James Spader

James Spader

1960-02-07 Boston, Massachusetts, USA 49 Credits

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 (...

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BRATS

BRATS

2024

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. H...

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

as Ultron (voice)

7.3
Acting

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fat...

The Homesman

The Homesman

2014

as Aloysius Duffy

6.5
Acting

When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, indepen...

Lincoln

Lincoln

2012

as W.N. Bilbo

6.9
Acting

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln p...

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

as (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...

Shorts

Shorts

2009

as Carbon Black

5.8
Acting

A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike...

Shadow of Fear

Shadow of Fear

2004

as William Ashbury

5.3
Acting

When a young man accidentally kills someone, he is plunged into a rich man's world of blackmail, betrayal, adultery and ...murder.

Alien Hunter

Alien Hunter

2003

as Julian Rome

5.1
Acting

Government agents find evidence of extraterrestrial life at the South Pole.

I Witness

I Witness

2003

as Douglas Draper

5.5
Acting

After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.

The Pentagon Papers

The Pentagon Papers

2003

as Daniel Ellsberg

5.8
Acting

This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg, who, during the Nixon era, strove to pre...

Secretary

Secretary

2002

as Mr. Grey

6.8
Acting

A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship t...

The Stickup

The Stickup

2002

as John Parker

5.9
Acting

It's a quiet little town where nothing happens - until the day the bank is hit for half a million dollars of Indian casino money by a thief wearing a ...

Speaking of Sex

Speaking of Sex

2001

as Dr. Roger Klink

5.6
Acting

A counselor, an expert on depression, and two attorneys try to help a couple who have marital problems.

Slow Burn

Slow Burn

2000

as Marcus

4.5
Acting

A woman's lifelong pursuit of lost family diamonds is interrupted by the appearance of two escaped convicts.

The Watcher

The Watcher

2000

as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell

5.1
Acting

FBI agent Joel Campbell, burnt-out and shell-shocked after years spent chasing serial killers, flees L.A. to begin a new life for himself in Chicago. ...

Supernova

Supernova

2000

as Nick Vanzant

4.9
Acting

Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. Wha...

Curtain Call

Curtain Call

1998

as Stevenson Lowe

5.0
Acting

A bachelor afraid of marriage angers his long-time girlfriend by buying a splendid townhouse just for himself, only to find it haunted by the ghosts o...

Critical Care

Critical Care

1997

as Dr. Werner Ernst

6.4
Acting

Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their com...

Keys to Tulsa

Keys to Tulsa

1997

as Ronnie Stover

4.7
Acting

Richter Boudreau is on a bad streak: Languishing in the shadow of his celebrity mother, he loses his job as a film critic for the town paper, and now ...

Driftwood

Driftwood

1997

as The Man

6.0
Acting

When Sarah walks alone along the desolate beach one day she find an unconscious man, who has been brought to land by the waves. When he awakens he doe...

2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley

1996

as Lee Woods

6.2
Acting

In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that...

Crash

Crash

1996

as James Ballard

6.4
Acting

After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims, and he begins ...

Stargate

Stargate

1994

as Dr. Daniel Jackson

7.0
Acting

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

Wolf

Wolf

1994

as Stewart Swinton

6.1
Acting

Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a ...

Dream Lover

Dream Lover

1993

as Ray Reardon

5.9
Acting

Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incid...

The Music of Chance

The Music of Chance

1993

as Jack Pozzi

6.5
Acting

Two men face the consequences of gambling after playing with men beyond their league.

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

1992

as Chuck Marlin

6.5
Acting

Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by sing...

Storyville

Storyville

1992

as Cray Fowler

5.0
Acting

While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets.

True Colors

True Colors

1991

as Tim Gerrity

6.2
Acting

Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.

White Palace

White Palace

1990

as Max Baron

6.1
Acting

Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who...

Bad Influence

Bad Influence

1990

as Michael Boll

6.0
Acting

Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disapp...

sex, lies, and videotape

sex, lies, and videotape

1989

as Graham Dalton

7.0
Acting

Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. W...

The Rachel Papers

The Rachel Papers

1989

as Deforest

5.1
Acting

Poised to attend Oxford University, 19-year-old Charles Highway decides it's high time to have a romantic encounter with an older woman. With the help...

Jack's Back

Jack's Back

1988

as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford

5.4
Acting

A young doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed. However, when the doctor himself is murdered, his identica...

Greasy Lake

Greasy Lake

1988

4.0
Acting

A short film from a collection of four Greasy Lake is a part of the Discovery Program: Four Short Stories (Ray's Male Heterosexual Dancehall/Greasy La...

Wall Street

Wall Street

1987

as Roger Barnes

7.2
Acting

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthles...

Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero

1987

as Rip

6.4
Acting

A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-contro...

Baby Boom

Baby Boom

1987

as Ken Arrenberg

6.4
Acting

J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in...

Mannequin

Mannequin

1987

as Mr. Richards

6.9
Acting

Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful man...

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

1986

as Steff McKee

6.7
Acting

Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, wh...

Starcrossed

Starcrossed

1985

as Joey Callaghan

5.1
Acting

An alien woman is running from a deadly enemy and tries to hide on Earth where she meets a young mechanic, who helps her to get back home and to fight...

The New Kids

The New Kids

1985

as Eddie Dutra

6.2
Acting

A brother and his young sister come to a small town to find out a local gang terrorizes the population.

Tuff Turf

Tuff Turf

1985

as Morgan Hiller

5.9
Acting

The new guy in a Los Angeles high school, Morgan, does some singing and fights hotshot Nick over disco dancer Frankie.

Family Secrets

Family Secrets

1984

as Lowell Everall

3.7
Acting

Three generations of women spend an emotional weekend that will change them forever.

A Killer in the Family

A Killer in the Family

1983

as Donny Tison

6.5
Acting

Three teenage boys break their father out of prison only to discover that he is a murderous sociopath. Based on a true story.

Diner

Diner

1983

as Fenwick

7.0
Acting

This pilot for a TV version of the critically acclaimed feature Diner (1982) focused on the complaints of the wives, Elyse and Beth, that their husban...

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

1983

as Buddy Gant

6.6
Acting

A 47 year old real estate salesman gets trapped in the insidious web of cocaine addiction.

Endless Love

Endless Love

1981

as Keith

5.7
Acting

As their romance unfolds, Jade and David's growing love for one another becomes the scorn of Jade's father. However, when Jade's grades begin to drop,...

Team-Mates

Team-Mates

1978

as Jimmy

1.0
Acting

Vicki Mason, a high school senior, decides to prove a point by trying out for the school football team