▁series . ▁Even ▁r ar er , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁second ▁consecutive ▁Em my ▁while ▁playing ▁the ▁same ▁character ▁in ▁two ▁different ▁series . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Sat ellite ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁in ▁a ▁Series , ▁Com edy ▁or ▁Musical ▁for ▁Boston ▁Leg al ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Sp ader ▁narr ated ▁" Ch ina ▁Re ve aled ", ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁Disc overy ▁Channel ' s ▁document ary ▁series ▁Disc overy ▁Atlas . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁done ▁the ▁voice - over ▁in ▁several ▁television ▁commer ci als ▁for ▁Ac ura . ▁He ▁star red ▁in ▁Race , ▁a ▁play ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁David ▁Mam et , ▁which ▁opened ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁the ▁Eth el ▁Barry more ▁Theatre ▁on ▁Broadway . ▁The ▁show ▁closed ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁after ▁ 2 9 7 ▁performances . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁By ▁V irt ue ▁Fall , ▁written ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁directed ▁by ▁Sh eld on ▁Turner . ▁, ▁the ▁movie ▁was ▁in ▁pre - production . ▁ ▁Sp ader ▁guest ▁star red ▁as ▁Robert ▁California ▁in ▁" Search ▁Committee ", ▁the ▁season ▁ 7 ▁finale ▁of ▁The ▁Office . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁cast ▁on