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
C.C. Capwell
for C.C. Capwell in Santa Barbara (2004–2013)
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Passion ignites in California's most exclusive coastal enclave, where old money clashes with new ambition and secrets fester beneath sun-drenched facades. The Perkins, Andrade, Capwell, and Lockridge families navigate treacherous waters—forbidden romances, corporate warfare, and dark conspiracies that threaten to unravel their carefully constructed lives. A woman returns to town with dangerous knowledge. A murder investigation reopens old wounds. Alliances fracture. Loyalties shatter. In Santa Barbara, nothing is ever truly resolved—only postponed, buried deeper, waiting to explode. Behind the manicured gardens and marble mansions, characters scheme, seduce, and betray one another with calculated precision. Love becomes a weapon. Family becomes a liability. And the question isn't whether secrets will surface—it's whose world will burn when they do. In this world of wealth and privilege, survival demands ruthlessness. Redemption remains perpetually out of reach.
