Age: 66
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James Todd Spader (/ˈspeɪdər/ SPAY-dər; born February 7, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for often portraying eccentric and morally ambiguous characters. He began his career in critically acclaimed independent films before transitioning into television, where he has received acclaim and many awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, and ten Screen Actors Guild Awards. Spader began acting in youth-oriented films such as Tuff Turf, The New Kids (both 1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), and Mannequin (1987). His breakthrough role came with the Steven Soderbergh drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), for which he received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He then starred in films such as White Palace (1990), True Colors (1991), Stargate (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), and Secretary (2002). Spader took supporting roles in Bob Roberts (1992), Wolf (1994), Lincoln (2012), and The Homesman (2014). He also played the role of Ultron in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). His television roles include the attorney Alan Shore in the last season of The Practice (2003–2004) and its spin-off Boston Legal (2004–2008), which earned him three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He portrayed Robert California in the sitcom The Office (2011–2012). He then starred as Raymond Reddington in the NBC crime thriller series The Blacklist (2013–2023), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Spader, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
James Spader
Lex Luthor
for Lex Luthor in Dawn of Justice (Visno DCEU Film #6)
Suggested by visno
the film picks up where the end credits scene of Man of Steel 2 ends with Doomsday arriving outside Metropolis and begins his reign of destruction. Superman hears of the danger and flies from his Fortress of Solitude to intercept. the film is told thru the perspectives of everyone EXCEPT superman, as he battles against doomsday, slowly losing ground as he advances on Metropolis. Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter join the fray to try and help Superman stop Doomsday as the government scrambles its forces to assist. As this unfolds, Batman and Alfred formulate a plan of action as they figure out how to defeat an unstoppable creature that is constantly evolving to be invulnerable to the different methods of harm inflicted upon it. the film ends with batman having superman fly doomsday beyond his limits into space to try to launch him away from earth but as he struggles to maintain control of the fight alone on the edge of space, the president calls his science advisor, who happens to be Lex Luthor, for what plan of action they should take. Lex convinces him to launch multiple kryptonite tipped nuclear weapons at superman and doomsday. The end result is the final destruction of Doomsday and Superman as collateral damage, who falls back to earth, the fight and explosions resulting in the death of Superman.
