
James Spader
Highest Rated: 100% The Music of Chance (1993)
Lowest Rated: 10% Supernova (2000)
Birthday: Feb 07, 1960
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Actor James Spader was known for playing intriguing deviants in a number of acclaimed independent films in the 1980s and 1990s before his magic touch with morally ambiguous outsiders found its way to television on "Boston Legal" (ABC, 2004-08). Spader began his career playing a series of unsympathetic yuppie types in the era of the shamelessly wealthy, then put films like "Wall Street" (1987) and "Less Than Zero" (1987) behind him in favor of exploring man's attraction to danger - often sexual - in acclaimed indie films like "sex, lies, and videotape" (1989), "Crash" (1996) and "Secretary" (2002). In 2003, he was handpicked to shake things up on David E. Kelley's stale law drama, "The Practice" (ABC, 1997-2004), before being given a starring role as lawyer of questionable ethics in the spin-off, "Boston Legal," for which he earned several Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. By the time he joined the cast of "The Office" (NBC, 2005-2013) in 2011, Spader was firmly established as a credible lead in television and on film, capably performing in just about any role that came his way. His starring role on the thriller series "The Blacklist" (NBC 2013- ), playing master manipulator "Red" Reddington, perfectly encapsulated his ability to make unpleasant characters fascinating.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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75% | 83% | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Ultron (Voice) | $459M | 2015 |
80% | 52% | The Homesman | Aloysius Duffy (Character) | $2.4M | 2014 |
89% | 81% | Lincoln | W.N. Bilbo (Character) | $182.2M | 2012 |
47% | 32% | Shorts | Mr. Black (Character) | $20.9M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 3% | Shadow of Fear | William Ashbury (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 64% | The Pentagon Papers | Daniel Ellsberg (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 32% | I Witness | Douglas Draper (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 16% | Alien Hunter | Julian Rome (Character) | - | 2003 |
77% | 82% | Secretary | E. Edward Grey (Character) | $4M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 38% | Speaking of Sex | Dr. Roger Klink (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Stickup | John Parker (Character) | - | 2001 |
10% | 17% | Supernova | Nick Vanzant (Character) | $14.2M | 2000 |
11% | 29% | The Watcher | Campbell (Character) | $28.9M | 2000 |
12% | 8% | Slow Burn | Marcus (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Curtain Call | Stevenson Lowe (Character) | - | 1998 |
59% | 30% | Critical Care | Dr. Werner Ernst (Character) | $169.4K | 1997 |
10% | 23% | Keys to Tulsa | Ronnie Stover (Character) | $53.2K | 1997 |
63% | 61% | Crash | James Ballard (Character) | $3.4M | 1996 |
59% | 54% | 2 Days in the Valley | Lee Woods (Character) | $11.1M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 52% | Driftwood | The Man (Character) | - | 1995 |
57% | 39% | Dream Lover | Ray Reardon (Character) | - | 1994 |
61% | 42% | Wolf | Stewart Swinton (Character) | $65M | 1994 |
53% | 73% | Stargate | Dr. Daniel Jackson (Character) | $70.9M | 1994 |
100% | 87% | The Music of Chance | Jack Pozzi (Character) | - | 1993 |
67% | 22% | Storyville | Cray Fowler (Character) | $352.5K | 1992 |
47% | 45% | True Colors | Tim Gerrity (Character) | $304.5K | 1991 |
67% | 51% | Bad Influence | Michael Boll (Character) | $11.3M | 1990 |
52% | 62% | White Palace | Max Baron (Character) | $16.9M | 1990 |
96% | 79% | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | Graham (Character) | $22.7M | 1989 |
40% | 53% | The Rachel Papers | Deforest (Character) | $154.6K | 1989 |
71% | 39% | Jack's Back |
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76% | 62% | Baby Boom | Ken Arrenberg (Character) | $25.4M | 1987 |
21% | 55% | Mannequin | Richards (Character) | $34.9M | 1987 |
79% | 81% | Wall Street | Roger Barnes (Character) | $41.3M | 1987 |
50% | 63% | Less Than Zero | Rip (Character) | $10.8M | 1987 |
75% | 81% | Pretty in Pink | Steff (Character) | $521K | 1986 |
17% | 59% | Tuff Turf | Morgan Hiller (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Starcrossed | Joey Callaghan (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The New Kids | Eddie Dutra (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Secrets | Lowell Everall (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Killer in the Family | Donny Tison (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 46% | Cocaine: One Man's Seduction | Buddy Gant (Character) | - | 1983 |
28% | 52% | Endless Love | Keith Butterfield (Character) | - | 1981 |
TV
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91% | 80% | The Blacklist |
Raymond "Red" Reddington (Character), Executive Producer |
2013-2021 |
No Score Yet | 37% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2021 2014-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today 3rd Hour | Guest | 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The View | Guest | 2019 2013 |
No Score Yet | 39% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2018 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today's Take | Guest | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie Rose | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live! With Kelly and Michael | Guest | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2013-2015 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Guest | 2015 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Anderson | Guest | 2012 |
81% | 90% | The Office |
Robert California (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live With Regis and Kelly | Guest | 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Made in Hollywood | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2009 |
86% | 90% | Boston Legal | Alan Shore (Character) | 2004-2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Atlas | Narrator | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Discovery Atlas | Narrator | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Alan Shore (Character) | 2003-2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Guest | 2003 |
89% | 94% | Seinfeld | Jason 'Stanky' Hanky (Guest Star) | 1997 |
93% | 95% | Frasier | Steven (Guest Voice) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Family Tree | Jake Nichols (Character) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Office: Superfan Episodes | Robert California (Character) |
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