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James Spader's Perverted Roles
James Spader's 10 best perverted roles now streaming on Disney+.
In brief
James Spader's 10 best perverted roles now streaming on Disney+. James Spader returns to Marvel's VisionQuest as Ultron, his first major role since 2015's Avengers: The Age of Ultron. Originally reported by Men's Health.
James Spader returns to Marvel
James Spader returns to Marvel as Ultron in Disney+'s VisionQuest, the third and final chapter in a trilogy that also included WandaVision and Agatha All Along.
Ultron's physical form
Spader plays the physical manifestation of Ultron, sporting a feral salt-and-pepper beard, hexagonal specs, and defense against the dark arts professor loungewear.
Spader's career span
Spader has spent four decades specializing in playing many different styles of pervert, returning to Marvel after a long career.
Spader's early roles
Spader started his career as a calculating piece of shit in Pretty in Pink before hitting it big on the American indie film scene.
Spader's 1980s roles
Spader became the maestro of the psychosexual thriller, showing up as obsessive compulsive rapist werewolves, hitchhiking gamblers, hooker-banging lawyers, and widowers who can’t get their face out of Susan Sarandon’s crotch.
Spader's 1990s roles
Spader migrated to television around the turn of the century, winning long overdue acting trophies on the small screen.
Spader's 2000s roles
Spader's TV career began with Boston Legal, where he played Robert California, a confidence man with a dark hypnotic power over the office.
Spader's 2010s roles
Spader played Robert California on The Office, a literal confidence man whose tieless collar is unbuttoned and receding hair is tousled.
Spader's The Blacklist role
Spader starred in The Blacklist for 10 years, becoming a mastermind criminal who turns himself over to the Feds to help take down criminals worse than he is.
Spader's VisionQuest role
Spader plays Ultron in VisionQuest, a dystopian post-human world navigated exclusively by artificial intelligence agents.
Spader's career impact
Spader's return to Marvel as a face and voice clarifies his legacy as a Hollywood star defined by playing and presenting as a seductive, creepy, sex pest weirdo.
Spader's 1980s filmography
Spader's primary moment comes in Pretty in Pink as an asshole who wears a blazer to school with the sleeves cuffed.
Spader's 1987 role
Spader's role in Less Than Zero shows him as a twitchy, motor-mouthed wise-ass who operates with impunity and rules comfortably in hell.
Spader's 1989 role
Spader's first mature role in Sex Lies and Videotape is a character who is honest about who he is and what he wants in a seedy drama.
Spader's 1994 role
Spader played a linguist/allergy-prone dweeb with a shoulder-length shag in Stargate, presenting ancient aliens as an academic argument.
The bottom line
James Spader returns to Marvel's VisionQuest as Ultron, his first major role since 2015's Avengers: The Age of Ultron.
