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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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The Blacklist
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as Raymond 'Red' Reddington 
Boston Legal
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as Alan Shore 
The Practice
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as Alan Shore 
VisionQuest
as Ultron 
Avengers: Age of Ultron
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as Ultron (voice) 
Secretary
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as Mr. Grey 
Wall Street
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as Roger Barnes 
Crash
as James Ballard 
Stargate
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as Dr. Daniel Jackson 
sex, lies, and videotape
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as Graham Dalton 
Lincoln
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as W.N. Bilbo 
Endless Love
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as Keith 
Pretty in Pink
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as Steff McKee 
The Homesman
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as Aloysius Duffy 
2 Days in the Valley
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as Lee Woods 
Wolf
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as Stewart Swinton 
The Watcher
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as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell 
Less Than Zero
as Rip 
Mannequin
as Mr. Richards 
White Palace
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as Max Baron 
Dream Lover
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as Ray Reardon 
Speaking of Sex
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as Dr. Roger Klink 
Bad Influence
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as Michael Boll 
Baby Boom
+13
as Ken Arrenberg 
Tuff Turf
+14
as Morgan Hiller 
Alien Hunter
+12
as Julian Rome 
Shorts
+3
as Carbon Black 
Supernova
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as Nick Vanzant 
Critical Care
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as Dr. Werner Ernst 
The Rachel Papers
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as Deforest 
Shadow of Fear
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as William Ashbury 
The New Kids
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as Eddie Dutra 
Curtain Call
as Stevenson Lowe 
True Colors
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as Tim Gerrity 
I Witness
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as Douglas Draper 
The Music of Chance
as Jack Pozzi 
Keys to Tulsa
+6
as Ronnie Stover 
Jack's Back
+13
as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford 
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
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as Buddy Gant 
Slow Burn
as Marcus 
Storyville
as Cray Fowler 
Diner
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as Fenwick 
Family Secrets
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as Lowell Everall