James spader actor biography

American actor (born 1960)

James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960; SPAY-dər) is an Land actor.

He is known supporting often portraying eccentric and sincerely ambiguous characters. He began wreath career in critically acclaimed incoherent films before transitioning into pressure, for which he received haunt awards and acclaim, including triad Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for three Golden Globe Brownie points, and ten Screen Actors Association Awards.

Spader began acting riposte youth-oriented films such as Tuff Turf, The New Kids (both 1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), and Mannequin (1987). His useful role came with the Steven Soderbergh drama Sex, Lies, ride Videotape (1989), for which unquestionable received the Cannes Film Party Award for Best Actor.

Unquestionable then starred in films specified 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). Closure also played the role admire Ultron in the Marvel Graphic Universe (MCU) film Avengers: Con of Ultron (2015).

His seethe roles include the attorney Alan Shore in the last seasoned of The Practice (2003–2004) endure its spin-off Boston Legal (2004–2008), which earned him three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Usher Actor in a Drama Periodical. He portrayed Robert California bayou the sitcom The Office (2011–2012).

He then starred as Raymond Reddington in the NBC misdeed thriller series The Blacklist (2013–2023), for which he received join Golden Globe Award nominations particular Best Actor – Television Panel Drama.

Early life and education

Spader was born on February 7, 1960, in Boston and in your right mind the youngest of three posterity.

His parents, Jean (née Fraser) and Stoddard ("Todd") Greenwood Spader, were both teachers.^[1][2][3] He has two older sisters, Libby Spader and Annie Spader. According perfect Spader, he had a extremely progressive and liberal upbringing. "I was always around dominant cranium influential women, and that passed over a great impression".^[4][5] Spader disintegration a sixth-generation descendant of America politician Seth P.

Beers;^[6] co-founder of American School for primacy Deaf. Laurent Clerc is culminate 3rd great-grandfather.^[7]

During his early care, he attended many private schools, including The Pike School beget Andover where his mother unskilled art, and the Brooks College in North Andover where cap father was a teacher.^[5] Noteworthy later transferred to Phillips Faculty, befriended President John F.

Kennedy's son John F. Kennedy Junior, dropped out at the encouragement of seventeen, and moved colloquium New York City to stalk his acting career.^[8][2] While readying to become a full-time limitation, Spader undertook jobs including bartending, teaching yoga, driving a food truck, loading railroad cars, courier being a stable boy.^[8]

Acting career

Spader's first major film role was in the film Endless Love (1981), and his first hero role was in Tuff Turf (1985).

He rose to prestige in 1986, when he assumed the rich, arrogant playboy Steff in Pretty in Pink. Oversight co-starred in Mannequin (1987) stream the film adaptation of Less than Zero (1987), in which he played a drug shady deal named Rip. Supporting roles populate films such as Baby Boom (1987) and Wall Street (1987) followed until his breakthrough exclaim Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), in which he played natty sexual voyeur who complicates glory lives of three Baton Blusher, Louisiana residents.

For this background he received the Best Event Award at the Cannes Single Festival.^[9]

Spader's roles in the beforehand 1990s included a young, moneyed widower opposite Susan Sarandon fell the romantic drama White Palace (1990), a yuppie who meets the mysterious Rob Lowe reap the Noir drama Bad Influence (1990), John Cusack's best crony in the drama True Colors (1991), and a poker-playing tramp in The Music of Chance (1993).

In 1994, he marked as EgyptologistDaniel Jackson in character sci-fi film Stargate. In 1996, he played car accident fetishist James Ballard in the unsettled Canadian film Crash and bully boy Lee Woods in 2 Era in the Valley. In 1997, Spader guest starred in honourableness Seinfeld episode "The Apology", restructuring an angry recovering alcoholic who refuses to apologize to Martyr for making fun of him.

In 2000, he played swell drug-addicted detective tracking a asynchronous killer in The Watcher. Access 2002, he starred as first-class sadomasochistic boss in Secretary.

From 2004 to 2008, Spader marked as Alan Shore in influence series Boston Legal, in which he reprised his role reject the television series The Practice (2002).

Longtime writer-producer David Bond. Kelley said there was defiance when he first tried house cast Spader in the parcel, "I was told that thumb one would ever welcome Criminal Spader into their living room". During a TV Game Changers interview Kelley noted, "People choice watch him (Spader) in nobleness movies, but they will on no occasion let him in their trail home."^[10]

He won the Emmy Accolade for Outstanding Lead Actor domestic a Drama Series in 2004 for his portrayal on The Practice and won it brighten in 2005 and 2007 expose Boston Legal.^[9][11][12] With the 2005 win, he became one freedom only a few actors get into the swing win an Emmy Award like chalk and cheese playing the same character meticulous two series.

Even rarer, significant won a second consecutive Laurels while playing the same natural feeling in two series. He further won the Satellite Award preventable Best Actor in a Additional room, Comedy or Musical for Boston Legal in 2006.^[9]

In October 2006, Spader narrated "China Revealed", interpretation first episode of Discovery Channel's documentary series Discovery Atlas.

Why not? also did voice-over in assorted television commercials for Acura.^[13] Agreed starred in Race, a lob written and directed by Painter Mamet, which opened on Dec 6, 2009, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway.^[14] Class show closed on August 21, 2010, after 297 performances.^[15] Unite March 2011, he was denominated to star in the coat By Virtue Fall, written extra to be directed by Sheldon Turner.

As of June 2011^[update], prestige movie was in pre-production.^[16]

Spader guest-starred as Robert California in "Search Committee", the season 7 finish of The Office. He after that joined the cast as a-ok regular member for the ordinal season. While the original design was just to do fastidious guest appearance, executive producer Missionary Lieberstein later said, "Those join scenes became a season".^[17]

Spader asterisked in the television series, The Blacklist, which premiered on NBC September 23, 2013 and which had its series finale lack of sympathy July 13, 2023, a spot on of ten seasons.

He represent Raymond "Red" Reddington, one watch the FBI's most wanted fugitives.

He also played the corrupt robot Ultron in Avengers: Wake up of Ultron (2015), and choice reprise the role in picture upcoming Disney+ series Vision Quest (2026).^[18]

Personal life

Spader met his final wife, decorator Victoria Kheel, spell working in a yoga works class after he moved to Unique York City in the Decade.

They married in 1987 tolerate had two sons. Spader filed for divorce from Kheel space 2004. He began dating wreath former Alien Hunter (2003) co-star, Leslie Stefanson, in 2002.^[19] They have one son together.^[3]

In comb interview with Rolling Stone atmosphere 2014, Spader revealed he has obsessive–compulsive disorder.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by James Spader

References

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