James Marsden

James Marsden

1973-09-18 Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA 74 Credits

Biography

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)...

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Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday

2026

as Scott Summers / Cyclops

Acting

The Avengers, Wakandans, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, and X-Men all fight against Doctor Doom. Plot TBA.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024

as Tom

7.7
Acting

Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. ...

Unfrosted

Unfrosted

2024

as Jack Lalanne

5.3
Acting

In a time when breakfast is ruled by milk and cereal, a fierce corporate battle begins over a revolutionary new pastry.

Knox Goes Away

Knox Goes Away

2024

as Miles Knox

7.0
Acting

A contract killer, after being diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, is presented with the opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life o...

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

2023

as Hank (voice)

7.0
Acting

A magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City and gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers, transforming them into The Mighty Pups.

Disenchanted

Disenchanted

2022

as Prince Edward

6.7
Acting

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022

as Tom Wachowski

7.5
Acting

After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time wit...

My Little Pony: A New Generation

My Little Pony: A New Generation

2021

as Hitch Trailblazer (voice)

7.7
Acting

Equestria's divided. But a bright-eyed hero believes Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns should be pals — and, hoof to heart, she’s determined to prove ...

The Boss Baby: Family Business

The Boss Baby: Family Business

2021

as Tim Templeton (voice)

7.4
Acting

The Templeton brothers — Tim and his Boss Baby little bro Ted — have become adults and drifted away from each other. But a new boss baby with a cuttin...

Born of a Dream

2020

as F.A. Jones

Acting

More than 150 years ago, a young watchmaker from Boston had the ambitious dream to change the watchmaking industry forever. Decades later, legendary q...

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

2020

as Criss Cross (voice)

5.6
Acting

In a one-time special event featuring all the beloved characters from the original series, Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy reunite the TGS team to help Ken...

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog

2020

as Tom Wachowski

7.3
Acting

Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil geniu...

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

Thanks

7.4

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a co...

Henchmen

Henchmen

2018

as Hank (voice)

6.5
Acting

When a new recruit joins the Union of Evil, he is assigned to a motley crew of blue-collar workers led by fallen henchmen Hank. But when “The Kid” acc...

Shock and Awe

Shock and Awe

2017

as Warren Strobel

6.4
Acting

A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons ...

Tour de Pharmacy

Tour de Pharmacy

2017

as Rex Honeycut

6.7
Acting

A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.

The Female Brain

The Female Brain

2017

as Adam

5.5
Acting

The neurological inner workings of romantic relationships between men and women are studied for science.

The D Train

The D Train

2015

as Oliver Lawless

4.9
Acting

With his 20th reunion looming, Dan can’t shake his high school insecurities. In a misguided mission to prove he’s changed, Dan rekindles a friendship ...

Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

2015

as Jim Spinch

5.5
Acting

A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a rout...

Into the Grizzly Maze

Into the Grizzly Maze

2015

as Rowan

5.4
Acting

Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly b...

Accidental Love

Accidental Love

2015

as Scott

4.3
Acting

A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC. Sparks fly when sh...

The Best of Me

The Best of Me

2014

as Dawson Cole

7.5
Acting

A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

The Loft

The Loft

2014

as Chris Vanowen

6.4
Acting

For five men, the opportunity to share a penthouse in the city -- in which to carry on extramarital affairs -- is a dream come true, until the dead bo...

Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me

2014

as Rich Ruskin

5.8
Acting

A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline personality disorder who wins the Mega Millions lottery, quits her meds and buys her own ta...

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

as Scott Summers

7.5
Acting

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an e...

Walk of Shame

Walk of Shame

2014

as Gordon

6.0
Acting

A reporter's dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or m...

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

2013

as Jack Lime

6.1
Acting

With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.

The Butler

The Butler

2013

as John F. Kennedy

7.3
Acting

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as...

2 Guns

2 Guns

2013

as Quince

6.5
Acting

A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- ...

As Cool as I Am

As Cool as I Am

2013

as Chuck Diamond

5.9
Acting

A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.

Robot & Frank

Robot & Frank

2012

as Hunter

6.9
Acting

Curmudgeonly old Frank lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian. ...

Small Apartments

Small Apartments

2012

as Bernard Franklin

5.9
Acting

When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lus...

Bachelorette

Bachelorette

2012

as Trevor Graham

5.4
Acting

Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

2011

as David Sumner

5.9
Acting

A young couple moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spi...

Hop

Hop

2011

as Fred

5.8
Acting

E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In L.A., he's taken in by Fred after...

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

2010

as Diggs (voice)

5.2
Acting

The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for c...

Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

2010

as Oscar

5.9
Acting

Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally dru...

The Box

The Box

2009

as Arthur Lewis

5.6
Acting

Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A...

Sex Drive

Sex Drive

2008

as Rex Lafferty

6.4
Acting

A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.

Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure

2008

as Prince Edward (voice)

3.5
Acting
27 Dresses

27 Dresses

2008

as Kevin Doyle

6.4
Acting

Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.

Enchanted

Enchanted

2007

as Prince Edward

6.8
Acting

The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the str...

