James Spader: movies and TV shows
James Spader has 76 credits in the archive: 50 films and 26 TV series, from 1944 to 2026. Highest rated: The Office (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2026 · busiest year: 1997 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | VisionQuest | Ultron | TV | — | 66 |
| 2024 | BRATS | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Ultron (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 55 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 54 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV | 5.1 | 54 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 54 |
| 2014 | The Homesman | Aloysius Duffy | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Raymond 'Red' Reddington | TV | 7.6 | 53 |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | TV | 7.6 | 53 | |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | TV | 7.6 | 53 | |
| 2013 | The Frame | James Ballard | TV | 10.0 | 53 |
| 2012 | Lincoln | W.N. Bilbo | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 52 |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.1 | 49 |
| 2009 | Shorts | Carbon Black | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 2006 | Discovery Atlas | TV | 6.0 | 46 | |
| 2006 | Discovery Atlas: China Revealed | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 46 |
| 2005 | The Office | Robert California | TV | 8.6 | 45 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.8 | 45 |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Alan Shore | TV | 7.9 | 44 |
| 2004 | Shadow of Fear | William Ashbury | Film | 5.4 | 44 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 43 |
| 2003 | Alien Hunter | Julian Rome | Film | 5.1 | 43 |
| 2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Daniel Ellsberg | Film | 5.8 | 43 |
| 2003 | I Witness | Douglas Draper | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored | Self | TV | 4.8 | 43 |
| 2002 | Secretary | Mr. Grey | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 2002 | The Stickup | John Parker | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 2001 | Speaking of Sex | Dr. Roger Klink | Film | 5.4 | 41 |
| 2000 | The Watcher | FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell | Film | 5.1 | 40 |
| 2000 | Supernova | Nick Vanzant | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 2000 | Slow Burn | Marcus | Film | 4.4 | 40 |
| 1998 | Curtain Call | Stevenson Lowe | Film | 5.1 | 38 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 37 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Alan Shore | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1997 | Critical Care | Dr. Werner Ernst | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1997 | Keys to Tulsa | Ronnie Stover | Film | 4.7 | 37 |
| 1997 | Driftwood | The Man | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 36 |
| 1996 | Crash | James Ballard | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley | Lee Woods | Film | 6.2 | 36 |
| 1994 | Stargate | Dr. Daniel Jackson | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1994 | Wolf | Stewart Swinton | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1993 | Frasier | Steven (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 33 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 33 |
| 1993 | Dream Lover | Ray Reardon | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1993 | The Music of Chance | Jack Pozzi | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self - Guest | TV | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Chuck Marlin | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1992 | Storyville | Cray Fowler | Film | 5.3 | 32 |
| 1991 | True Colors | Tim Gerrity | Film | 6.2 | 31 |
| 1990 | White Palace | Max Baron | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1990 | Bad Influence | Michael Boll | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Jason 'Stanky' Hanky | TV | 8.3 | 29 |
| 1989 | sex, lies, and videotape | Graham Dalton | Film | 6.9 | 29 |
| 1989 | The Rachel Papers | Deforest | Film | 5.1 | 29 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | TV | 5.6 | 28 | |
| 1988 | Jack's Back | John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford | Film | 5.4 | 28 |
| 1988 | Greasy Lake | Digby | Film | 4.2 | 28 |
| 1987 | Wall Street | Roger Barnes | Film | 7.2 | 27 |
| 1987 | Mannequin | Mr. Richards | Film | 6.9 | 27 |
| 1987 | Less Than Zero | Rip | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1987 | Baby Boom | Ken Arrenberg | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Steff McKee | Film | 6.7 | 26 |
| 1985 | Tuff Turf | Morgan Hiller | Film | 6.0 | 25 |
| 1985 | The New Kids | Eddie Dutra | Film | 6.4 | 25 |
| 1985 | Starcrossed | Joey Callaghan | Film | 5.1 | 25 |
| 1984 | Family Secrets | Lowell Everall | Film | 4.5 | 24 |
| 1983 | A Killer in the Family | Donny Tison | Film | 6.5 | 23 |
| 1983 | Diner | Fenwick | Film | 7.3 | 23 |
| 1983 | Cocaine: One Man's Seduction | Buddy Gant | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1983 | The Family Tree | TV | 7.5 | 23 | |
| 1981 | Endless Love | Keith | Film | 5.7 | 21 |
| 1978 | Team-Mates | Jimmy | Film | 4.5 | 18 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 15 |