James Spader

ActorProductionProducer Feb 7 (age 66) Boston, Massachusetts, USA 1978–2024 (46 year career)

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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 Ne…

Known For

Film

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Ultron (voice)

Film

The Office

Robert California

Film

The Blacklist

Raymond 'Red' Reddington

Film

Stargate

Dr. Daniel Jackson

Film

Lincoln

W.N. Bilbo

Film

Wall Street

Roger Barnes

Film

Secretary

Mr. Grey

Film

sex, lies, and videotape

Graham Dalton

Filmography

Acting (74)

Movies (50)

BRATS

2024

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0

Avengers: Age of Ultron

as Ultron (voice)

The Homesman

as Aloysius Duffy

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

Lincoln

as W.N. Bilbo

Shorts

as Carbon Black

Discovery Atlas: China Revealed

2006

as Narrator (voice)

Shadow of Fear

as William Ashbury

The Pentagon Papers

as Daniel Ellsberg

I Witness

as Douglas Draper

Alien Hunter

as Julian Rome

Secretary

as Mr. Grey

The Stickup

as John Parker

Speaking of Sex

as Dr. Roger Klink

The Watcher

as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell

Slow Burn

as Marcus

Supernova

as Nick Vanzant

Curtain Call

as Stevenson Lowe

Critical Care

as Dr. Werner Ernst

Driftwood

as The Man

Keys to Tulsa

as Ronnie Stover

Crash

as James Ballard

2 Days in the Valley

as Lee Woods

Stargate

as Dr. Daniel Jackson

Dream Lover

as Ray Reardon

Wolf

as Stewart Swinton

The Music of Chance

as Jack Pozzi

Bob Roberts

as Chuck Marlin

Storyville

as Cray Fowler

True Colors

as Tim Gerrity

White Palace

as Max Baron

Bad Influence

as Michael Boll

sex, lies, and videotape

as Graham Dalton

The Rachel Papers

as Deforest

Greasy Lake

as Digby

Jack's Back

as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford

Wall Street

as Roger Barnes

Mannequin

as Mr. Richards

Baby Boom

as Ken Arrenberg

Less Than Zero

as Rip

Pretty in Pink

as Steff McKee

Tuff Turf

as Morgan Hiller

Starcrossed

as Joey Callaghan

The New Kids

as Eddie Dutra

Family Secrets

as Lowell Everall

Diner

as Fenwick

A Killer in the Family

1983

as Donny Tison

6.5

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

as Buddy Gant

Endless Love

as Keith

Team-Mates

as Jimmy

Television (24)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2

The Blacklist

2013

as Raymond 'Red' Reddington

7.6

The Frame

2013

as James Ballard

10.0

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Discovery Atlas

The Office

as Robert California

The Office

as Robert California

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

Boston Legal

as Alan Shore

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

as Self

5.6

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

The View

as Self

The Practice

as Alan Shore

The Daily Show

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Frasier

as Steven (voice)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

Seinfeld

1989

as Jason 'Stanky' Hanky

8.3

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Family Tree

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

VisionQuest

as Ultron (voice)

Crew (2)

Television (2)

The Blacklist

2013

Co-Executive Producer

7.6

The Blacklist

2013

Executive Producer

7.6