Christian Slater
Acting • Born 1969-08-18
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.
Filmography
181 credits
The Wizard
Movie • 1989
Nick
The Name of the Rose
Movie • 1986
Adso of Melk
True Romance
Movie • 1993
Clarence Worley
Gleaming the Cube
Movie • 1989
Brian Kelly
Interview with the Vampire
Movie • 1994
Malloy
Chupa
Movie • 2023
Richard Quinn
Very Bad Things
Movie • 1998
Robert Boyd
He Was a Quiet Man
Movie • 2007
Bob Maconel
The Deal
Movie • 2005
Tom Hanson
The Good Shepherd
Movie • 2004
Daniel Clemens
Heathers
Movie • 1989
Jason 'J.D.' Dean
Bobby
Movie • 2006
Daryl Timmons
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
Movie • 2005
Composite Santa Claus (voice)
Bed of Roses
Movie • 1996
Lewis Farrell
Hard Cash
Movie • 2002
Taylor
Mobsters
Movie • 1991
Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Movie • 1990
Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Hard Rain
Movie • 1998
Tom
The Contender
Movie • 2000
Reginald Webster
The Ten Commandments
Movie • 2007
Moses (voice)
Crossing the Line
Movie • 2006
Narrator
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Movie • 1991
Will Scarlett
Masked and Anonymous
Movie • 2003
Crew Guy #1
Jimmy Hollywood
Movie • 1994
William
Pump Up the Volume
Movie • 1990
Mark Hunter
Lies & Illusions
Movie • 2009
Wes Wilson
Murder in the First
Movie • 1995
James Stamphill
Alone in the Dark
Movie • 2005
Edward Carnby
3000 Miles to Graceland
Movie • 2001
Hanson
Hollow Man II
Movie • 2006
Michael Griffin
Untamed Heart
Movie • 1993
Adam
Young Guns II
Movie • 1990
Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
Who Is Cletis Tout?
Movie • 2001
Trevor Allen Finch
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Movie • 1992
Pips (voice)
Zoolander
Movie • 2001
Christian Slater
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Movie • 1988
Junior
Igor
Movie • 2008
Dr. Schadenfreude's Igor (voice)
Love Lies Bleeding
Movie • 2008
Pollen
Kuffs
Movie • 1992
George Kuffs
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Movie • 2004
Winston Churchill
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Movie • 2002
Self
Basil
Movie • 1998
John Mannion
The Legend of Billie Jean
Movie • 1985
Binx
Mindhunters
Movie • 2004
J.D. Reston
Pursued
Movie • 2004
Vincent Palmer
Without Men
Movie • 2011
Gordon
Slipstream
Movie • 2007
Ray / Matt Dobbs / Patrolman #2
The River Murders
Movie • 2011
Agent Vuckovitch
Bullet to the Head
Movie • 2012
Marcus Baptiste
Dolan's Cadillac
Movie • 2009
Dolan
Young Guns III
Movie
Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
Freelance
Movie • 2023
Sebastian Earle
Willow: Behind the Magic
Movie • 2023
Self - 'Allagash'
Beyond the Stars
Movie • 1989
Eric Michaels
Playback
Movie • 2012
Frank Lyons
Sacrifice
Movie • 2011
Father Porter
Rites of Passage
Movie • 2012
Delgado
Julian Po
Movie • 1997
Julian Po
El Gringo
Movie • 2012
Lieutenant West
Catwalk
Movie • 1995
Self
Heroes Manufactured
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Dawn Rider
Movie • 2012
John
Twisted
Movie • 1985
Mark Collins
Soldiers of Fortune
Movie • 2012
Craig Mackenzie
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
Movie • 2012
Governor Bramlette
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
Movie • 2003
Jet Fusion (voice)
Last Call of a Dying Hawk
Movie
Jason Grey-Cameron
Guns, Girls and Gambling
Movie • 2012
John Smith
Desperate for Love
Movie • 1989
Cliff Petrie
Assassin's Bullet
Movie • 2012
Robert
The Power of Few
Movie • 2013
Clyde
Freaky Deaky
Movie • 2012
Skip Gibbs
Assassins Run
Movie • 2013
Michael Mason
Stranded
Movie • 2013
Col. Gerard Brauchman
Way of the Wicked
Movie • 2014
Henry
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Movie • 1983
Walt Willey
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Movie • 2014
Lazer Lord (voice)
Unfrosted
Movie • 2024
Mike Diamond
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Movie • 2013
Joe's Father
Windtalkers
Movie • 2002
Sergeant Peter Henderson
Blink Twice
Movie • 2024
Vic
Ask Me Anything
Movie • 2014
Paul Spooner
The Adderall Diaries
Movie • 2016
Hans Reiser
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Movie • 2022
Christian Slater (archive footage)
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Movie • 1997
Harry Bailey / Sam Wainwright
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads
Movie • 2001
Self
Naked Movie
Movie • 2008
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Movie • 1998
Self
