James Spader

James Todd Spader ˈspeɪdər SPAYdər 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 Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and ten Screen Actors Guild Awards Spader began acting in youthoriented films such as Tuff Turf The New Kids both 1985 Pretty in Pink 1986 and Mannequin 1987 His breakthrough role came with the Steven Soderbergh drama Sex Lies and Videotape 1989 for which he received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor He then starred in films such 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 He also played the role of Ultron in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Avengers Age of Ultron 2015 His television roles include the attorney Alan Shore in the last season of The Practice 20032004 and its spinoff Boston Legal 20042008 which earned him three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series He portrayed Robert California in the sitcom The Office 20112012 He then starred as Raymond Reddington in the NBC crime thriller series The Blacklist 20132023 for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor Television Series Drama Description above from the Wikipedia article James Spader licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia