James Spader Net Worth
James Spader Net Worth is
$10 Million
James Spader's salary
$125 Thousand Per Episode
James Spader Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
James Todd Spader is an American actor. He is best known for portraying eccentric characters in such films as Pretty in Pink, Less Than Zero, Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Stargate, Crash, Secretary, The Pentagon Papers, and Lincoln. His most famous television roles are those of... | Full Name | James Spader |
| Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Salary | $125 Thousand Per Episode |
| Date Of Birth | February 7, 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Voice Actor |
| Education | Brooks School, The Pike School, Phillips Academy |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Victoria Spader (m. 1987–2004) |
| Children | Sebastian Spader, Elijah Spader, Nathaneal Spader |
| Parents | Stoddard Greenwood Spader, Jean Fraser Spader |
| Siblings | Annie Spader, Libby Spader |
| Partner | Leslie Stefanson (2002–) |
| Nicknames | James Todd Spader , Jimmy Spader , Jimmy |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Cannes Best Actor Award, Satellite Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy |
| Nominations | Screen Actors Guild Awards for the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2012), Saturn Award |
| Movies | ‘The Office’, ‘Pretty in Pink’, ‘Less Than Zero’, ‘The Pentagon Papers’ ‘Lies’, ‘The Practice’, ‘Boston Legal’, ‘Stargate’ , ‘Crash’ , ‘2 Days in the Valley’ |
| TV Shows | ‘A Killer in the Family’, ‘Family Secrets’, ‘Tuff Turf’, ‘The New Kids’, ‘Wall Street' |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often plays sleazy, sneaky villains |
| 2 | Rich smooth voice |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I've always loved antiheroes. Those were the characters I was drawn to growing up, and if I'm equipped to play a hero at all, it's certainly an antihero! |
| 2 | When you're a kid running around playing make-believe, everything is changing from moment to moment - and a TV show is like that too. That's what I got into the business for! I like to know just enough to do the job. |
| 3 | [on his menial jobs before acting] I drove a truck for a while for a meat packing plant. I shoveled manure at the Clarmont Riding Academy in New York. Mopped floors for a while. I uploaded railroad cars and trailers at a warehouse. I wasn't really qualified for anything else. |
| 4 | [on doing Stargate (1994)] I didn't have a great knowledge of this genre. The only demand I was putting on the picture was that my paycheck came in and that I had fun making it. It seemed like it would be rather light-hearted. And it was. I'm not a big fan of films that take themselves seriously. |
| 5 | [1995] I'm not eager at all to present my life out there for public consumption. I like to do one or two films a year and then do what is absolutely obligatory in terms of promoting them. My life outside of films is vital to me. |
| 6 | [1990] I had real trouble, actually, for a long time, getting people to hire me. My anxiety used to manifest itself in strange ways. I'd go in to read for some innocent, vulnerable character, and the feedback would be, "Well, we met Jimmy... and he scared us.". |
| 7 | [1990] You know, when you choose to make your living as an actor, it's all fine and good to look at it as some kind of artistic endeavor. At its best, it is that. But the fact is, most of the actors out there don't earn $3 million a picture and can't afford to take two years off between films and look for the right thing. Most of us are tradesmen. Acting for me, is a passion, but it's also a job, and I've always approached it as such. I have a certain manual-laborist view of acting. There's no shame in taking a film because you need some money. No shame in taking a film because you have always wanted to visit China. I was thinking about this last night as I was driving home. I started to go back through the different films I've done, and the television movies I've done and I started to think about why I chose them at that time. And I realized, every single film I've ever done I've taken because of the money. Every single one. I'm not ashamed to say that. |
| 8 | I grew up a Red Sox fan. I grew up going to Fenway Park and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Science Museum and Symphony Hall and going to the Common, walking around. My whole family at different times lived and worked in Boston. |
| 9 | I played cops and robbers and pirates and all the rest when I was a kid, but I didn't want to grow up and be an actor and play cops and robbers and pirates. I wanted to grow up and be that, be cops and robbers and pirates. |
| 10 | [2005] I've had a lazy career, sometimes one film a year, sometimes none. I'm walking around in the street and doing this other thing, living, that I'm much more interested in. I just do some acting on the side. |
| 11 | Sometimes with people their work is the most important thing to them, and sometimes the work enables you to do other things that are more important to you. I probably am closer to that. |
| 12 | Acting is a great way to make a living, especially when I consider what my alternatives were and probably still are. I mean, you are only making movies. It is a lot less pressure than being a surgeon; although it seemed like the only other thing that I was qualified for was manual labour. |
| 13 | You just want to work. I like playing character roles and I do not mind being a real son-of-a-bitch, or embarrassing myself. But as you go along you begin to realize that the work has a criterion and as your choices get broader you start cutting out the things that are not worth the time. On the whole I have been lucky; I do not look back with a huge amount of distaste for the work I have done. |
| 14 | (on his sadomasochistic scenes in the movie Secretary (2002)): I did something in that scene that I'd never done in a film before but that's been the case with so many of my movies. |
| 15 | I have my own artistic sensibilities and Crash (1996) complements them. It is a provocative, challenging, disturbing film made for adults. It's not a skeleton in the closet for me. |
| 16 | Studio people are afraid of Crash (1996). It makes a statement about whoever releases the film. Miramax took a lot of flak for releasing Kids (1995). The same will happen for whoever releases Crash (1996). |
| 17 | If I don't need the money, I don't work. I'm going to spend time with my family and friends, and I'm going to travel and read and listen to music and try to learn a little bit more about how to be a human being, as opposed to learning how to be somebody else. |
| 18 | (Why did he accept the lead in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)?): I took the film because I was interested in doing that part. Looking at work as stepping stones is something I don't have any time or energy for. It seems a shame to look at your work as some sort of means to an end, because the end is death, you know? The means is the flesh and blood, so you'd better enjoy it. F--- the end. |
| 19 | If I don't need the money, I don't work. I don't mind going to somebody and saying, "Okay, this is how much money I need to pay my bills for the next six months. If you pay me that, I'll do the film.". |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Was a close friend of John Kennedy Jr., both having attended Phillips Academy (Andover) high school together. Spader even dined occasionally with John Jr. at his mother Jacqueline Kennedy's Upper East Side apartment in New York. |
| 2 | The birth date on the "Ten Most Wanted" poster for Raymond "Red" Reddington on The Blacklist (2013) in February 7, 1960, Spader's actual birth date. |
| 3 | He has English, as well as smaller amounts of Scottish, French, Dutch, German, and Swiss-German, ancestry. Many of his ancestral lines trace back to Colonial America of the 1600s. Among James's famous ancestors are Laurent Clerc, an educator of the deaf, mathematician Nathaniel Bowditch, Revolutionary War general Joshua Babcock, and Paul Mascarene, a Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. James also shares a common "Vanderbilt" ancestor with famous businessman Cornelius Vanderbilt. |
| 4 | Parents are Stoddard Greenwood and Jean Spader. |
| 5 | Is a huge fan of Bob Dylan. |
| 6 | Ex-son-in-law of Lee Kheel. |
| 7 | Fiancée Leslie Stefanson gave birth to his third son on August 31, 2008. |
| 8 | Has a photographic memory. He can look at a script and he remembers what the pages look like. As he films a scene, he "reads" the page. The only reason he screws up a line is if very similar words (e.g. it and is) are written fairly close together. |
| 9 | His father died two weeks before he began production on Critical Care (1997). |
| 10 | He was working as a janitor at a rehearsal studio in Times Square when he landed his first feature film Endless Love (1981). |
| 11 | Auditioned for the role of Cadet Captain Alex Dwier in the drama film Taps (1981), but eventually lost to Sean Penn. |
| 12 | Has appeared with Eric Stoltz in four films: A Killer in the Family (1983), The New Kids (1985), 2 Days in the Valley (1996) and Keys to Tulsa (1997). |
| 13 | Good friends with actors Christian Clemenson, Robert Downey Jr., Eric Stoltz and Jason Alexander. |
| 14 | Is quick to point out that, unlike the sleazy, sneaky characters he is best known for playing, he is actually a nice, friendly man in real life. |
| 15 | First performer to win Leading Drama Actor Emmy Awards for portraying the same character (Alan Shore) on two different series (The Practice (1997) and Boston Legal (2004)). |
| 16 | Has very poor eyesight, and cannot wear contact lenses. Has said that in roles in which he does not wear his eyeglasses, he can barely make out the face of the actor across from him in the scene. |
| 17 | Loves cooking and is an excellent chef. |
| 18 | Born on the same date (7 February 1960) as Saturday Night Live (1975)'s "TV Fun House" writer/cartoonist Robert Smigel, best known as the voice of Triumph the insult comic dog from Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993). |
| 19 | Refuses to watch any of the movies he has appeared in. |
| 20 | His wife, Victoria Spader, was the set decorator for Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). |
| 21 | Is known to prefer being called "Jimmy". |
| 22 | Has two unsuccessful television pilots, Diner (1983) and Starcrossed (1985), to his credit. |
| 23 | Greatly admires the work of Charles Laughton. |
| 24 | Has two sons: Sebastian Spader (born 1989) and Elijah Spader (born 1992). |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Blacklist | 2013-2017 | TV Series | Raymond 'Red' Reddington |
| Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | Ultron | |
| The Homesman | 2014 | Aloysius Duffy | |
| Lincoln | 2012 | W.N. Bilbo | |
| The Office | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Robert California |
| Shorts | 2009 | Mr. Black | |
| Boston Legal | 2004-2008 | TV Series | Alan Shore |
| Shadow of Fear | 2004 | William Ashbury | |
| The Practice | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Alan Shore |
| Alien Hunter | 2003 | Julian Rome | |
| I Witness | 2003 | Douglas Draper | |
| The Pentagon Papers | 2003 | TV Movie | Daniel Ellsberg |
| The Stickup | 2002 | John Parker | |
| Secretary | 2002 | Mr. Grey | |
| Speaking of Sex | 2001 | Dr. Roger Klink | |
| Slow Burn | 2000 | Video | Marcus |
| The Watcher | 2000/I | Campbell | |
| Supernova | 2000/I | Nick Vanzant | |
| It All Came True | 1998 | Stevenson Lowe | |
| Seinfeld | 1997 | TV Series | Jason 'Stanky' Hanky |
| Critical Care | 1997 | Dr. Werner Ernst | |
| Keys to Tulsa | 1997 | Ronnie Stover | |
| Driftwood | 1997 | The Man | |
| 2 Days in the Valley | 1996 | Lee Woods | |
| Crash | 1996 | James Ballard | |
| Stargate | 1994 | Dr. Daniel Jackson | |
| Frasier | 1994 | TV Series | Steven |
| Wolf | 1994 | Stewart Swinton | |
| Dream Lover | 1993 | Ray Reardon | |
| The Music of Chance | 1993 | Jack Pozzi | |
| Bob Roberts | 1992 | Chuck Marlin | |
| Storyville | 1992 | Cray Fowler | |
| True Colors | 1991 | Tim Gerrity | |
| White Palace | 1990 | Max Baron | |
| Bad Influence | 1990 | Michael Boll | |
| The Rachel Papers | 1989 | Deforest | |
| Sex, Lies, and Videotape | 1989 | Graham Dalton | |
| Jack's Back | 1988 | John / Rick Wesford | |
| Greasy Lake | 1988 | Video | Digby |
| Wall Street | 1987 | Roger Barnes | |
| Less Than Zero | 1987 | Rip | |
| Baby Boom | 1987 | Ken Arrenberg | |
| Mannequin | 1987 | Richards | |
| Pretty in Pink | 1986 | Steff | |
| Starcrossed | 1985 | TV Movie | Joey Callaghan |
| The New Kids | 1985 | Dutra | |
| Tuff Turf | 1985 | Morgan Hiller | |
| Family Secrets | 1984 | TV Movie | Lowell Everall |
| A Killer in the Family | 1983 | TV Movie | Donny Tison |
| Diner | 1983 | TV Short | Fenwick |
| Cocaine: One Man's Seduction | 1983 | TV Movie | Buddy Gant |
| The Family Tree | 1983 | TV Series | Jake Nichols |
| Endless Love | 1981 | Keith Butterfield (as Jimmy Spader) | |
| Team-Mates | 1978 | Jimmy |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Blacklist | TV Series executive producer - 28 episodes, 2015 - 2017 co-executive producer - 18 episodes, 2014 - 2015 |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Today | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| 2016 MTV Movie Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Live with Kelly and Ryan | 2005-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Avengers: Age of Ultron - From the Inside Out: Making of Avengers - Age of Ultron | 2015 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2014 | TV Series | |
| 2014 Golden Globe Arrivals Special | 2014 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The View | 2004-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Blacklist: Are You on the Blacklist? | 2013 | TV Special | Raymond 'Red' Reddington |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1996-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2009-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2004-2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Male Actor in a Drama Series & Presenter |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2004-2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| Discovery Atlas | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| The Reichen Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series & Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
