▁a ▁permanent ▁basis . ▁He ▁planned ▁to ▁stay ▁only ▁through ▁the ▁e ighth ▁season , ▁and ▁while ▁the ▁original ▁plan ▁was ▁just ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁guest ▁appearance ," ▁executive ▁producer ▁Paul ▁Lie ber stein ▁said : ▁" th ose ▁two ▁scenes ▁became ▁a ▁season ". ▁ ▁Sp ader ▁stars ▁in ▁the ▁N BC ▁series ▁The ▁Black list , ▁which ▁premier ed ▁on ▁N BC ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁port ray s ▁Raymond ▁" Red " ▁Red d ington , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁F BI ' s ▁most ▁wanted ▁fug it ives . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁villa in ous ▁robot ▁Ul tr on ▁in ▁Aven gers : ▁Age ▁of ▁Ul tr on ▁( 2 0 1 5 ). ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Sp ader ▁met ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁decor ator ▁Victoria ▁K heel , ▁while ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁y oga ▁studio ▁after ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁They ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁had ▁two ▁sons . ▁Sp ader ▁file d ▁for ▁divor ce ▁from ▁K heel ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁began ▁d ating ▁his ▁former ▁Ali en ▁Hunter ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁co - star , ▁Les lie ▁Stef anson , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ; ▁they ▁have ▁one ▁son . ▁ ▁Sp ader ▁has ▁said ▁he ▁has ▁strong ▁obs ess ive - comp uls ive ▁issues . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁Film ▁