James Spader is an American actor, producer and voice actor, best known for his role in the TV series The Blacklist . Other prominent roles he has taken on are in Stargate and Boston Legal . His performance in the 1989 film S*x, Lies and Videotape is what launched him to stardom.

James has received multiple awards for the roles he has played including Emmy Awards , Golden Globe Awards , Screen Actors Guild Awards , People’s Choice Awards , Primetime Emmy Awards , Saturn Awards , among others.

Born name

James Todd Spader

nickname

Jimmy

Sun sign

Aquarius

Place of birth

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Residence

New York, United States

nationality

training

James Spader was present at The Pike School , The Brooks School , and The Phillips Academy .

occupation

Actor, producer, voice actor

family

• Vater – Stoddard Greenwood “Todd” Spader (Lehrer)
• Mother – Jean Fraser Spader (Teacher)
• Siblings – Libby Spader (Sister), Annie Spader (Sister)

Manager

James Spader is managed by ICM Partners (agency for talent and literature), Los Angeles, USA.

To build

Average

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm

weight

76 kg or 167.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

James Spader has dated –

1. Victoria Kheel (1987-2004) – Spader was previously married to Victoria Kheel. They have two sons, Sebastian (born 1989) and Elijah (born 1992). They divorced in 2004.
2. Leslie Stefanson (2002-Present) – James and model Leslie Stefanson began dating in 2002. They have a son named Nathanial (b. 2008).

race/ethnicity

White

He is of French, Scottish, German, Dutch, and Swiss-German ancestry.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Speaks with a tongue
• rich voice

brand promotion

James Spader has appeared in a series of commercials for the luxury vehicle company, Acura in 2011 and 2012.

Known for

• Acting in films such as Endless Love as Keith Butterfield, Pretty in Pink as Steff, The Rachel Papers as Logging, The Heist as John Parker, The Homes Man as Aloysius Duffy, Avengers: Age of Ultron as Ultron among others
• Starring in TV shows like The Black List as Raymond “Red” Reddington, Boston Legal as Alan Shore, Seinfeld as Jason “Stanky” Hanky, among others

first movie

James Spader made his big screen debut as Jimmy in the 1978 film Teammates .

First TV show

He made his TV show debut as Jake Nichols on the TV show The Family Tree in 1983.

Personal trainer

There isn’t much information on his fitness routine, but James Spader has taught yoga in the past and we think that’s how he stays fit.

James Spader favorite things

• Pastimes – Reading, eating and spending time with family

James Spader Facts

1. James won an Emmy for both The Exercise and Boston Legal for playing the same Alan Shore character on both TV shows.
2. He prefers to play quirky character roles and doesn’t focus too much on the money aspect.
3. The blacklisted character is one of his favorite roles because of the constant twists and turns.
4. He describes his parental home as liberal and progressive.
5. He describes his siblings and mother as influential and progressive, which has impressed him a lot.
6. Before acting, he taught yoga, loaded railroad cars, drove a meat truck, and worked as a stable hand.
7. He dropped out of school at 17 to play in New York.
8. Despite starting out in the 1981 film Endless Love , he only rose to fame in 1986 after playing the Playboy role in the film Pretty in Pink .
9. He narrated “China Revealed” in the Discovery Channel documentary Discovery Atlas .
10. He has performed several voiceovers for Acura commercials.
11. He suffers from obsessive-compulsive issues such as constantly following a certain routine and extreme attention to detail. He notes that he is not lazy.
12. On set, he doesn’t like it when people eat because of his obsessive-compulsive disorder.
13. He shares custody of his children with ex-wife Victoria.
14. James and Victoria met as yoga instructors in New York.
15. He began dating Leslie Stefanson before officially divorcing Victoria.
16. He is a fan of Charles Laughton and Bob Dylan.
17. His ex-wife Victoria did the decor for the set in the film S*x, Lies and Videotape in 1989.
18. He doesn’t watch a movie he’s been in.
19. He is an excellent cook.
20. He can hardly see without his glasses.
21. While James is known for playing less than savory characters, in real life he is a very kind person.
22. He can look at a script once and remember it because of his eidetic memory.
23. James went to Phillips Academy with John Kennedy Jr. and they remained close friends.
24. He prefers not to work if he doesn’t need the money. He negotiates his pay for a film based on what it needs to survive in a given period of time.
25. He enjoys spending time with his family, travelling, listening to music and reading.
26. James is comfortable not working for life for up to a year because he says he prefers to “live” and just play a little on the side.
27. As a kid he watched cops and robbers movies and he wanted to grow up to be a cop or a robber, not to play the roles.
28. For him, acting is both a profession and a passion, and no one should be ashamed of taking a job because they need the money.
29. He was described as “scary” after many readings because his fear would manifest.
30. In 1989 he won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival .
31. He has won Primetime Emmy Awards in 2004, 2005 and 2007 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Exercise and twice for Boston Legal .
32. He won the 2006 Satellite Awards for his role in Boston Legal for “Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.”
33. In 2013 he won the Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards for “Best Cast” in the film Lincoln .
34. He has a number of industry nominations including 1990 Independent Spirit Awards , 1988 and 1994 Saturn Awards , 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards among others.
35. He is not active on social media.