▁character ▁of ▁Ul tr on ▁in ▁Aven gers : ▁Age ▁of ▁Ul tr on ▁( 2 0 1 5 ), ▁which ▁he ▁port rayed ▁through ▁voice ▁and ▁motion ▁capture . ▁ ▁His ▁television ▁roles ▁include ▁those ▁of ▁att orney ▁Alan ▁Sh ore ▁in ▁The ▁Pract ice ▁and ▁its ▁spin - off ▁Boston ▁Leg al ▁( for ▁which ▁he ▁won ▁three ▁Em my ▁Awards ), ▁and ▁Robert ▁California ▁in ▁the ▁comedy - mock ument ary ▁The ▁Office . ▁He ▁also ▁stars ▁as ▁high - profile ▁criminal - turn ed - F BI - in form ant ▁Raymond ▁" Red " ▁Red d ington ▁in ▁the ▁N BC ▁crime ▁drama ▁The ▁Black list , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁has ▁earned ▁two ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Award ▁nomin ations . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sp ader ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁three ▁children . ▁His ▁parents , ▁Jean ▁( née ▁F ras er ) ▁and ▁St odd ard ▁(" T odd ") ▁Green wood ▁Sp ader , ▁were ▁both ▁teachers . ▁Sp ader ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁liberal ▁and ▁progress ive ▁home ▁surrounded ▁by ▁" domin ant ▁and ▁influ ential ▁women ... that ▁left ▁a ▁great ▁impression ". ▁During ▁his ▁early ▁education , ▁he ▁attended ▁multiple ▁private ▁schools , ▁including ▁The ▁Pi ke ▁School , ▁where ▁his ▁mother ▁taught ▁art , ▁and ▁the ▁Bro oks ▁School ▁in ▁North ▁And over , ▁Massachusetts , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁taught . ▁He ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁Phill ips ▁Academy , ▁where ▁he ▁be fri ended