James Marsden

James Marsden
Marsden at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	James Paul Marsden (1973-09-18) September 18, 1973 (age 51) Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Lisa Linde ​ ​ (m. 2000; div. 2011)​
Children	3
Relatives	Dennis Linde (former-father-in-law)

James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973)^[1] is an American television and film actor. He began his acting career guest starring in 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 (2000–2014) 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 Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) and is reprising the role in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024).

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 the Critics' Choice Television Award in 2023. He played guest roles in the sitcoms Modern Family (2011) and 30 Rock (2012–2013). He starred as a fictionalized version of himself in the Peabody Award-winning^[2] mockumentary series Jury Duty (2023), for which he received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.