James Marsden

James Marsden

James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor. He began his acting career by guest-starring on 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 the X-Men film series from 2000 to 2014, and for his roles in the films The Notebook (2004), Superman Returns (2006), Hairspray (2007), Enchanted (2007), 27 Dresses (2008), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). He portrayed John F. Kennedy in the drama film The Butler (2013) and Tom Wachowski in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series (2020–present).

Marsden starred in the science fiction series Westworld from 2016 to 2022 and in the black comedy series Dead to Me from 2019 to 2022, for which he received a nomination for a Critics’ Choice Television Award. He played guest roles in the Modern Family (2011) and 30 Rock (2012–2013) sitcoms. He starred as a fictionalised version of himself in the mockumentary series Jury Duty (2023), for which he received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Marsden has since starred in the thriller series Paradise (2025).

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James Marsden Movies

Discover the best James Marsden movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring James Marsden ranked by year and score.

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Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday (2026)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Three separate universes, each with its own roster of beloved heroes, are pulled toward a single catastrophic convergence. Whatever force sits at the center of it has no interest in...
Score -.-
2
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

Action Comedy Science Fiction
Mike and Nick are the kind of criminals who make bad decisions for a living, and tonight they are making their worst one yet. Both men are in love with...
Score 6.8
3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

Action Comedy Family
When a new threat emerges in the form of Shadow, a darkly powerful figure whose abilities make Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails look like amateurs by comparison, the trio finds itself...
Score 7.6
4
Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

Action Adventure Comedy
Sonic has found a home in Green Hills, but settling down was never really his style. When Dr. Robotnik reappears with a surprising new ally, the powerful and no-nonsense Knuckles,...
Score 7.4
5
Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

Action Comedy Family
Blue, fast, and trying very hard to blend in, Sonic has quietly made a life for himself in a small Montana town. The arrangement works until one accidental power surge...
Score 7.3
6
Shock and Awe

Shock and Awe (2017)

Drama History Thriller
As the Bush administration beats the drums for war, a scrappy band of reporters refuse to accept the official narrative about Iraqi weapons. Their investigations reveal troubling gaps in the...
Score 6.3
7
X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
When sentinels designed to hunt mutants have nearly wiped out both humans and the X-Men, one desperate plan emerges: send Wolverine's consciousness back decades to prevent the catastrophe before it...
Score 7.5
8
The Butler

The Butler (2013)

Drama
Born into the brutal indignities of sharecropping, Cecil Gaines learns early that survival means being invisible. That skill carries him from a Georgia cotton field to the White House itself,...
Score 7.3
9
Hop

Hop (2011)

Animation Comedy Family
Every family has its dropout, and for the Easter Bunny, that would be his teenage son E.B., who ditches Easter Island for Hollywood with rock stardom on his mind and...
Score 5.8
10
Sex Drive

Sex Drive (2008)

Adventure Comedy Romance
Ian is eighteen, inexperienced, and convinced that the girl of his dreams is waiting for him several states away, having met her only through a screen. So he borrows his...
Score 6.4
11
27 Dresses

27 Dresses (2008)

Comedy Romance
Jane has spent years saying yes to everyone but herself, collecting twenty-seven bridesmaid dresses as proof of her boundless generosity. She is hopelessly devoted to her boss, a man who...
Score 6.5
12
X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
A pharmaceutical company announces it has developed a serum capable of permanently eliminating the mutant gene, and the fallout splits both sides of the conflict wide open. For some mutants,...
Score 6.4
13
The Notebook

The Notebook (2004)

Drama Romance
Every afternoon, an elderly man sits beside a woman losing her memory and reads to her from a worn notebook. The story he tells spans decades: two young people from...
Score 7.9
14
X2

X2 (2003)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
When a military zealot named William Stryker launches a campaign to wipe out every mutant on earth, Charles Xavier's X-Men find themselves fighting alongside the very enemies they once opposed....
Score 7.0
15
Zoolander

Zoolander (2001)

Comedy
Derek Zoolander is the reigning king of the runway, a man whose greatest skill is turning left. When a rival model named Hansel snatches his coveted title, Derek's wounded ego...
Score 6.2
16
Sugar & Spice

Sugar & Spice (2001)

Comedy Crime Drama
Diane is pregnant, her boyfriend Jack is broke, and her squad of relentlessly perky cheerleaders has a plan. What starts as loyalty to a friend spirals into a full-on bank...
Score 6.4
17
X-Men

X-Men (2000)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
When a shape-shifting senator pushes legislation to register mutants as public threats, two drifters stumble into the eye of the storm. Rogue, a teenager whose touch can drain life, and...
Score 7.0

James Marsden TV Shows

Browse the ultimate list of James Marsden TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring James Marsden.

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Your Friends & Neighbors

Your Friends & Neighbors (2025)

Crime Drama
Andrew Cooper had the life his zip code promised: money, status, and a circle of friends who measured success in vacation homes. Then the divorce came, then the job, and...
Score 7.6
2
The Stand

The Stand (2020)

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A plague tears through civilization with ruthless efficiency, leaving behind a scattered handful of survivors to rebuild what humanity lost. But survival is only the beginning. The remaining souls find...
Score 6.8
3
Dead to Me

Dead to Me (2019)

Comedy Crime Drama
Jen is still raw with grief and fury when she meets Judy at a support group, and something clicks between them despite how little they seem to have in common....
Score 7.3
4
Westworld

Westworld (2016)

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Western
Somewhere in the American West, a luxury resort lets wealthy guests live out any fantasy they can imagine, no matter how brutal, because the people they hurt are not really...
Score 8.0

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring James Marsden are Avengers: Doomsday, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
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Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 21 titles starring James Marsden, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
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Yes! The overall filmography starring James Marsden maintains a strong average user rating of 7 out of 10 across all tracked titles.