Slow Burn
as Marcus
2000 Movie
The Watcher
as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
2000 Movie
Supernova
as Nick Vanzant
2000 Movie
Curtain Call
as Stevenson Lowe
1998 Movie
Critical Care
as Dr. Werner Ernst
1997 Movie
Keys to Tulsa
as Ronnie Stover
1997 Movie
Driftwood
as The Man
1997 Movie
2 Days in the Valley
as Lee Woods
1996 Movie
Crash
as James Ballard
1996 Movie
Stargate
as Dr. Daniel Jackson
1994 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with James Spader.
VisionQuest
as Ultron • 8 eps
2026 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 5 eps
2014 Series
The Blacklist
as Raymond 'Red' Reddington • 218 eps
2013 Series
The Frame
as James Ballard • 1 eps
2013 Series
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
Discovery Atlas
11 eps
2006 Series
The Office
as Robert California • 25 eps
2005 Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
Boston Legal
as Alan Shore • 101 eps
2004 Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 3 eps
2003 Series
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
The View
as Self • 5 eps
1997 Series
The Practice
as Alan Shore • 22 eps
1997 Series
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1996 Series
Frasier
as Steven (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 4 eps
1993 Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1992 Series
Seinfeld
as Jason 'Stanky' Hanky • 1 eps
1989 Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
1988 Series
The Family Tree
6 eps
1983 Series
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series