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->''"It's funny that he played [[Characters/MarvelComicsCyclops Cyclops]], a guy who could blast lasers from his eyeballs, and that's the most boring character he's ever played..."''
-->-- WebAnimation/{{Spill}}, Review of ''Film/SexDrive''

James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973 in Stillwater, Oklahoma) is an American actor, singer and [[MrFanservice former Versace model]].

He is best known for playing [[Characters/MarvelComicsCyclops Scott Summers]] in the Film/XMenFilmSeries, as well as for his roles in other commercially successful films such as ''Film/SupermanReturns'', ''{{Film/Hairspray|2007}}'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Film/{{Hop}}'', and ''Film/{{Sonic the Hedgehog|2020}}''. Because he often plays the RomanticFalseLead, [[http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/the-most-screwed-over-man-in-history-movies/ being married to James Marsden is the number one cause of infidelity in movies.]]

Not biologically related to voice actor Creator/JasonMarsden.
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!! Notable for:
* ''Film/{{Gossip}}'' (2000) as Derrick Webb
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' as [[Characters/MarvelComicsCyclops Scott Summers / Cyclops]]
** ''Film/XMen1'' (2000)
** ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' (2003)
** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' (2006)
** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' (2014)
* ''Film/Interstate60'' (2002)
* ''Film/SupermanReturns'' (2006) as Richard White
* ''{{Film/Hairspray|2007}}'' (2007) as Corny Collins
* ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'' (2007) as Prince Edward
** ''Film/{{Disenchanted|2022}}'' (2022)
* ''Film/TwentySevenDresses'' (2008) as Kevin Doyle
* ''Film/{{Hop}}'' (2011) as Fred
* ''Film/IntoTheGrizzlyMaze'' (2015) as Rowan Moore
* ''Series/DeadToMe'' (2019-2022) as Steve Wood
* ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' (2016-2022) as Teddy Floods
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehogFilmSeries'' as Sheriff Thomas Michael Wachowski
** ''Film/{{Sonic the Hedgehog|2020}}'' (2020)
** ''Film/{{Sonic the Hedgehog 2|2022}}'' (2022)
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration'' (2021) as Hitch Trailblazer
* ''Series/{{Jury Duty|2023}}'' (2023) as Himself
* ''Film/{{Unfrosted}}'' (2024) as Jack [=LaLane=]
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