| The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Television Series [Drama] |
| The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series & Co-Presenter: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special |
| 2004 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Daily Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Cinema 3 | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| CBS This Morning | 1994 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lego Marvel's Avengers | 2016 | Video Game | Ultron |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2014 | TV Series | Dr. Daniel Jackson |
| The Frame | 2013 | TV Series | James Ballard |
| Scenes from the Roundtable | 2007 | Video documentary short | Jason 'Stanky' Hanky |
| Cinema 3 | 2007 | TV Series | James Ballard |
| Sexes | 2005 | TV Series | James Ballard |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Graham |
| Retrosexual: The 80's | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| Celebrities Uncensored | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Making of 'Stargate' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Master of Desaster: Roland Emmerich - eine Hollywoodkarriere | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Dr. Daniel Jackson (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) |
| 2012 | BFCC Award | Black Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Ensemble | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | NFCS Award | Nevada Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble Cast | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Ensemble | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2007 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2006 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | The Practice (1997) |
| 1989 | Best Actor | Cannes Film Festival | Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) |
| 2016 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) |
| 2016 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Virtual Performance | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) |
| 2015 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | The Blacklist (2013) |
| 2014 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | The Blacklist (2013) |
| 2014 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Actor in a Television Series | The Blacklist (2013) |
| 2014 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Drama Series | The Blacklist (2013) |
| 2014 | TV Guide Award | TV Guide Awards | Favorite Actor | The Blacklist (2013) |
| 2014 | TV Guide Award | TV Guide Awards | Favorite Villain | The Blacklist (2013) |
| 2013 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2013 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | Lincoln (2012) |
| 2012 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | The Office (2005) |
| 2009 | Golden Nymph | Monte-Carlo TV Festival | Outstanding Actor - Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2009 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2009 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2008 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2008 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2008 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2008 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2007 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2007 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2006 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2006 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2006 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2005 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2005 | People's Choice Award | People's Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Male Television Star | |
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Series, Drama | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2005 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Boston Legal (2004) |
| 2003 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Actor | Secretary (2002) |
| 1995 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Wolf (1994) |
| 1990 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Actor | Jack's Back (1988) |
| 1990 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) |
| 1990 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Male Lead | Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Lincoln (2012) |
Known for movies
The Blacklist (2013-2017)
as Raymond 'Red' Reddington
Boston Legal (2004-2008)
as Alan Shore
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
as Ultron
Stargate (1994)
as Dr. Daniel Jackson