James Spader

James Todd Spader is an American actor. He is best known for portraying eccentric characters in such films as Pretty in Pink , Less Than Zero , Sex, Lies, and Videotape , Stargate , Crash , Secretary , The Pentagon Papers , and Lincoln . His most famous television roles are those of attorney Alan Shore in The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal , and Robert California in The Office. He currently stars as Raymond "Red" Reddington in The Blacklist and is set to play Ultron in Marvel Studios' upcoming film Avengers: Age of Ultron.