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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.
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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.
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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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Gender
Male
Birthday
February 7, 1960
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
White Palace
1990
Less Than Zero
1987
Crash
1996
The Pentagon Papers
2003
Secretary
2002
Stargate
1994
Dream Lover
1994
The Rachel Papers
1989
Lincoln
2012
Wall Street
1987
Shadow of Fear
2004
Pretty in Pink
1986
sex, lies, and videotape
1989
Wolf
1994
Supernova
2000
Mannequin
1987
Tuff Turf
1985
The Watcher
2000
Curtain Call
1998
+ 30 more movies
The Blacklist
2013
The Office
2005
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Seinfeld
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Frasier
1993
Boston Legal
2004
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Practice
1997
The View
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Reichen Show
2005
VisionQuest
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The Frame
2013
Discovery Atlas
2006
+ 2 more TV shows