James Marsden

James Paul Marsden born September 18 1973 is an American actor singer and former model Marsden began his acting career guest starring in the television shows Saved by the Bell The New Class 1993 Touched by an Angel 1995 Party of Five 1995 and miniseries Bella Mafia 1997 He gained prominence in the early 2000s with his portrayal of Scott Summers Cyclops in the XMen film series 20002014 and starred in Superman Returns 2006 Other works during this period include The Notebook 2004 10th Wolf 2006 and The Alibi 2006 Following his breakthrough in comic book films Marsden went on to star in various genre films including Hairspray 2007 which was a critical and commercial success and won many awards for its ensemble cast As Corny Collins he sang two songs for the films soundtrack which has been certified Platinum by the RIAA He subsequently appeared in the films Sex Drive 2008 The Box 2009 and Straw Dogs 2011 Marsden has also had starring roles in familyfriendly films such as Enchanted 2007 Hop 2011 and Disenchanted 2022 and leading roles in 27 Dresses 2008 The Best of Me 2014 and Tom Wachowski in Sonic the Hedgehog 2020 and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022 In 2012 Marsden starred in a range of independent films such as Small Apartments Bachelorette and Robot Frank He later returned to television gueststarring in Modern Family 2011 and playing Liz Lemons love interest Criss Chros in 30 Rock 20122013 in a supporting role In 2013 Marsden portrayed President John F Kennedy in Lee Danielss The Butler and had a supporting role in Anchorman 2 The Legend Continues He starred as gunslinging sentient android Teddy Flood in the first two seasons HBO science fiction series Westworld 20162022 a role he reprised in the fourth season Since 2019 Marsden has starred as Steve and Ben Wood in the Netflix black comedy series Dead to Me In 2020 Marsden played Stu Redman in the Paramount miniseries The Stand He also has a role in Netflixs upcoming film Unfrosted The Pop Tart Story