Actor & Singer Known for Dead to Me, The Notebook, and Jury Duty
James Marsden: Biography at a Glance
- James Marsden is an actor and singer, who starred in HBO's Westworld as Teddy Flood and as Steve and Ben Wood in Netflix's Dead to Me.
- Marsden can most recently be seen in the Emmy-nominated Jury Duty in which he portrays a satirical version of himself.
- He gained prominence for his role as Scott Summers/Cyclops in the X-Men film series and starred in other popular movies such as Superman Returns, The Notebook, Enchanted, Hairspray, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
- Marsden has also made notable television appearances, including guest-starring in Modern Family and playing a supporting role in 30 Rock as Liz Lemon's love interest, Criss Chros.
- In addition to his on-screen work, Marsden has also done voice acting for various animated films and TV shows, including The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, The Boxtrolls, and American Dad.
- Marsden is also known for his musical talents and has performed in several films and TV shows, including singing two songs for the Hairspray soundtrack and performing a duet with Tina Fey on 30 Rock.
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Having appeared in a wide range of films over the course of his career, James Marsden continues to carve out a distinctive place in Hollywood.
Marsden can currently be seen in Freevee’s smash hit Jury Duty for which he’s earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series as well as a Television Critics’ Association Nomination for Individual Achievement in Comedy and a Hollywood Critics’ Association Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Comedy Series. Jury Duty earned Emmy nominations for Best Comedy Series, Writing and Casting and received TCA Nominations for Outstanding New Program and Outstanding Achievement in Reality.
He also guest-starred on the revival of cult hit series, Party Down. The long-awaited third season features an impressive cast including Jennifer Garner, Adam Scott, Jane Lynch Tyrel Jackson Williams and Zoë Chao.
Prior to that, Marsden starred alongside Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini in the hit dark comedy Netflix series, Dead To Me. The second season garnered an Emmy Nomination of Outstanding Comedy Series. For the third and final season, which premiered on November 17, 2022, Marsden received a Critics Choice Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and a Hollywood Critics Association Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Comedy Series.
Upcoming, Marsden will star opposite Michael Keaton, Marcia Gay Harden and Al Pacino in the noir thriller Knox Goes Away, which Keaton is directing. The film will follow “John Knox” (Keaton), a contract killer diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia who vows to spend his final days redeeming himself by saving the life of his adult son (Marsden). Additionally, Marsden will star alongside Melissa McCarthy, Hugh Grant and Amy Schumer in Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story. The Netflix ensemble follows the creation of the popular breakfast treat.
Marsden returned for Sonic The Hedgehog 2, which released in April 2022. The sequel had a record-breaking box office debut of $71 million, becoming the highest opening for a video game adaptation of all-time and the number 1 movie worldwide during its opening.
Additionally, Marsden reprised his role as ‘Prince Edward’ in the live-action musical movie Disenchanted, which released November of 2022. The long-awaited sequel directed by Adam Shankman features an all star cast including Amy Adams, Maya Rudolph and Idina Menzel and a “mind blowing new score” from Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.
Marsden’s other film credits include: Shock And Awe, opposite Woody Harrelson and Tommy Lee Jones; The Boss Baby: Family Business, opposite Eva Longoria and Jimmy Kimmel; The D-Train, alongside Jack Black; Unfinished Business, opposite Vince Vaughn and Nick Frost; Welcome To Me alongside Kristen Wiig; Walk Of Shame opposite Elizabeth Banks; The Best Of Me; The Female Brain; Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues alongside Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Steve Carrell; Two Guns opposite Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington; The Butler; the Straw Dogs remake alongside Kate Bosworth; Robot And Frank opposite Frank Langella, Liv Tyler and Susan Sarandon; live action/animation hybrid HOP; box-office smash Enchanted opposite Amy Adams; Bachelorette, opposite Kirsten Dunst and Isla Fisher; 27 Dresses opposite Katherine Heigl; the X-Men trilogy starring as “Cyclops;” Adam Shankman's musical Hairspray; Nick Cassavetes' romantic drama The Notebook; Superman Returns; the comedy Death At A Funeral; romantic comedy Sex Drive; The Box opposite Cameron Diaz; Disturbing Behavior alongside Katie Holmes; the crime drama 10th & Wolf And Sugar And Spice.
Beyond film, Marsden appeared in NBC Universal's hit comedy series, 30 Rock, for a multi-episode arc where he starred as Tina Fey's love interest; Westworld, opposite Evan Rachel Wood; Mrs. America, opposite Cate Blanchett and Sarah Paulson; The Stand opposite Alexander Skarsgård and Whoopi Goldberg.
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