James Spader

James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor best known for his eccentric roles in films such as ; Less Than Zero; ; Crash; Stargate; and Secretary; and Lincoln. His most famous television roles are those of the colorful attorney in and its spin-off , for which he won three s, and in The Office. He portrayed Doctor Daniel Jackson in the 1994 featured movie . He currently stars as Raymond "Red" Reddington in The Blacklist, and he is set to play in ' upcoming film .EXCLUSIVE: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Casts James Spader as the Film's Legendary Villain
== Early life ==
Spader was born in , Massachusetts, the son of Jean (née Fraser) and Stoddard Greenwood "Todd" Spader, both teachers.Obituary, October 28, 2007; Massachusetts One of Spader's great-great-grandfathers was William Ingersoll Bowditch (of the historic ); Spader's ancestors also include deaf educator , mathematician , American Revolution general , and Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia .http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ebattle/celeb/spader.htm
During his early education, Spader attended (where his mother taught art) and enrolled in the (where his father taught), for one year, in . Spader later transferred to , but dropped out of school in the eleventh grade to pursue acting at the School in New York City. Before becoming a full-time actor, Spader held a variety of jobs including being a yoga instructor, busboy, truck driver, stable boy, and railroad-car loader.
== Career ==
Spader's first major film role was in 1981 as ' brother in Endless Love, and his first starring role was in alongside good friend However, he did not rise to stardom until 1986, when he played 's foil Steff in . He starred opposite , another friend, in Mannequin, and in the film adaptation of Less Than Zero, where he played a drug dealer named Rip. Supporting roles in movies such as Baby Boom and Wall Street followed until his critical breakthrough in 1989. In , he played a sexual voyeur named Graham Dalton who complicates the lives of three residents. For this performance, he received the Best Actor Award at the . His roles in the early 1990s included playing a young, affluent widower opposite in White Palace, 's best friend in True Colors, and a poker-playing drifter who collides with in The Music of Chance. In 1994, he starred as Egyptologist Daniel Jackson in the blockbuster film Stargate. He played car-accident fetishist James Ballard in the controversial Canadian film Crash in 1996 and assassin Lee Woods in . In 1997, Spader guest starred in an episode of Seinfeld as an angry recovering alcoholic who refuses to apologize to George for making fun of him. In 2000, he played a drug-addicted detective tracking down serial killer in The Watcher. In 2001, he starred as 's sadistic boss in the critically acclaimed Secretary.
From 2004 to 2008, Spader starred as the lead character Alan Shore in the television series , in which he reprised his role from the television series . Spader won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series James Spader Emmy Award Winner for his portrayal of Alan Shore in 2004, on The Practice and won it again in 2005 and 2007, for Boston Legal.James Spader at the Primetime Emmy Award Database With the 2005 Emmy Win, Spader became one of the few actors (along with co-star as ) to win an Emmy award while playing the same character in two different series. Even rarer, Shatner and Spader each won a second consecutive Emmy while playing the same character in two different series. Spader also won the for Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for Boston Legal in 2006.
In October 2006, Spader narrated China Revealed, the first episode of 's documentary series .
Spader starred as a lead character in Race, a play written and directed by . It opened on December 6, 2009"New York Production Listings." Back Stage. 24 June 2009. (accessed June 25, 2009). at the on Broadway. The show closed on August 21, 2010 after 297 performances.James Spader Rips Into Mamet's 'Race' The New York Times May 12, 2009
In March 2011, Spader was named to star in By Virtue Fall, a film written and to be directed by . As of June 2011, the movie is in pre-production, and set to be released 2013.James Spader, Carla Gugino, Ryan Phillippe Join Cast of 'By Virtue Fall' The Hollywood Reporter
Spader was one of a number of prominent guest stars in "," the final episode of season 7 of The Office. He portrayed a man named . On June 27, 2011, (an executive producer on the show) announced Spader was to join the cast on a permanent basis. Spader planned to stay only through the eighth season, and while the original plan was just to do the guest appearance, executive producer Paul Lieberstein said, "those two scenes became a season."
On August 29, 2013, announced that Spader will join the cast as villainous robot . Scheduled for a 2015 release, the film is the sequel to the 2012 release The Avengers.
Spader currently stars in 's television series, The Blacklist, which began in September 2013. He portrays the fictional Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives.
== Personal life ==
Spader met his first wife, Victoria Kheel, a decorator, while working in a yoga studio, after he moved to New York in the 1980s. They married in 1987 and have two sons, Elijah and Sebastian. Spader filed for divorce from Kheel in 2004 and, as of June 2011, has plans to marry his girlfriend (and former co-star), , with whom he had a child in August 2008.
