▁played ▁a ▁drug - add icted ▁detect ive ▁tracking ▁down ▁a ▁serial ▁k iller ▁in ▁The ▁Watch er . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁star red ▁as ▁a ▁sad omas och istic ▁b oss ▁in ▁Secretary . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Sp ader ▁star red ▁as ▁Alan ▁Sh ore ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁Boston ▁Leg al , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁repr ised ▁his ▁role ▁from ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁Pract ice ▁( 2 0 0 2 ). ▁Long time ▁writer - produ cer ▁David ▁E . ▁K elle y ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁resistance ▁when ▁he ▁first ▁tried ▁to ▁cast ▁Sp ader ▁in ▁the ▁role , ▁" I ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁would ▁ever ▁welcome ▁James ▁Sp ader ▁into ▁their ▁living ▁room ." ▁K elle y ▁said ▁at ▁a ▁TV ▁Game ▁Ch angers ▁interview , ▁" Pe ople ▁will ▁watch ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁mov ies , ▁but ▁they ▁will ▁never ▁let ▁him ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁home ." ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Em my ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Le ad ▁A ctor ▁in ▁a ▁D rama ▁Series ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁for ▁his ▁port ray al ▁on ▁The ▁Pract ice ▁and ▁won ▁it ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁for ▁Boston ▁Leg al . ▁With ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁win , ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁actors ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Em my ▁award ▁while ▁playing ▁the ▁same ▁character ▁in ▁two ▁different