The Major Marvel Actor You Forgot Was Part Of Saved By The Bell: The New Class

On the premiere season of "Saved by the Bell: The New Class," James Marsden starred in one episode as Chad Westerfield, a Bayside student who's on a mission to be named homecoming king. Known as Jimmy Marsden at the time, this was one of his first acting credits.

In 2000, Marsden took on the role of Scott Summers, also known as the mutant Cyclops, in Marvel's "X-Men" movie. He went on to reprise this role in "X2: X-Men United," "X-Men: The Last Stand," and "X-Men: Days of Future Past." Marsden fans also know him as Prince Edward in "Enchanted," wedding journalist Kevin in "27 Dresses," and Steve Wood in Netflix's "Dead to Me."

But before Marsden was graced with the power of optic blasts as Cyclops, he was Chad, a teen determined to win the crown and stand beside classmate Lindsay Warner (Natalia Cigliuti), who's nominated for homecoming queen. Though he attempts to garner enough votes by schmoozing his peers, they see through his act and ultimately give the crown to Tommy De Luca (Jonathan Angel).