Christian Slater
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 18, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor. He made his film debut with a leading role in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985). He gained wider recognition for his breakout role as Jason "J.D." Dean, a sociopathic high school student, in the satire Heathers (1989). He received critical acclaim for playing the title role in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019): it earned him the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, and additional nominations for that award in 2017 and 2018. For his role as Mulgarath in the fantasy series The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024), Slater received the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performer. In the 1990s, Slater starred in a number of big-budget films, including Young Guns II (1990), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Broken Arrow (1996), and Hard Rain (1998) as well as cult films like Gleaming the Cube (1989), Pump Up the Volume (1990) and True Romance (1993). He has had roles in other notable films, including The Name of the Rose (1986), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Windtalkers (2002), Alone in the Dark (2005), Bobby (2006), He Was a Quiet Man(2007), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Wife (2017), We Can Be Heroes (2020), and Blink Twice (2024). In addition to his live-action roles, Slater has had an extensive voice-acting career, with roles including Pips in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), Slater in Archer (2014–2023), Ushari in The Lion Guard (2016–2019), Rand Ridley in Inside Job (2021–2022), and Floyd Lawton / Deadshot in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christian Slater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Young Guns 3: Alias Billy the Kid
Movie · as Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
Last Call of a Dying Hawk
Movie · as Jason Grey-Cameron
Incidents of Intimacy
Movie
The Hole
Movie
How to Rob a Bank
Movie · as Walton
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Movie · as Father
Unfrosted
Movie · as Mike Diamond
Blink Twice
Movie · as Vic
A Look Through His Lens
Movie · as Self
The Spiderwick Chronicles
TV · as Mulgarath / Dr. Dorian Brauer · 8 eps
Dexter: Original Sin
TV · as Harry Morgan · 10 eps
Chupa
Movie · as Richard Quinn
Freelance
Movie · as Sebastian Earle
Willow: Behind the Magic
Movie · as Self - 'Allagash'
A Journey to Sundance
Movie · as Self
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Movie · as Christian Slater (archive footage)
Garbage Pail Kids in Mad Mike: Fury Load
Movie · as Mad Mike
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
TV · as The Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Willow
TV · as Allagash · 1 ep
Fleishman Is in Trouble
TV · as Archer Sylvan · 2 eps
Vindicators 2
TV · as Vance Maximus (voice) · 10 eps
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales
Movie · as Ren (voice)
Inside Job
TV · as Rand Ridley (voice) · 18 eps
Dr. Death
TV · as Dr. Randall Kirby · 8 eps
We Can Be Heroes
Movie · as Tech-No
The Public
Movie · as Josh Davis
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV · as Christian Slater (voice) · 1 ep
The Wolf: True Alpha
Movie · as The Wolf
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Movie · as Deadshot (voice)
Explained
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Dirty John
TV · as Dan Broderick · 8 eps
Heroes Manufactured
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Wife
Movie · as Nathaniel Bone
The Summit
Movie · as Dereck McKinley
The Wolf
Movie · as The Wolf
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Movie · as Ushari (voice)
The Adderall Diaries
Movie · as Hans Reiser
King Cobra
Movie · as Stephen (Bryan Kocis)
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
Movie · as Self - Mr. Robot
Justice League Action
TV · as Deadshot (voice) · 1 ep
The Lion Guard
TV · as Ushari (voice) · 2 eps
Milo Murphy's Law
TV · as Elliot (voice) · 1 ep
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Movie · as Choozy Doozy Host
Mr. Robot
TV · as Mr. Robot · 45 eps
Dawn of the Croods
TV · as Gurg (voice) · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Way of the Wicked
Movie · as Henry
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Movie · as Lazer Lord (voice)
Ask Me Anything
Movie · as Paul Spooner
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Movie · as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Mind Games
TV · as Ross Edwards · 13 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Power of Few
Movie · as Clyde
Assassins Run
Movie · as Michael Mason
Stranded
Movie · as Col. Gerard Brauchman
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Movie · as Joe's Father
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Movie · as Joe's Father
Rick and Morty
TV · as Maximus Renegade Star Soldier (voice) · 1 ep
Bullet to the Head
Movie · as Marcus Baptiste
Playback
Movie · as Frank Lyons
Rites of Passage
Movie · as Delgado
El Gringo
Movie · as Lieutenant West
Dawn Rider
Movie · as John
Soldiers of Fortune
Movie · as Craig Mackenzie
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
Movie · as Governor Bramlette
Guns, Girls and Gambling
