James Spader refused to star in any controversial psychological thrillers.
Spader guest starred as Robert California in "Search Committee", the season 7 finale of The Office
 Supporting roles in films such as Baby Boom (1987) and Wall Street (1987) followed until his breakthrough in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), in which he played a sexual voyeur who complicates the lives of three Baton Rouge, Louisiana residents

