James Marsden

Born: 18th September 1973
Where: Stillwater, Oklahoma

James attended Oklahoma State University, where he studied broadcast journalism.

A former Versace model, James began his career in show business after meeting cover boy Kirk Cameron while their families were on holiday at the same Hawaiian hotel in 1990.

After appearing in a production of Bye Bye Birdie at university, James decided he'd had enough, so he quit, and set off for Los Angeles.

Within two months of his arrival in 1992, he was cast in an episode of the television series, The Nanny.

James also appeared in episodes of Saved By the Bell, Party of Five and Blossom before getting a more regular role on the low-budget teen series Boogie's Diner.

2000 saw James in a trio of different genre movies: firstly he was in Gossip, an edgy, twisting tale of how a silly rumour started by a few college students blossoms into a deadly mistake.

He then featured in Sugar and Spice, a black comedy about cheerleaders gone bad; and the comic book to screen transition of X-Men.