== Involvement in the Stargate universe ==
=== Actor ===
* Doctor Daniel Jackson ()
== Filmography ==
 Film and Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2015 	Avengers: Age of Ultron 	Ultron (voice) 	Film, post-production
2013-2014	The Blacklist 	Raymond 'Red' Reddington 	TV Series, 23 episodes
2014 	The Homesman 	Aloysius Duffy 	Film
2012 	Lincoln 	W.N. Bilbo 	Film
2011-2012	The Office 	Robert California 	TV series, 25 episodes
2009 	Shorts 	Mr. Black 	Film
2004-2008	Boston Legal (TV series) 	Alan Shore 	TV series, 101 episodes
2004 	Shadow of Fear 	William Ashbury 	Film
2003-2004	The Practice 	Alan Shore 	TV series, 22 episodes
2003 	Alien Hunter 	Julian Rome 	Film
2003 	I Witness 	Douglas Draper 	Film
2003 	The Pentagon Papers 	Daniel Ellsberg 	TV movie
2002 	The Stickup 	John Parker 	Film
2002 	Secretary 	Mr. Grey 	Film
2001 	Speaking of Sex 	Dr. Roger Klink 	Film
2000 	Slow Burn 	Marcus 	Film
2000 	The Watcher 	Campbell 	Film
2000 	Supernova 	Nick Vanzant 	Film
1998 	Curtain Call 	Stevenson Lowe 	Film
1997 	Seinfeld 	Jason 'Stanky' Hanky 	TV series, 1 episode
1997 	Critical Care 	Dr. Werner Ernst 	Film
1997 	Driftwood 	The Man 	Film
1996 	Keys to Tulsa 	Ronnie Stover 	Film
1996 	2 Days in the Valley 	Lee Woods 	Film
1996 	Crash 	James Ballard 	Film
1994 	 	Dr. Daniel Jackson 	Film
1994 	Frasier 	Steven 	TV series, 1 episode
1994 	Wolf 	Stewart Swinton 	Film
1993 	Dream Lover 	Ray Reardon 	Film
1993 	The Music of Chance 	Jack Pozzi 	Film
1992 	Bob Roberts 	Chuck Marlin 	Film
1992 	Storyville 	Cray Fowler 	Film
1991 	True Colors 	Tim Gerrity 	Film
1990 	White Palace 	Max Baron 	Film
1990 	Bad Influence 	Michael Boll 	Film
1989 	The Rachel Papers 	Deforest 	Film
1989 	Sex, Lies, and Videotape 	Graham Dalton 	Film
1988 	Jack's Back 	John/Rick Westford 	Film
1988 	Greasy Lake 	Digby 	Video
1987 	Wall Street 	Roger Barnes 	Film
1987 	Less Than Zero 	Rip 	Film
1987 	Baby Boom 	Ken Arrenberg 	Film
1987 	Mannequin 	Richards 	Film
1986 	Pretty in Pink 	Steff 	Film
1985 	Starcrossed 	Joey Callaghan 	TV movie
1985 	The New Kids 	Dutra 	Film
1985 	Tuff Turf 	Morgan Hiller 	Film
1984 	Family Secrets 	Lowell Everall 	TV movie
1983 	The Family Tree 	Jake Nichols 	TV series
1983 	A Killer in the Family 	Donny Tison 	TV movie
1983 	Diner 	Fenwick 	TV short
1983 	Cocaine: One Man's Seduction	Buddy Gant 	TV movie
1981 	Endless Love 	Keith Butterfield (as Jimmy Spader)	Film
1978 	Team-Mates 	Jimmy 	Film
== Awards and nominations ==
Spader has won 5 awards, out of 26 nominations.
Year	Award 	Category 	Work 	Result
1989	Cannes Film Festival 	Best Actor 	 	
1990	 	Best Actor 	 	
1990	CFCA Award 	Best Actor 	Sex, Lies, and Videotape	
1990	Independent Spirit Award 	Best Male Lead 	Sex, Lies, and Videotape	
1990	Independent Spirit Award 	Best Male Lead 	Sex, Lies, and Videotape	
1995	 	Best Supporting Actor 	 	
2003	Chlotrudis Award 	Best Actor 	Secretary 	
2004	Primetime Emmy 	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 	 	
2005	Golden Globe 	Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama	 	
2005	People's Choice Award 	Favorite Male Television Star 	 	
2005	Primetime Emmy 	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 	Boston Legal 	
2005	Satellite Award 	Outstanding Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical 	Boston Legal 	
2005	Golden Satellite Award 	Best Actor in a Series, Drama 	Boston Legal 	
2006	Satellite Award 	Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical 	Boston Legal 	
2006	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 	Boston Legal 	
2006	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series 	Boston Legal 	
2007	Primetime Emmy 	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 	Boston Legal 	
2007	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 	Boston Legal 	
2007	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series 	Boston Legal 	
2008	Primetime Emmy 	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 	Boston Legal 	
2008	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 	Boston Legal 	
2008	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series 	Boston Legal 	
2009	Golden Nymph 	Outstanding Actor - Drama Series 	Boston Legal 	
2009	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 	Boston Legal 	
2009	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series 	Boston Legal 	
2012	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 	 	
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