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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 18, 1969
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | How to Rob a Bank | |
| 2025 | If I Had Legs I’d Kick You | Father (uncredited) |
| 2024 | Unfrosted | Mike Diamond |
| 2024 | Blink Twice | Vic |
| 2023 | Chupa | Richard Quinn |
| 2023 | Freelance | Sebastian Earle |
| 2023 | Willow: Behind the Magic | Self - 'Allagash' |
| 2022 | Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called | Christian Slater (archive footage) |
| 2021 | LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales | Ren (voice) |
| 2021 | A Journey to Sundance | Self |
| 2020 | We Can Be Heroes | Tech-No |
| 2019 | QT8: The First Eight | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | The Public | |
| 2018 | The Wife | Nathaniel Bone |
| 2018 | The Wolf: True Alpha | The Wolf |
| 2018 | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Floyd Lawton / Deadshot (voice) |
| 2017 | Heroes Manufactured | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | The Summit | Dereck McKinley |
| 2017 | The Wolf | The Wolf |
| 2017 | The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Ushari (voice) |
| 2016 | The Adderall Diaries | Hans Reiser |
| 2016 | King Cobra | Stephen (Bryan Kocis) |
| 2016 | Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc | Self - Mr. Robot |
| 2015 | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | Choozy Doozy Host |
| 2014 | Way of the Wicked | Henry |
| 2014 | Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Lazer Lord (voice) |
| 2014 | Ask Me Anything | Paul Spooner |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials | Various (voice) (archive sound) |
| 2013 | The Power of Few | Clyde |
| 2013 | Assassins Run | Michael |
| 2013 | Stranded | Col. Gerard Brauchman |
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac: Vol. I | Joe's Father |
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac: Vol. II | Joe's Father |
| 2012 | Bullet to the Head | Marcus Baptiste |
| 2012 | Playback | Frank Lyons |
| 2012 | Rites of Passage | Delgado |
| 2012 | El Gringo | Lieutenant West |
| 2012 | Dawn Rider | John |
| 2012 | Soldiers of Fortune | Craig Mackenzie |
| 2012 | Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood | Governor Bramlette |
| 2012 | Guns, Girls and Gambling | John Smith |
| 2012 | Assassin's Bullet | Robert |
| 2012 | Freaky Deaky | Skip Gibbs |
| 2012 | Back To The Sea | Jack (voice) |
| 2011 | Without Men | Gordon |
| 2011 | The River Murders | Agent Vuckovitch |
| 2011 | Sacrifice | Father Porter |
| 2009 | Lies & Illusions | Wes Wilson |
| 2009 | Dolan's Cadillac | Dolan |
| 2008 | Igor | Dr. Schadenfreude's Igor (voice) |
| 2008 | Love Lies Bleeding | Pollen |
| 2008 | Naked Movie | Self |
| 2007 | He Was a Quiet Man | Bob Maconel |
| 2007 | The Ten Commandments | Moses (voice) |
| 2007 | Slipstream | Ray / Matt Dobbs / Patrolman #2 |
| 2006 | Bobby | Daryl Timmons |
| 2006 | Crossing the Line | Narrator |
| 2006 | Hollow Man II | Michael Griffin |
| 2005 | The Deal | Tom Hanson |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken's Christmas Special | Composite Santa Claus (voice) |
| 2005 | Alone in the Dark | Edward Carnby |
| 2004 | The Good Shepherd | Daniel Clemens |
| 2004 | Churchill: The Hollywood Years | Winston Churchill |
| 2004 | Mindhunters | J.D. Reston |
| 2004 | Pursued | Vincent Palmer |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Crew Guy #1 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion | Jet Fusion (voice) |
| 2002 | Hard Cash | Taylor |
| 2002 | Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. | Self |
| 2002 | Windtalkers | Sergeant Peter Henderson |
| 2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | Hanson |
| 2001 | Who Is Cletis Tout? | Trevor Allen Finch |
| 2001 | Zoolander | Christian Slater |
| 2001 | Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads | Self |
| 2000 | The Contender | Reginald Webster |
| 1998 | Very Bad Things | Robert Boyd |
| 1998 | Hard Rain | Tom |
| 1998 | Basil | John Mannion |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | Self |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley | Self |
| 1997 | Julian Po | Julian Po |
| 1997 | Merry Christmas, George Bailey! | Harry Bailey / Sam Wainwright |
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Easily Fooled Security Guard (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Bed of Roses | Lewis Farrell |
| 1996 | Broken Arrow | Riley Hale |
| 1995 | Murder in the First | James Stamphill |
| 1995 | Catwalk | Self |
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Malloy |
| 1994 | Jimmy Hollywood | William |
| 1993 | True Romance | Clarence Worley |
| 1993 | Untamed Heart | Adam |
| 1992 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Pips (voice) |
| 1992 | Kuffs | George Kuffs |
| 1992 | Where the Day Takes You | Social Worker (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Mobsters | Charlie "Lucky" Luciano |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Will Scarlett |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie | Self |
| 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Excelsior Communications Officer |
| 1990 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’) |
| 1990 | Pump Up the Volume | Mark Hunter |
| 1990 | Young Guns II | Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh |
| 1989 | The Wizard | Nick |
| 1989 | Gleaming the Cube | Brian Kelly |
| 1989 | Beyond the Stars | Eric Michaels |
| 1989 | Desperate for Love | Cliff Petrie |
| 1988 | Heathers | Jason 'J.D.' Dean |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Junior |
| 1987 | La rosa dei nomi | Self |
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose | Adso of Melk |
| 1986 | The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' | Self |
| 1985 | The Legend of Billie Jean | Binx |
| 1985 | Twisted | Mark Collins |
| 1983 | Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story | Walt Willey |
| 1981 | Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner | uncredited |
| Young Guns III | Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh | |
| Last Call of a Dying Hawk | Jason Grey-Cameron | |
| The Hole |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Mulgarath / Dr. Dorian Brauer |
| 2024 | Dexter: Original Sin | Harry Morgan |
| 2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical | The Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Willow | Allagash |
| 2022 | Fleishman Is in Trouble | Archer Sylvan |
| 2021 | Inside Job | Rand Ridley (voice) |
| 2021 | Dr. Death | Dr. Randall Kirby |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Christian Slater (voice) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | |
| 2018 | Explained | Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Dirty John | Dan Broderick |
| 2016 | Justice League Action | Deadshot (voice) |
| 2015 | Mr. Robot | Mr. Robot |
| 2015 | Dawn of the Croods | Gurg (voice) |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Mind Games | Ross Edwards |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty | Maximus Renegade Star Soldier (voice) |
| 2011 | Breaking In | Oz |
| 2011 | China, IL | (voice) |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2009 | The Forgotten | Alex Donovan |
| 2009 | Archer | Slater (voice) |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy | Henry Spivey / Edward Albright |
| 2005 | The Office | Christian Slater |
| 2005 | The Friday Night Project | Self - Host |
| 2005 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Self |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl | Woody |
| 2003 | Dinosaur Planet | Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Christian Slater |
| 2002 | Top Gear | Self |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Jet Fusion (voice) |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Self |
| 2002 | Prehistoric Planet | Narrator (voice) |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Alias | Neil Caplan |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Christian Slater |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Lt. Cmdr. Jack Reese |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1995 | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Narrator (Voice) |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Going Live! | Self |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Andy Prescott |
| 1986 | Crime Story | Teen Boy |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Michael Winslow |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darkside | Jody Tolliver |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self - Host |
| 1977 | Weekend Special | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |