James Todd Spader\u00a0(\/\u02c8spe\u026ad\u0259r\/\u00a0SPAY-d\u0259r; 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\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards\u00a0and nominations for three\u00a0Golden Globe Awards, and ten\u00a0Screen Actors Guild Awards.<\/p>\n
Spader began acting in youth-oriented films such as\u00a0Tuff Turf,\u00a0The New Kids\u00a0(both 1985),\u00a0Pretty in Pink\u00a0(1986), and\u00a0Mannequin\u00a0(1987). His breakthrough role came with the\u00a0Steven Soderbergh\u00a0drama\u00a0Sex, Lies, and Videotape\u00a0(1989), for which he received the\u00a0Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He then starred in films such as\u00a0White Palace\u00a0(1990),\u00a0True Colors\u00a0(1991),\u00a0Stargate\u00a0(1994),\u00a02 Days in the Valley\u00a0(1996), and\u00a0Secretary\u00a0(2002). Spader took supporting roles in\u00a0Bob Roberts\u00a0(1992),\u00a0Wolf\u00a0(1994),\u00a0Lincoln\u00a0(2012), and\u00a0The Homesman\u00a0(2014). He also played the role of\u00a0Ultron\u00a0in the\u00a0Marvel Cinematic Universe\u00a0film\u00a0Avengers: Age of Ultron\u00a0(2015).<\/p>\n
His television roles include the attorney\u00a0Alan Shore\u00a0in the last season of\u00a0The Practice (2003\u20132004) and its spin-off\u00a0Boston Legal\u00a0(2004\u20132008), which earned him three\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He portrayed\u00a0Robert California\u00a0in the sitcom\u00a0The Office\u00a0(2011\u20132012). He then starred as\u00a0Raymond Reddington\u00a0in the\u00a0NBC\u00a0crime thriller series\u00a0The Blacklist\u00a0(2013\u20132023), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations for\u00a0Best Actor \u2013 Television Series Drama.<\/p>\n
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James Todd Spader\u00a0(\/\u02c8spe\u026ad\u0259r\/\u00a0SPAY-d\u0259r; 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\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards\u00a0and nominations for three\u00a0Golden Globe Awards, and ten\u00a0Screen Actors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-26014","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n