Movie · as John Smith
Assassin's Bullet
Movie · as Robert
Freaky Deaky
Movie · as Skip Gibbs
Back to the Sea
Movie · as Jack (voice)
Without Men
Movie · as Gordon
The River Murders
Movie · as Agent Vuckovitch
Sacrifice
Movie · as Father Porter
Breaking In
TV · as Oz · 12 eps
China, IL
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lies & Illusions
Movie · as Wes Wilson
Dolan's Cadillac
Movie · as Dolan
The Forgotten
TV · as Alex Donovan · 17 eps
Archer
TV · as Slater (voice) · 13 eps
Igor
Movie · as Dr. Schadenfreude's Igor (voice)
Love Lies Bleeding
Movie · as Pollen
Naked Movie
Movie · as Self
Dreaming Slipstream Dream
Movie · as Self
My Own Worst Enemy
TV · as Henry Spivey / Edward Albright · 9 eps
He Was a Quiet Man
Movie · as Bob Maconel
The Ten Commandments
Movie · as Moses (voice)
Slipstream
Movie · as Ray / Matt Dobbs / Patrolman #2
Bobby
Movie · as Daryl Timmons
Crossing the Line
Movie · as Narrator
Hollow Man II
Movie · as Michael Griffin
The Deal
Movie · as Tom Hanson
Alone in the Dark
Movie · as Edward Carnby
The Friday Night Project
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Office
TV · as Christian Slater · 1 ep
8 Out of 10 Cats
TV · as Self · 1 ep
My Name Is Earl
TV · as Woody · 1 ep
Robot Chicken
TV · as Composite Santa Claus / Drug Kingpin (voice) · 1 ep
The Good Shepherd
Movie · as Daniel Clemens
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Movie · as Winston Churchill
Mindhunters
Movie · as J.D. Reston
Pursued
Movie · as Vincent Palmer
Entourage
TV · as Christian Slater · 1 ep
Masked and Anonymous
Movie · as Crew Guy #1
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
Movie · as Jet Fusion (voice)
Dinosaur Planet
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Two and a Half Men
TV · as Christian Slater · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hard Cash
Movie · as Taylor
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Movie · as Self
Windtalkers
Movie · as Sergeant Peter Henderson
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
TV · as Jet Fusion (voice) · 1 ep
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Prehistoric Planet
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
3000 Miles to Graceland
Movie · as Hanson
Who Is Cletis Tout?
Movie · as Trevor Allen Finch
Zoolander
Movie · as Christian Slater
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads
Movie · as Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Alias
TV · as Neil Caplan · 2 eps
The Contender
Movie · as Reginald Webster
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Christian Slater · 1 ep
The West Wing
TV · as Jack Reese · 3 eps
Very Bad Things
Movie · as Robert Boyd
Hard Rain
Movie · as Tom
Basil
Movie · as John Mannion
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Movie · as Self
Julian Po
Movie · as Julian Po
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Movie · as Harry Bailey / Sam Wainwright
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Movie · as Easily Fooled Security Guard (uncredited)
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bed of Roses
Movie · as Lewis Farrell
Broken Arrow
Movie · as Riley Hale
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Murder in the First
Movie · as James Stamphill
Catwalk
Movie · as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Interview with the Vampire
Movie · as Malloy
Jimmy Hollywood
Movie · as William
True Romance
Movie · as Clarence Worley
Untamed Heart
Movie · as Adam
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Movie · as Pips (voice)
Kuffs
Movie · as George Kuffs
Where the Day Takes You
Movie · as Social Worker (uncredited)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 2 eps
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Mobsters
Movie · as Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Movie · as Will Scarlett
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Movie · as Self
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Movie · as Excelsior Communications Officer
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Movie · as Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Pump Up the Volume
Movie · as Mark Hunter
Young Guns II
Movie · as Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
The Wizard
Movie · as Nick
Gleaming the Cube
Movie · as Brian Kelly
Heathers
Movie · as J.D.
Beyond the Stars
Movie · as Eric Michaels
Desperate for Love
Movie · as Cliff Petrie
The Edge
Movie · as The Kid (Professional Man)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Movie · as Junior
This Morning
TV · as Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
La rosa dei nomi
Movie · as Self
Going Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Name of the Rose
Movie · as Adso of Melk
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Movie · as Self
L.A. Law
TV · as Andy Prescott · 1 ep
Crime Story
TV · as Teen Boy · 1 ep
The Legend of Billie Jean
Movie · as Binx
Twisted
Movie · as Mark Collins
The Equalizer
TV · as Michael Winslow · 1 ep
Tales from the Darkside
TV · as Jody Tolliver · 1 ep
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Movie · as Walt Willey
The Haunted Mansion Mystery
Movie · as Billy
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner
Movie · as uncredited
ABC Weekend Specials
TV · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep