Christian Slater

Acting · Born 1969-08-18 in 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…

Filmography

• The Name of the Rose as Adso of Melk
• True Romance as Clarence Worley
• Interview with the Vampire as Malloy
• Heathers as Jason 'J.D.' Dean
• Pump Up the Volume as Mark Hunter
• Murder in the First as James Stamphill
• The Wife as Nathaniel Bone
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Excelsior Communications Officer
• Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay as Deadshot (voice)
• The Wizard as Nick

TV

• The West Wing as Jack Reese
• The Office as Christian Slater
• Inside Job as Rand Ridley (voice)
• Archer as Slater (voice)
• Mr. Robot as Mr. Robot
• Curb Your Enthusiasm as Christian Slater
• Rick and Morty as Maximus Renegade Star Soldier (voice)
• Dexter: Original Sin as Harry Morgan
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Christian Slater (voice)
• My Name Is Earl as Woody