James Marsden (full name James Paul Marsden) was born on September 18, 1973, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In his early life, he wanted to be an athletic but later resorted to acting while at the Oklahoma State University.
His first television appearance was in the show, The Nanny, in 1993. During the following years, he got several small roles in TV series and movies. These small roles helped him get a major role in the TV show Second Noah. After that, he worked in a number of well-received movies like Disturbing Behaviour (1998), Gossip (2000) and the same year in X-Men as Cyclops.
Next up was a prominent role in the show Ally McBeal and appeared in a number of movies which include The 24th Day (2004), The Notebook (2004) and Heights (2005). In addition to these, James Marsden appeared
in two more X-Men movies as Cyclops which include X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). That year, he also appeared in Superman Returns.
James Marsden’s movies in 2007 were Enchanted and Harispray and, in 2008, were 27 Dresses and Sex Dive. His upcoming movies include The Box and Nailed.
Why is he famous?
James Marsden is famous as an actor renowned for his role as Cyclops in the X-Men movies. He has also acted in a number of successful films like Superman Returns and Sex Drive.
Here is one of his famous quotes:
“If you're an attractive guy, everyone thinks you're successful just because of the way you look. I hate that.”
- James Marsden
General appearance:
- 5' 10½" (179 cm) height, blue eyes and brown - dark hair.
Being born on Sep 18, James is a Virgo and he has an athletic body.
James Marsden had studied at Putnam City North High School, Oklahoma City, OK (1991) and then James attended the Oklahoma State University.
James dated Katie Holmes and amongst other amorous encounters was Lisa Linde.