James Spader

Career timeline

1. 1960 · Born

   Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

2. 1978 · Screen debut

   Team-Mates (Movie)

3. 1989 · Breakthrough

   Seinfeld (TV)

4. 2026 · Latest release

   VisionQuest (TV)

Career in numbers

1 1970s

20 1980s

17 1990s

15 2000s

6 2010s

1 2020s

• Drama36
• Comedy17
• Thriller16
• Romance14
• Crime10
• Mystery6

Highest-rated title The Office 2005 8.6 Most popular title The Office 2005 8.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside James Spader in our catalogue.

Greg Daniels

2 titles together

Paul Bettany

2 titles together

Robin Tunney

2 titles together

1. 2026 VisionQuest as Ultron 8.3 TV
2. 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron as Ultron (voice) 7.3 Movie
3. 2014 The Homesman as Aloysius Duffy 6.5 Movie
4. 2013 The Blacklist as Raymond 'Red' Reddington 7.6 TV
5. 2013 The Frame as James Ballard TV
6. 2012 Lincoln as W.N. Bilbo 6.8 Movie
7. 2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage) 7.5 Movie
8. 2009 Shorts as Carbon Black 5.9 Movie
9. 2006 Discovery Atlas TV
10. 2006 Discovery Atlas: China Revealed as Narrator (voice) Movie
11. 2005 The Office as Robert California 8.6 TV
12. 2004 Boston Legal as Alan Shore 8.0 TV
13. 2004 Shadow of Fear as William Ashbury 5.3 Movie
14. 2003 Alien Hunter as Julian Rome 5.1 Movie
15. 2003 I Witness as Douglas Draper 5.5 Movie
16. 2003 The Pentagon Papers as Daniel Ellsberg 5.8 Movie
17. 2002 Secretary as Mr. Grey 6.8 Movie
18. 2002 The Stickup as John Parker 6.3 Movie
19. 2001 Speaking of Sex as Dr. Roger Klink 5.6 Movie
20. 2000 Slow Burn as Marcus 4.4 Movie
21. 2000 The Watcher as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell 5.2 Movie
22. 2000 Supernova as Nick Vanzant 5.0 Movie
23. 1998 Curtain Call as Stevenson Lowe 5.1 Movie
24. 1997 Critical Care as Dr. Werner Ernst 6.2 Movie
25. 1997 Keys to Tulsa as Ronnie Stover 4.6 Movie
26. 1997 The Practice as Alan Shore 7.6 TV
27. 1997 Driftwood as The Man Movie
28. 1996 2 Days in the Valley as Lee Woods 6.2 Movie
29. 1996 Crash as James Ballard 6.5 Movie
30. 1994 Stargate as Dr. Daniel Jackson 7.0 Movie
31. 1994 Wolf as Stewart Swinton 6.1 Movie
32. 1994 Dream Lover as Ray Reardon 6.8 Movie
33. 1993 Frasier as Steven (voice) 7.7 TV
34. 1993 The Music of Chance as Jack Pozzi 6.5 Movie
35. 1992 Bob Roberts as Chuck Marlin 6.6 Movie
36. 1992 Storyville as Cray Fowler 5.2 Movie
37. 1991 True Colors as Tim Gerrity 6.2 Movie
38. 1990 White Palace as Max Baron 6.7 Movie
39. 1990 Bad Influence as Michael Boll 6.0 Movie
40. 1989 sex, lies, and videotape as Graham Dalton 7.0 Movie
41. 1989 Seinfeld as Jason 'Stanky' Hanky 8.2 TV
42. 1989 The Rachel Papers as Deforest 5.2 Movie
43. 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6 TV
44. 1988 Jack's Back as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford 5.4 Movie
45. 1988 Greasy Lake as Digby Movie
46. 1987 Wall Street as Roger Barnes 7.2 Movie
47. 1987 Less Than Zero as Rip 6.4 Movie
48. 1987 Baby Boom as Ken Arrenberg 6.4 Movie
49. 1987 Mannequin as Mr. Richards 6.9 Movie
50. 1986 Pretty in Pink as Steff McKee 6.7 Movie
51. 1985 Starcrossed as Joey Callaghan Movie
52. 1985 The New Kids as Eddie Dutra 6.3 Movie
53. 1985 Tuff Turf as Morgan Hiller 5.9 Movie
54. 1984 Family Secrets as Lowell Everall Movie
55. 1983 A Killer in the Family as Donny Tison Movie
56. 1983 Diner as Fenwick Movie
57. 1983 Cocaine: One Man's Seduction as Buddy Gant Movie
58. 1983 The Family Tree TV
59. 1981 Endless Love as Keith 5.6 Movie
60. 1978 Team-Mates as Jimmy Movie

1. 2013 The Blacklist 7.6 TV

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