Biography
James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for often portraying eccentric and morally ambiguous characters. He started his career in critically acclaimed independent films before transitioning into television, for which he received numerous awards and acclaim, including three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and ten Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Spader started his career acting in youth-orientated films such as Tuff Turf (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 Colours (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 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). Spader is also known for starring 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—TV Series Drama.
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Filmography
all 72
Movies 49
TV Shows 23
self 10
Voice 2
Producer 1
Narrator 1
BRATS (2024)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
The Homesman (2014)
The Blacklist (2013)
The Frame (2013)
Lincoln (2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
Shorts (2009)
Discovery Atlas (2006)
The Reichen Show (2005)
The Office (2005)
Retrosexual: The '80s (2004)
Boston Legal (2004)
Shadow of Fear (2004)
Alien Hunter (2003)
I Witness (2003)
The Pentagon Papers (2003)
Secretary (2002)
The Stickup (2002)
Speaking of Sex (2001)
Slow Burn (2000)
The Watcher (2000)
Supernova (2000)
Curtain Call (1998)
Critical Care (1997)
Keys to Tulsa (1997)
The Practice (1997)
Driftwood (1997)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Crash (1996)
Stargate (1994)
Wolf (1994)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
The Music of Chance (1993)
Bob Roberts (1992)
Storyville (1992)
True Colors (1991)
White Palace (1990)
Bad Influence (1990)
Seinfeld (1989)
The Rachel Papers (1989)
Wall Street (1987)
Baby Boom (1987)
Mannequin (1987)
Starcrossed (1985)
Tuff Turf (1985)
Family Secrets (1984)
A Killer in the Family (1983)
Diner (1983)
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)
The Family Tree (1983)
Untitled Vision Series
The Pentagon Papers
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1960-02-07 (64 years old)
Birth NameJames Todd Spader
Birth PlaceBoston, United States
Height
RelationshipsLeslie Stefanson
FatherStoddard Greenwood (Todd) Spader
MotherJean Fraser
RelativesSeth P. Beers
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsJimmy Spader, Τζέιμς Σπέιντερ, Джеймс Спэйдер, James Todd Spader, 제임스 스페이더, 詹姆斯·史派德
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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