Having appeared in a wide range of films over the course of his career, JAMES MARSDEN continues to carve out a distinctive place in Hollywood. Marsden's work includes roles in the remake of STRAW DOGS for director Rod Lurie, opposite Kate Bosworth; Richard Kelley's psychological thriller film THE BOX, with Cameron Diaz; Neil LaBute's DEATH AT A FUNERAL opposite Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence; 27 DRESSES with Katherine Heigl; the box-office smash ENCHANTED opposite Susan Sarandon, Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey; Adam Shankman's box-office hit musical HAIRSPRAY opposite John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pheiffer and Christopher Walken; Bryan Singer's X-MEN trilogy; the Nick Cassavetes romantic drama THE NOTEBOOK; and many more.