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James Paul Marsden (b. September 18, 1973) is an American actor born in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Marsden attended Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City and went on to attend Oklahoma State University before leaving to pursue acting.

Career

Marsden moved to Los Angeles where he began appearing in small TV roles on Saved by the Bell, The Nanny, Blossom, Party of Five and Touched by an Angel. Early film roles included No Dessert, Dad, Till You Mow the Lawn, Public Enemies and Gone in a Heartbeat. He landed a role on the 1996 series Second Noah. The series ended in 1997 and he made appearances in the TV movie Bella Mafia, The Outer Limits and the 1998 film Disturbing Behavior.

Marsden's breakout role came in 2000 when he starred as Scott Summers/Cyclops in the film version of X-Men. He followed up with a recurring role on the FOX series Ally McBeal, and the film Interstate 60. In 2003 he starred in the X-Men sequel X2. He followed up with an appearance in The Notebook, The Alibi with X-Men co-star Rebecca Romijn and 10th and Wolf. In 2006, he starred in X-Men: The Last Stand and Superman Returns. His screen time in X-Men was considerably reduced due to filming conflicts with Superman.

2007 roles include the partially animated film Enchanted and Hairspray with John Travolta.

External Links

• James Marsden at the Internet Movie Database
• James Marsden at Star Pulse
• Upcoming TV Schedule by IMDB.com

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