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James Spader
Known for: ActingJames Todd Spader (/ˈspeɪdər/ SPAY-dər; born February 7, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for often portraying eccentric and morally ambiguous characters. He began his career in critically acclaimed independent films before transitioning into television, where he has received acclaim and many awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, and ten Screen Actors Guild Awards. Spader began acting in youth-oriented films such as Tuff Turf, The New Kids (both 1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), and Mannequin (1987). His breakthrough role came with the Steven Soderbergh drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), for which he received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He then starred in films such as White Palace (1990), True Colors (1991), Stargate (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), and Secretary (2002). Spader took supporting roles in Bob Roberts (1992), Wolf (1994), Lincoln (2012), and The Homesman (2014). He also played the role of Ultron in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). His television roles include the attorney Alan Shore in the last season of The Practice (2003–2004) and its spin-off Boston Legal (2004–2008), which earned him three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He portrayed Robert California in the sitcom The Office (2011–2012). He then starred as Raymond Reddington in the NBC crime thriller series The Blacklist (2013–2023), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Spader, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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VisionQuest
as Ultron 
The Blacklist
as Raymond 'Red' Reddington 
Boston Legal
as Alan Shore 
The Practice
as Alan Shore 
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Ultron (voice) 
Less Than Zero
as Rip 
Secretary
as Mr. Grey 
Wall Street
as Roger Barnes 
Crash
as James Ballard 
Stargate
as Dr. Daniel Jackson 
sex, lies, and videotape
as Graham Dalton 
Wolf
as Stewart Swinton 
Lincoln
as W.N. Bilbo 
Endless Love
as Keith 
Pretty in Pink
as Steff McKee 
The Homesman
as Aloysius Duffy 
2 Days in the Valley
as Lee Woods 
The Watcher
as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell 
Mannequin
as Mr. Richards 
White Palace
as Max Baron 
Dream Lover
as Ray Reardon 
Speaking of Sex
as Dr. Roger Klink 
Bad Influence
as Michael Boll 
Baby Boom
as Ken Arrenberg 
Alien Hunter
as Julian Rome 
Tuff Turf
as Morgan Hiller 
Shorts
as Carbon Black 
Supernova
as Nick Vanzant 
Jack's Back
as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford 
Critical Care
as Dr. Werner Ernst 
The Rachel Papers
as Deforest 
Shadow of Fear
as William Ashbury 
The New Kids
as Eddie Dutra 
Curtain Call
as Stevenson Lowe 
True Colors
as Tim Gerrity 
I Witness
as Douglas Draper 
The Music of Chance
as Jack Pozzi 
Keys to Tulsa
as Ronnie Stover 
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
as Buddy Gant 
Slow Burn
as Marcus 
Storyville
as Cray Fowler 
Diner
as Fenwick 
Family Secrets
as Lowell Everall