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James Marsden
James Paul Marsden is an American actor. His accolades include nominations for two Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe. 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 four films of the X-Men film series (2000–2014), and for his roles in…
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Born 18 September 1973 · Q485901
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2026· 4 entries
Yahoo: James Marsden’s Latest Role? Passing Down a Great Bottle of Whiskey
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GeekTyrant: James Marsden to Star In Adapted Mystery Comedy Series BAD NEWS DADS at Apple TV+
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MacTech: James Marsden Will Star In Apple TV’s ‘Bad News Dads’ Comedy
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2024· 1 entry
Marsden was announced to return as Tom Wachowski in Sonic the Hedgehog 3
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2023· 1 entry
Marsden starred as himself in the hoax reality television series Jury Duty, a role which garnered him a nomination for a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy award
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2021· 1 entry
Marsden provided the voice of Hitch Trailblazer in the Netflix animated film My Little Pony: A New Generation
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2020· 1 entry
Starred in Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog film and the Paramount+ television miniseries The Stand
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2014· 2 entries
Released album “Velocity 2X (Original Soundtrack)”.
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Marsden reprised his role of Cyclops in a brief cameo for X-Men: Days of Future Past, as did other actors from the first film including Anna Paquin and Famke Janssen
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2013· 2 entries
Released album “Velocity Ultra Original Soundtrack”.
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Co-starred with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg in the action film 2 Guns, which debuted at number one in its weekend release
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2012· 1 entry
And 2013, Marsden appeared in a recurring role in the sixth and seventh seasons of 30 Rock, playing Criss Chros, the boyfriend (and later husband) of the series' main character Liz Lemon
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2011· 2 entries
With Linde citing irreconcilable differences
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Marsden played the lead in Straw Dogs, a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film; Marsden portrayed the character played by Dustin Hoffman in the original
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2010· 1 entry
Marsden was cast in the comedy Death at a Funeral, a remake of the 2007 British film of the same name, along with Chris Rock, Luke Wilson, Danny Glover, and Columbus Short
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2009· 1 entry
Marsden also played the male lead in the film The Box, based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by author Richard Matheson, which was earlier made into an episode of The Twilight Zone
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2007· 1 entry
Marsden played Corny Collins in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Hairspray, based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name
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2004· 2 entries
Marsden wrote a letter of support for Brian Peck, who had also worked on X-Men, ahead of Peck's sentencing after pleading no contest to charges of oral copulation with a minor under 16 and performing a lewd act with a 14
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Marsden co-starred with Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, James Garner, and Gena Rowlands in the romantic drama The Notebook as Lon Hammond, Jr
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1973· 2 entries
Born 1973-09-18.
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The son of Kathleen (née Scholz) and James Luther Marsden
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