Christian Slater
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
Nick
The Wizard
Adso of Melk
The Name of the Rose
Clarence Worley
True Romance
Brian Kelly
Gleaming the Cube
Malloy
Interview with the Vampire
Richard Quinn
Chupa
Robert Boyd
Very Bad Things
Bob Maconel
He Was a Quiet Man
Tom Hanson
The Deal
Daniel Clemens
The Good Shepherd
Jason 'J.D.' Dean
Heathers
Daryl Timmons
Bobby
Composite Santa Claus (voice)
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
Lewis Farrell
Bed of Roses
Taylor
Hard Cash
Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
Mobsters
Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Tom
Hard Rain
Reginald Webster
The Contender
Moses (voice)
The Ten Commandments
Narrator
Crossing the Line
Will Scarlett
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Crew Guy #1
Masked and Anonymous
William
Jimmy Hollywood
Mark Hunter
Pump Up the Volume
James Stamphill
Murder in the First
Wes Wilson
Lies & Illusions
Hanson
3000 Miles to Graceland
Edward Carnby
Alone in the Dark
Michael Griffin
Hollow Man II
Adam
Untamed Heart
Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
Young Guns II
Trevor Allen Finch
Who Is Cletis Tout?
Pips (voice)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Christian Slater
Zoolander
Junior
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Dr. Schadenfreude's Igor (voice)
Igor
Pollen
Love Lies Bleeding
George Kuffs
Kuffs
Winston Churchill
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Self
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
John Mannion
Basil
Binx
The Legend of Billie Jean
J.D. Reston
Mindhunters
Vincent Palmer
Pursued
Gordon
Without Men
Ray / Matt Dobbs / Patrolman #2
Slipstream
Agent Vuckovitch
The River Murders
Marcus Baptiste
Bullet to the Head
Dolan
Dolan's Cadillac
Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
Young Guns III
Sebastian Earle
Freelance
Self - 'Allagash'
Willow: Behind the Magic
Eric Michaels
Beyond the Stars
Frank Lyons
Playback
Delgado
Rites of Passage
Father Porter
Sacrifice
Julian Po
Julian Po
Lieutenant West
El Gringo
Self
Catwalk
Self (archive footage)
Heroes Manufactured
John
Dawn Rider
Mark Collins
Twisted
Craig Mackenzie
Soldiers of Fortune
Governor Bramlette
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
Jet Fusion (voice)
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
Jason Grey-Cameron
Last Call of a Dying Hawk
John Smith
Guns, Girls and Gambling
Cliff Petrie
Desperate for Love
Robert
Assassin's Bullet
Clyde
The Power of Few
Skip Gibbs
Freaky Deaky
Michael
Assassins Run
Col. Gerard Brauchman
Stranded
Henry
Way of the Wicked
Walt Willey
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Lazer Lord (voice)
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Mike Diamond
Unfrosted
Joe's Father
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Sergeant Peter Henderson
Windtalkers
Vic
Blink Twice
Paul Spooner
Ask Me Anything
Hans Reiser
The Adderall Diaries
Christian Slater (archive footage)
Winona Ryder - Die Geister, die sie rief
Harry Bailey / Sam Wainwright
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
Self
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads
Self
Naked Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Joe's Father
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Choozy Doozy Host
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Nathaniel Bone
The Wife
Self (archive footage)
QT8: The First Eight
Self
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Excelsior Communications Officer
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Stephen (Bryan Kocis)
King Cobra
Various (voice) (archive sound)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Easily Fooled Security Guard (uncredited)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Dereck McKinley
La cordillera
Josh Davis
The Public
uncredited
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner
The Wolf
The Wolf
Jack (voice)
Back To The Sea
Self
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Tech-No
We Can Be Heroes
Ushari (voice)
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Self
Die Abtei des Verbrechens - Umberto Ecos „Der Name der Rose“ wird verfilmt
Self
La rosa dei nomi
The Wolf
The Wolf: True Alpha
Floyd Lawton / Deadshot (voice)
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Ren (voice)
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales
Self
A Journey to Sundance
Riley Hale
Broken Arrow
Social Worker (uncredited)
Where the Day Takes You
Self - Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
Father (uncredited)
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
The Hole
How to Rob a Bank
The Kid (Professional Man)
The Edge
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
118
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-08-18
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Christian Michael Leonard Slater