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Movie • 2013
Joe's Father
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Movie • 2015
Choozy Doozy Host
The Wife
Movie • 2017
Nathaniel Bone
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Movie • 1991
Self
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Movie • 1991
Excelsior Communications Officer
King Cobra
Movie • 2016
Stephen (Bryan Kocis)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Movie • 2014
Various (voice) (archive sound)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Movie • 1997
Easily Fooled Security Guard (uncredited)
The Summit
Movie • 2017
Dereck McKinley
The Public
Movie • 2019
Josh Davis
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner
Movie • 1981
uncredited
The Wolf
Movie • 2017
The Wolf
Back to the Sea
Movie • 2012
Jack (voice)
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Movie • 1998
Self
We Can Be Heroes
Movie • 2020
Tech-No
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Movie • 2017
Ushari (voice)
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Movie • 1986
Self
La rosa dei nomi
Movie • 1987
Self
The Wolf: True Alpha
Movie • 2018
The Wolf
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Movie • 2018
Deadshot (voice)
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales
Movie • 2021
Ren (voice)
A Journey to Sundance
Movie • 2023
Self
Broken Arrow
Movie • 1996
Riley Hale
Where the Day Takes You
Movie • 1992
Social Worker (uncredited)
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
Movie • 2016
Self - Mr. Robot
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Movie • 2025
Father
The Hole
Movie
How to Rob a Bank
Movie • 2026
The Edge
Movie • 1989
The Kid (Professional Man)
Garbage Pail Kids in Mad Mike: Fury Load
Movie • 2022
Mad Mike
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Andy Prescott
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
Tales from the Darkside
TV • 1984
Jody Tolliver
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Jack Reese
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV • 2001
Self - Guest
Alias
TV • 2001
Neil Caplan
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The Office
TV • 2005
Christian Slater
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
TV • 2002
Jet Fusion (voice)
The Friday Night Project
TV • 2005
Self - Host
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV • 2002
Self
8 Out of 10 Cats
TV • 2005
Self
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Michael Winslow
My Own Worst Enemy
TV • 2008
Henry Spivey / Edward Albright
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Weekend Special
TV • 1977
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Forgotten
TV • 2009
Alex Donovan
Breaking In
TV • 2011
Oz
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Inside Job
TV • 2021
Rand Ridley (voice)
Archer
TV • 2009
Slater (voice)
Mr. Robot
TV • 2015
Mr. Robot
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV • 1995
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Christian Slater
Mind Games
TV • 2014
Ross Edwards
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
TV • 2022
The Narrator (voice)
Rick and Morty
TV • 2013
Maximus Renegade Star Soldier (voice)
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self - Host
Dinosaur Planet
TV • 2003
Narrator (voice)
Two and a Half Men
TV • 2003
Christian Slater
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Explained
TV • 2018
Narrator (voice)
Going Live!
TV • 1987
Self
The Spiderwick Chronicles
TV • 2024
Mulgarath / Dr. Dorian Brauer
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV • 1992
Narrator (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Crime Story
TV • 1986
Teen Boy
Dr. Death
TV • 2021
Dr. Randall Kirby
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Willow
TV • 2022
Allagash
Fleishman Is in Trouble
TV • 2022
Archer Sylvan
Dexter: Original Sin
TV • 2024
Harry Morgan
Dirty John
TV • 2018
Dan Broderick
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV • 2019
Christian Slater (voice)
My Name Is Earl
TV • 2005
Woody
Justice League Action
TV • 2016
Deadshot (voice)
Dawn of the Croods
TV • 2015
Gurg (voice)
Prehistoric Planet
TV • 2002
Narrator (voice)
China, IL
TV • 2011
(voice)
Entourage
TV • 2004
Christian Slater
The Lion Guard
TV • 2016
Ushari (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Milo Murphy's Law
TV • 2016
Elliot (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self