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James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973)[1] is an American actor, singer, and former model. Marsden began his acting career guest starring in the television shows Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993), Touched by an Angel (1995), Party of Five (1995), and miniseries Bella Mafia (1997). He gained prominence in the early 2000s with his portrayal of Scott Summers / Cyclops in the X-Men film series (2000–2014), and starred in Superman Returns (2006). Other works during this period include The Notebook (2004), 10th & Wolf (2006), and The Alibi (2006).

James Marsden
Marsden at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	James Paul Marsden (1973-09-18) September 18, 1973 (age 49) Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation	Actor singer former model
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Lisa Linde ​ ​ (m. 2000; div. 2011)​
Children	3

Following his breakthrough in comic book films, Marsden went on to star in various genre films, including Hairspray (2007), which was a critical and commercial success and won many awards for its ensemble cast. As Corny Collins, he sang two songs for the film's soundtrack which has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.[2] He subsequently appeared in the films Sex Drive (2008), The Box (2009), and Straw Dogs (2011). Marsden has also had starring roles in family-friendly films such as Enchanted (2007) and Hop (2011), and leading roles in 27 Dresses (2008), The Best of Me (2014), and Tom Wachowski in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022).

In 2012, Marsden starred in a range of independent films such as Small Apartments, Bachelorette, and Robot & Frank. He later returned to television guest-starring in Modern Family (2011), and playing Liz Lemon's love interest, Criss Chros in 30 Rock (2012–2013) in a supporting role. In 2013, Marsden portrayed President John F. Kennedy in Lee Daniels's The Butler, and had a supporting role in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. He starred as gunslinging sentient android Teddy Flood in the first two seasons HBO science fiction series Westworld (2016–2022), a role he reprised in the fourth season. Since 2019, Marsden has starred as Steve and Ben Wood in the Netflix black comedy series Dead to Me. In 2020, Marsden played Stu Redman in the Paramount+ miniseries The Stand. He also has a role in Netflix's upcoming film Unfrosted: The Pop Tart Story.

Early life and family

Marsden was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the son of Kathleen (née Scholtz) and James Luther Marsden. He is of English, Scottish, German, and French descent. [3] His father, a food safety advisor to LexiGene Industries,[1][4] and his mother, a nutritionist, divorced when he was nine years old.[5]

He has four siblings: two younger sisters and two brothers. He attended Hefner Middle School and Putnam City North High School, in Oklahoma City, and later went on to attend Oklahoma State University, where he studied broadcast journalism.[6] He was also a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Marsden left after one and a half years, opting instead to move to Los Angeles in order to pursue his acting career.

Career

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Debut and early career (1994–2003)

Marsden got his first job in a series of episodes of The Nanny as Eddie, Margaret Sheffield's boyfriend. He then starred in the Canadian television series Boogies Diner, which aired for one season. Following the end of that series, he guest starred on television shows such as Saved by the Bell: The New Class and Party of Five. He later starred in the ABC show Second Noah. He lost out to Edward Norton for a role in Primal Fear and auditioned for the lead role in 54, which then went to Ryan Phillippe.[7] He starred in the films Disturbing Behavior opposite Katie Holmes and Gossip opposite Kate Hudson. He also appeared in the television series Ally McBeal as one of the main cast members during the first half of season 5, where he also sang. He also starred in a 1998 episode of "The Outer Limits".

Marsden was cast as Cyclops in the X-Men films. His character is prominent in the comics; his screen time in the films, however, is reduced in the sequels. Marsden also appeared in Bryan Singer's Superman Returns. Singer had dropped out of the third X-Men film to direct Superman and Marsden was cast as Lois Lane's fiancé, Richard White. Due to schedule conflicts, Marsden's screen time in X-Men: The Last Stand was reduced, stirring controversy from fans of the comics.[8] Marsden's portrayal of Cyclops in the films was well received and garnered him a Blockbuster Award for Best Supporting Actor.[9] In 2014 Marsden reprised his role of Cyclops in a brief cameo for X-Men: Days of Future Past, as did other actors from the first film including Anna Paquin and Famke Janssen.

Breakthrough with comedy films (2004–11)

In 2004, Marsden co-starred with Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, James Garner, and Gena Rowlands in the romantic drama The Notebook as Lon Hammond, Jr., the second man Allie Hamilton (McAdams) falls in love with. In 2007, Marsden played Corny Collins in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Hairspray, based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name. In the film, he sang two songs, "The Nicest Kids In Town" and "(It's) Hairspray." Both Hairspray and its soundtrack were critically acclaimed, the latter of which has since sold over 1,200,000 copies to date in the United States and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[10] His next role was with Amy Adams in the Disney hybrid animated/live action film Enchanted, playing Prince Edward. He sang one song as a duet with Adams at the beginning of the film and a duet with Idina Menzel that was cut from the film. Enchanted was well received critically and proved to be a commercial success, earning more than $340 million worldwide at the box office.[11]

Following his successes in 2007's Hairspray and Enchanted, Marsden played the male lead in the 2008 romantic comedy 27 Dresses opposite star Katherine Heigl, which grossed $160 million worldwide.[12] He also starred in the teen comedy Sex Drive. Though the film was a moderate success, Marsden's performance was heavily praised.[13] Marsden also received a Teen Choice Awards nomination for Choice Movie Actor in a Comedy for his roles in Enchanted and 27 Dresses.[14]

In 2009, Marsden also played the male lead in the film The Box, based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by author Richard Matheson, which was earlier made into an episode of The Twilight Zone.[15] He starred opposite Cameron Diaz and reunited with Superman Returns co-star Frank Langella.[16] In 2010, Marsden was cast in the comedy Death at a Funeral, a remake of the 2007 British film of the same name, along with Chris Rock, Luke Wilson, Danny Glover, and Columbus Short.

Marsden made an appearance on Modern Family in January 2011, playing a squatter.[17] In April, Marsden appeared as the male (live-action) lead in Hop, an Easter-themed comedy co-starring Russell Brand as the Easter Bunny. Although the film was considered a commercial success, opening at the top of the weekend box office and grossing over $100 million in the U.S. box office, Hop generally received negative reviews.[18][19] Later in 2011, Marsden played the lead in Straw Dogs, a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film; Marsden portrayed the character played by Dustin Hoffman in the original. Straw Dogs reunited Marsden with his Superman Returns co-star Kate Bosworth. The film received mixed reviews and ultimately ended up being a box office flop.[20][21]

Transition to independent films and supporting work (2012–present)

In 2012 and 2013, Marsden appeared in a recurring role in the sixth and seventh seasons of 30 Rock, playing Criss Chros, the boyfriend (and later husband) of the series' main character Liz Lemon. He also appeared in several independent films, including Robot & Frank, Small Apartments, Bachelorette, and As Cool as I Am. In 2013, he co-starred with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg in the action film 2 Guns, which debuted at number one in its weekend release. Soon after, he starred in Lee Daniels' historical drama The Butler as President John F. Kennedy. The film, featuring an ensemble, opened at the top spot and received positive reviews. Marsden played Jack Lime, a rival reporter to Will Ferrell's Ron Burgundy, in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. The following year, he reprised his role as Scott Summers for the first time in eight years in X-Men: Days of Future Past in a cameo. He would also star in his second Nicholas Sparks film titled The Best of Me, replacing Paul Walker in the lead role. Marsden has recently played the character of sentient android Teddy Flood in HBO's 2016 series Westworld.

Marsden appeared as Judy Hale's former boyfriend and lawyer Steve Wood in the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me.[22] He later starred in a separate role in the same series as Ben Wood from the second season onward.[23] In 2020, he starred in Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog film[24] and the CBS All Access television miniseries The Stand.[25] Marsden also starred in the FX miniseries Mrs. America as Phil Crane. In 2021, Marsden provided the voice of Hitch Trailblazer in the Netflix animated film My Little Pony: A New Generation.[26] In March 2021, it was announced that he would be reprising the role of Edward in the upcoming sequel to Enchanted, tentatively titled Disenchanted, which will be released on Disney+.[27] Marsden reprised his role of Tom Wachowski in the 2022 sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 2.[28]

Personal life

Marsden married Mary Elizabeth "Lisa" Linde, daughter of Dennis Linde, on July 22, 2000. The couple has two children: a son born in 2001 and a daughter born in 2005.[29][30] They divorced in 2011, with Linde citing irreconcilable differences.[31][32]

He also has a son, born in 2012, with his former girlfriend Rose Costa.[33]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	No Dessert, Dad, Till You Mow the Lawn	Tyler Cochran
1996	Public Enemies	Doc Barker	Direct-to-video
1997	Campfire Tales	Eddie	Segment: "The Hook"
1998	Disturbing Behavior	Steve Clark
2000	Gossip	Derrick Webb
2000	X-Men	Scott Summers / Cyclops
2001	Sugar & Spice	Jack Bartlett
2001	Zoolander	John Wilkes Booth
2002	Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road	Neal Oliver
2003	X2	Scott Summers / Cyclops
2004	The Notebook	Lon Hammond
2004	The 24th Day	Dan
2005	Heights	Jonathan Kessler
2006	The Alibi	Wendell Hatch
2006	Superman Returns	Richard White
2006	10th & Wolf	Tommy Santoro
2006	X-Men: The Last Stand	Scott Summers / Cyclops
2007	Enchanted	Prince Edward
2007	Hairspray	Corny Collins
2008	27 Dresses	Kevin Doyle
2008	Sex Drive	Rex Lafferty
2009	The Box	Arthur Lewis
2010	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore	Diggs (voice)
2010	Death at a Funeral	Oscar
2011	Hop	Fred O'Hare
2011	Straw Dogs	David Sumner
2012	Bachelorette	Trevor Graham
2012	Robot & Frank	Hunter Weld
2012	Small Apartments	Bernard Franklin
2013	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Jack Lime
2013	As Cool as I Am	Chuck Diamond
2013	The Butler	John F. Kennedy
2013	2 Guns	Harold Quince
2013	The Tale of the Princess Kaguya	Prince Ishitsukuri (voice)	English dub
2014	The Best of Me	Dawson Cole
2014	The Loft	Chris Vanowen
2014	Walk of Shame	Gordon
2014	Welcome to Me	Rich Ruskin
2014	X-Men: Days of Future Past	Scott Summers / Cyclops	Cameo
2015	Accidental Love	Scott
2015	The D Train	Oliver Lawless
2015	Into the Grizzly Maze	Rowan
2015	Unfinished Business	Jim Spinch
2017	The Female Brain	Adam Simmons
2017	Shock and Awe	Warren Strobel
2018	Henchmen	Hank (voice)
2019	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Burt Reynolds	Extended cut
2020	Sonic the Hedgehog	Tom Wachowski
2021	The Boss Baby: Family Business	Tim Templeton (voice)
2021	My Little Pony: A New Generation	Hitch Trailblazer (voice)
2022	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Tom Wachowski
2022	Disenchanted	Prince Edward
TBA	Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story	TBA	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco	Steven Willis	Television film
1993	Joe's Life	Brian	Episode: "Parental Guidance Not Suggested?"
1993	The Nanny	Eddie	2 episodes
1993	Saved by the Bell: The New Class	Chad Westerfield	Episode: "Homecoming King"
1994	Boogies Diner	Jason	Episode #2.28
1994	Heavenly Road	Jeremy	Television film
1994	Search and Rescue		Television film
1995	Blossom	Josh	Episode: "The Date"
1995	Party of Five	Griffin Holbrook	Episode: "The Ides of March"
1995	Touched by an Angel	Jake	Episode: "Angels on the Air"
1996	Gone in a Heartbeat	Michael Galler	Television film
1996	919 Fifth Avenue	Will	Television film
1996–1997	Second Noah	Ricky Beckett	Main cast
1997	Bella Mafia	Luka	Television film
1997	On the Edge of Innocence	Jake Walker	Television film
2001–2002	Ally McBeal	Glenn Foy	Main cast (season 5)
2009	Robot Chicken	Jason Chambers / Lion (voices)	Episode: "Especially the Animal Keith Crofford"
2011	Modern Family	Barry	Episode: "Slow Down Your Neighbors"
2012–2013	30 Rock	Criss Chros	Recurring role
2014–2016	Wander Over Yonder	Sir Brad Starlight (voice)	3 episodes
2016–2022	Westworld	Teddy Flood	Main cast (seasons 1–2; 4)
2017	Tour de Pharmacy	Rex Honeycut	Television film
2019–present	Dead to Me	Steve Wood / Ben Wood	Main cast
2020	Mrs. America	Phil Crane	3 episodes
2020–2021	The Stand	Stu Redman	Main cast

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Role
1998	"Got You (Where I Want You)"	The Flys	Himself
2020	"Imagine"[34]	Gal Gadot & friends	Himself

Discography

Year	Song	Album
2000	"Glow"	Gossip
2007	"True Love's Kiss" (with Amy Adams)	Enchanted
	"That's Amore"
	"The Nicest Kids in Town"	Hairspray
	"(It's) Hairspray"
2021	"If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out"	The Boss Baby: Family Business

• Even though Marsden sang on Ally McBeal, he was not featured on any soundtrack released by the TV show.

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref(s)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	2001	Favorite Supporting Actor – Sci-Fi	X-Men	Won	[35]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2008	Best Acting Ensemble	Hairspray	Won	[36]
Hollywood Film Awards	2007	Ensemble of the Year	Hairspray	Won	[37]
MTV Movie & TV Awards	2001	Best On-Screen Team[lower-alpha 1]	X-Men	Nominated	[38]
	2014	Best Fight[lower-alpha 2]	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Nominated	[39]
Saturn Awards	2007	Best Supporting Actor	Superman Returns	Nominated	[40]
Screen Actors Guild Awards	2008	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Hairspray	Nominated	[41]
	2014	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	The Butler	Nominated	[42]
		Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	30 Rock	Nominated
	2017	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Westworld	Nominated	[43]
	2021	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Dead to Me	Nominated	[44]

Notes

References

External links

• James Marsden at IMDb 
• Interview on The Notebook and X-Men 3

На других языках

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[de] James Marsden

James Paul Marsden (* 18. September 1973[1] in Stillwater, Oklahoma) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Model.

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- [en] James Marsden

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[es] James Marsden

James Paul Marsden (Stillwater, Oklahoma; 18 de septiembre de 1973) es un actor, cantante y modelo estadounidense. Es reconocido por sus actuaciones en la trilogía X-Men con el rol de Cyclops (Cíclope), por su actuación en la serie de televisión Westworld como Teddy Flood, Tom Wachowski en las películas de Sonic y Sonic 2 y por sus actuaciones en las películas reconocidas Disturbing Behavior, Superman Returns, Hairspray, Enchanted y 27 Dresses. Fue del grupo de modelos de Versace. Anteriormente era conocido como Jimmy Marsden cuando actuaba en la película interpetado a Steve Clark en Comportamiento Perturbado junto a Katie Holmes.

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[ru] Марсден, Джеймс

Дже́ймс Пол Ма́рсден (англ. James Paul Marsden; род. 18 сентября 1973[1][2], Стиллуотер[d], Оклахома) — американский актёр. Известен ролью Нила Оливера в фильме «Трасса 60», ролью Лона Хэммонда-младшего в мелодраме «Дневник памяти», ролью Циклопа во франшизе «Люди Икс», а также ролью Ричарда Уайта в «Возвращении Супермена».

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