Hairspray

Hairspray

2007

as Corny Collins

6.7
Acting

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Thr...

Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

2006

as Self

7.3
Acting

A detailed behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Superman Returns.

Superman Returns

Superman Returns

2006

as Richard White

5.8
Acting

Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on...

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

as Scott Summers / Cyclops

6.4
Acting

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mut...

10th & Wolf

10th & Wolf

2006

as Tommy

5.9
Acting

A former street thug returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with ...

The Alibi

The Alibi

2006

as Wendell Hatch

5.6
Acting

Con man Ray Elliot decides to leave crime behind to start a company that sells fake alibis to clients who have been unfaithful to their significant ot...

Heights

Heights

2005

as Jonathan

6.6
Acting

Spanning twenty-four hours, HEIGHTS follows five New Yorkers challenged to choose their destiny before the sun comes up the next day.

The Notebook

The Notebook

2004

as Lon Hammond

7.9
Acting

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life ...

The 24th Day

The 24th Day

2004

as Dan

6.5
Acting

Tom and Dan's one-night stand turns into an intense power-play between captor and captive.

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2

2003

8.0
Acting

The making of the sequel to the first X-Men film, trying to make it bigger and better than the previous film, and the challenges that come with that g...

X2 Global Webcast Highlights

X2 Global Webcast Highlights

2003

as Self

4.9
Acting

In this piece, Michael Broidy of Fox Publicity sits with Bryan Singer, producers Ralph Winter and Lauren Shuler Donner, and actors Hugh Jackman, James...

X2

X2

2003

as Scott Summers / Cyclops

7.0
Acting

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm...

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

2003

4.5
Acting

A four part documentary on the making of the first X-Men film, from pre-production, to principal photography, to post-production, and reflections on t...

X-Men: Premieres Around the World

X-Men: Premieres Around the World

2003

as Self

5.9
Acting

We find notes from Singer, Stan Lee, Stewart, McKellen, Berry, Mane, Davison, Romijn-Stamos, Paquin, Jackman, Janssen, and Marsden.

Interstate 60

Interstate 60

2002

as Neal Oliver

7.4
Acting

An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

2001

as Cyclops (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the mode...

Zoolander

Zoolander

2001

as John Wilkes Booth

6.2
Acting

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's...

Sugar & Spice

Sugar & Spice

2001

as Jack Bartlett

6.4
Acting

When Jack and Diane find themselves in an unexpected adult situation, the A-Squad comes to their rescue. In order to help their friend Diane, the A-Sq...

X-Men

X-Men

2000

as Cyclops

7.0
Acting

Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organizat...

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

2000

as Self - 'Cyclops'

7.0
Acting

While Senator Kelly addresses a senate committee about the supposed mutant menace, we learn about the making of the movie, X-Men.

Gossip

Gossip

2000

as Derrick Webb

5.8
Acting

For a class project, three college students decide to invent an unfounded rumor about the most popular girl on campus. But as the rumor spreads, it be...

Disturbing Behavior

Disturbing Behavior

1998

as Steve Clark

5.8
Acting

Steve Clark is a newcomer in the town of Cradle Bay, and he quickly realizes that there's something odd about his high school classmates. The clique k...

Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

1997

as Luka

6.6
Acting

Following the brutal murder of her husband and male kin, Sophia unites with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, in a fierce quest for vengeance agai...

On the Edge of Innocence

On the Edge of Innocence

1997

as Jake Walker

5.3
Acting

Teenage Zoe Tyler suffers from manic-depression. With a musician father who is never around life seems hard. Zoe eventually lands up in a psychiatric ...

Campfire Tales

Campfire Tales

1997

as Eddie (segment "The Hook")

5.8
Acting

Anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist.

Gone in a Heartbeat

Gone in a Heartbeat

1996

as Michael Haller

5.0
Acting

When teenage students kidnap Jan Hale they do not mean her any real harm - they just want enough ransom money from her husband Mark to afford a life o...

Public Enemies

Public Enemies

1996

as Doc Barker

3.7
Acting

Ma Barker and her sons rob banks, shoot people and wind up at the top of the FBI's Most Wanted list in the 1930s.

919 Fifth Avenue

919 Fifth Avenue

1995

as Will

1.0
Acting

When Ben Constant agreed to write a biography on the wealthy Van Degan family, he never suspected the depth of scandal and intrigue surrounding them.

No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn

No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn

1994

as Tyler Cochran

4.8
Acting

A couple manages to quit smoking by using hypnosis, but then their children decide to use it to manipulate their parents into more submissive behavior...

Search and Rescue

Search and Rescue

1994

4.0
Acting

They may seem like an ordinary group of people from the small town of Bear Valley, but after they risk their lives to perform heroic rescues in the ru...

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

1993

as Steven Willis

5.2
Acting

Religious fanatics are barricaded in a building and surrounded by police. But they're not going to surrender; they prefer to die.

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

N/A

as Mike

Acting

Plot unknown. Described as a buddy action-comedy set in the criminal underworld.