James Todd Spader is an American actor. He is best known for portraying eccentric characters in films such as the drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape , the action science fiction film Stargate , the controversial psychological thriller Crash , and the erotic romance Secretary .
His best-known television roles are those of attorney Alan Shore in The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal , and Robert California in the comedy-mockumentary The Office. He currently stars as high-profile criminal-turned-FBI-informant Raymond "Red" Reddington in the NBC crime drama The Blacklist, for which he has earned two Golden Globe Award nominations.
On his character at Boston Legal. Albany Times Union (November 14, 2005)
On Alan Shore, his character at Boston Legal. The Olympian (October 4, 2005)
2005 Emmy Awards acceptance speech for Best dramatic actor. Quoted at BBC News (September 19, 2005)
