Biography
James Todd Spader is an American actor. He played Graham Dalton in Steven Soderbergh's sex, lies, and videotape (1989), a role that brought him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
Spader's early film work includes Pretty in Pink (1986), Wall Street (1987), Stargate (1994), Crash (1996) and Secretary (2002). Later credits include Lincoln (2012) and the voice of Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
On television he portrayed Alan Shore in The Practice (2003–2004) and Boston Legal (2004–2008), Robert California in The Office (2011–2012) and Raymond 'Red' Reddington in The Blacklist (2013–2023). He has received three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
