--- title: SAG Awards 2017: James Marsden Has a Teenage Son PHOTO description: The ageless 'Westworld' actor surprised some fans when he brought his 15-year-old son to the SAG Awards red carpet on Sunday night. canonical: https://time.com/4653384/james-marsden-son-sag-awards/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-30T15:49:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:34.830Z og:title: The Internet Is Surprised James Marsden Has a Teenage Son og:description: The ageless 'Westworld' actor is, indeed, old enough to be a father of a teen. og:url: https://time.com/4653384/james-marsden-son-sag-awards/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted3498975408a312/6988b7cfcd1bba3cc6703ca9/james-marsden-and-son.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Is Surprised James Marsden Has a Teenage Son twitter:description: The ageless 'Westworld' actor is, indeed, old enough to be a father of a teen. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted3498975408a312/6988b7cfcd1bba3cc6703ca9/james-marsden-and-son.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # People Are Surprised James Marsden Is Old Enough to Have a Teen Lookalike Son > Sponsored content. 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Frazer Harrison—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 30, 2017 3:49 PM UTC **Correction appended, Jan. 30, 2017.** In HBO’s _Westworld_, [actor James Marsden](http://time.com/4583402/james-marsden-helen-mirren-crush/?iid=sr-link2) plays roguish young renegade and ace shot Teddy Flood with nary a physical flaw in sight—after all, he’s an [ageless, timeless, artificially intelligent “host.”](http://time.com/4539389/how-watch-westworld-online/?iid=sr-link4) But after seeing him on the [SAG Awards red carpet](http://time.com/4652984/screen-actors-guild-awards-2017-the-best-worst-and-most-political-moments/?iid=sr-link1) on Sunday night along with his 15-year-old lookalike son, some people are beginning to question the nature of his reality—and the alchemical, gravity-defying magic of his cheekbones. Marsden, [who’s 43](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005188/) and has acted in everything from _Saved By the Bell_ to _X-Men_ to _30 Rock_, told red carpet reporters that it’s now his son’s time to shine. “My time is over. I’m literally passing on the baton to the next generation,” he [said to E! News.](http://www.eonline.com/news/825229/james-marsden-takes-mini-me-son-to-2017-sag-awards-plus-more-celebrities-who-brought-family-members) As for 15-year-old Jack? The dapper Marsden mini-me said his interest currently lies in music. People took to Twitter to react to his son’s existence. > [](https://twitter.com/sammymades/status/825852900396122112) > [](https://twitter.com/eileendreyer/status/825852077096259588) > [](https://twitter.com/hannahwhale%5F/status/825853701017436161) > [](https://twitter.com/pritivacant/status/826082748204986368) > [](https://twitter.com/jaystevensradio/status/825881373357522945) > [](https://twitter.com/TaraEmmEss/status/825899810259685376) **Correction**: The original version of this story misstated James Marsden’s age. 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