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James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor. He began his acting career by guest-starring on the television shows Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993), Touched by an Angel (1995), and Party of Five (1995). Marsden gained fame for his portrayal of Cyclops in the X-Men film series from 2000 to 2014, and for his roles in the films The Notebook (2004), Superman Returns (2006), Hairspray (2007), Enchanted (2007), 27 Dresses (2008), and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). He portrayed John F. Kennedy in the drama film The Butler (2013) and Tom Wachowski in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series (2020–present). Marsden starred in the science fiction series Westworld from 2016 to 2022 and in the black comedy series Dead to Me from 2019 to 2022, for which he received a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award. He played guest roles in the Modern Family (2011) and 30 Rock (2012–2013) sitcoms. He starred as a fictionalised version of himself in the mockumentary series Jury Duty (2023), for which he received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Marsden has since starred in the thriller series Paradise (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Marsden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

On Earth-838, where reality is an intricate web of dimensions, the X-Men have maintained peace between humans and mutants, however, a sinister force rises in the shadows. Mister Sinister, a ruthless mutant geneticist and master of genetic manipulation, plans to unleash a catastrophe that threatens all known realities. As the X-Men struggle to contain the threat, a secret group called the Illuminati arrives on the scene. Composed of some of the greatest minds in the universe, including Doctor Strange, Tony Stark (Iron Man), Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic) and others, the Illuminati reveal that Mister Sinister can destroy not only Universe 838, but also all the other realities connected to the Multiverse. The X-Men, together with the Illuminati, embark on a dangerous journey through interconnected dimensions, facing alternative versions of themselves and challenges that defy reality itself. They must stop Mister Sinister before he achieves his goal of triggering a multiversal crisis and undoing the cosmic order.

