And yet months before he turns 50, fresh off a five-year, three Emmy-winning run on TV (in David E Kelley's The Practice and Boston Legal), nothing about James Spader is what one might expect.

50岁的此时，面对演了五年电视剧，并获得了三个艾美奖（在大卫·凯利的《实习律师》和《律师风云》）的詹姆斯·斯派德，没人可以预料到他会做什么。

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On a country road he picks up Pozzi (James Spader), a gambler down on his luck.

NEWYORKER: The Music of Chance

Many familiar performers turn up in juicy cameos: John Cusack, Bob Balaban, Susan Sarandon, Fred Ward, Pamela Reed, Peter Gallagher, James Spader, Helen Hunt, and the country singer Kelly Willis.

NEWYORKER: Bob Roberts

He plays Will Randall, the senior editor at a New York publishing house, who gets sacked by the big boss (Christopher Plummer) in favor of the slimy Stewart (a fine turn by James Spader) and vows revenge.

NEWYORKER: Wolf