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James Marsden

James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor. He began his acting career by guest-starring on the television shows Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993), Touched by an Angel (1995), and Party of Five (1995). Marsden gained fame for his portrayal of Cyclops in the X-Men film series from 2000 to 2014, and for his roles in the films The Notebook (2004), Superman Returns (2006), Hairspray (2007), Enchanted (2007), 27 Dresses (2008), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). He portrayed John F. Kennedy in the drama film The Butler (2013) and Tom Wachowski in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series (2020–present). Marsden starred in the science fiction series Westworld from 2016 to 2022 and in the black comedy series Dead to Me from 2019 to 2022, for which he received a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award. He played guest roles in the Modern Family (2011) and 30 Rock (2012–2013) sitcoms. He starred as a fictionalised version of himself in the mockumentary series Jury Duty (2023), for which he received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Marsden has since starred in the thriller series Paradise (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Marsden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2026
Avengers: Doomsday

as Scott Summers / Cyclops

Movie
2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3

as Tom

Movie
2022
Disenchanted

as Prince Edward

Movie
2022
Sonic the Hedgehog 2

as Tom Wachowski

Movie
2021
The Boss Baby: Family Business

as Tim Templeton (voice)

Movie
2020
Sonic the Hedgehog

as Tom Wachowski

Movie
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past

as Scott Summers

Movie
2013
2 Guns

as Quince

Movie
2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

as Diggs (voice)

Movie
2010
Death at a Funeral

as Oscar

Movie
2007
Enchanted

as Prince Edward

Movie
2006
Superman Returns

as Richard White

Movie
2006
X-Men: The Last Stand

as Scott Summers / Cyclops

Movie
2004
The Notebook

as Lon Hammond

Movie
2003
X2

as Scott Summers / Cyclops

Movie
2025
Your Friends & Neighbors
TV Show
2025
Paradise

as President Cal Bradford

TV Show
2016
Westworld

as Theodore 'Teddy' Flood

TV Show