Ethan Slater
Acting • Born 1992-06-02
Biography
Ethan Samuel Slater (born June 2, 1992) is an American actor and singer. He played the character of SpongeBob SquarePants in the 2016 musical of the same name, for which he won a Drama Desk Award and received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He played Boq Woodsman / The Tin Man in the musical films Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025). As a singer, he has released the extended plays Wanderer (2019) and Life Is Weird (2020).
Filmography
25 credits
These Untold Secrets
Movie • 2023
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
Movie • 2024
Self
Intervenors
Movie • 2022
Miles
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
Movie • 2024
Henry
Wicked: For Good
Movie • 2025
Boq / The Tin Man
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Movie • 2024
Self
The Designer
Movie
Evol
Movie • 2016
Ronny Goldstein
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
Movie • 2019
SpongeBob SquarePants
Newsworthy
Movie • 2011
Tad Michael Cooper
Lightning Bugs in a Jar
Movie • 2015
Ben
Wicked
Movie • 2024
Boq
Making Wicked
Movie • 2024
Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie • 2025
Self
Making Wicked: For Good
Movie • 2025
Self
Broadway Whodunit
TV • 2020
Seth
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV • 2017
Steven
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Riley Porter
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
Fosse/Verdon
TV • 2019
Joel Grey
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Elsbeth
TV • 2024
Reese Chandler
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Gen V
TV • 2023
Thomas Godolkin