Christian Slater
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-08-18 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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
Acting
Young Guns III
as Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
Last Call of a Dying Hawk
as Jason Grey-Cameron
(2026)
(2025)
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
as Father (uncredited)
(2024)
Blink Twice
as Vic
(2024)
Unfrosted
as Mike Diamond
(2023)
Freelance
as Sebastian Earle
(2023)
Chupa
as Richard Quinn
(2023)
Willow: Behind the Magic
as Self - 'Allagash'
(2022)
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
as Christian Slater (archive footage)
(2021)
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales
as Ren (voice)
(2021)
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
(2020)
We Can Be Heroes
as Tech-No
(2019)
QT8: The First Eight
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
(2018)
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
as Floyd Lawton / Deadshot (voice)
(2018)
The Wife
as Nathaniel Bone
(2018)
The Wolf: True Alpha
as The Wolf
(2017)
The Summit
as Dereck McKinley
(2017)
Heroes Manufactured
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
as Ushari (voice)
(2017)
The Wolf
as The Wolf
(2016)
King Cobra
as Stephen (Bryan Kocis)
(2016)
The Adderall Diaries
as Hans Reiser
(2016)
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
as Self - Mr. Robot
(2015)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
as Choozy Doozy Host
(2014)
Ask Me Anything
as Paul Spooner
(2014)
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
as Lazer Lord (voice)
(2014)
Way of the Wicked
as Henry
(2014)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
(2013)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
as Joe's Father
(2013)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
as Joe's Father
(2013)
Stranded
as Col. Gerard Brauchman
(2013)
The Power of Few
as Clyde
(2013)
Assassins Run
as Michael
(2012)
Bullet to the Head
as Marcus Baptiste
(2012)
Guns, Girls and Gambling
as John Smith
(2012)
Freaky Deaky
as Skip Gibbs
(2012)
Soldiers of Fortune
as Craig Mackenzie
(2012)
Rites of Passage
as Delgado
(2012)
El Gringo
as Lieutenant West
(2012)
Playback
as Frank Lyons
(2012)
Back To The Sea
as Jack (voice)
(2012)
Dawn Rider
as John
(2012)
Assassin's Bullet
as Robert
(2012)
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood
as Governor Bramlette
(2011)
The River Murders
as Agent Vuckovitch
(2011)
Without Men
as Gordon
(2011)
Sacrifice
as Father Porter
(2009)
Dolan's Cadillac
as Dolan
(2009)
Lies & Illusions
as Wes Wilson
(2008)
Igor
as Dr. Schadenfreude's Igor (voice)
(2008)
Naked Movie
as Self
(2008)
Love Lies Bleeding
as Pollen
(2007)
He Was a Quiet Man
as Bob Maconel
(2007)
The Ten Commandments
as Moses (voice)
(2007)
Slipstream
as Ray / Matt Dobbs / Patrolman #2
(2006)
Hollow Man II
as Michael Griffin
(2006)
Bobby
as Daryl Timmons
(2006)
Crossing the Line
as Narrator
(2005)
Alone in the Dark
as Edward Carnby
(2005)
The Deal
as Tom Hanson
(2005)
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
as Composite Santa Claus (voice)
(2004)
Mindhunters
as J.D. Reston
(2004)
The Good Shepherd
as Daniel Clemens
(2004)
Pursued
as Vincent Palmer
(2004)
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
as Winston Churchill
(2003)
Masked and Anonymous
as Crew Guy #1
(2003)
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
as Jet Fusion (voice)
(2002)
Windtalkers
as Sergeant Peter Henderson
(2002)
Hard Cash
as Taylor
(2002)
(2001)
Zoolander
as Christian Slater
(2001)
3000 Miles to Graceland
as Hanson
(2001)
Who Is Cletis Tout?
as Trevor Allen Finch
(2001)
(2000)
The Contender
as Reginald Webster
(1998)
Hard Rain
as Tom
(1998)
Very Bad Things
as Robert Boyd
(1998)
Basil
as John Mannion
(1998)
(1998)
(1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
as Easily Fooled Security Guard (uncredited)
(1997)
Julian Po
as Julian Po
(1997)
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
as Harry Bailey / Sam Wainwright
(1996)
Broken Arrow
as Riley Hale
(1996)
Bed of Roses
as Lewis Farrell
(1995)
Murder in the First
as James Stamphill
(1995)
Catwalk
as Self
(1994)
Interview with the Vampire
as Malloy
(1994)
Jimmy Hollywood
as William
(1993)
True Romance
as Clarence Worley
(1993)
Untamed Heart
as Adam
(1992)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Pips (voice)
(1992)
Kuffs
as George Kuffs
(1992)
Where the Day Takes You
as Social Worker (uncredited)
(1991)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
as Will Scarlett
(1991)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Excelsior Communications Officer
(1991)
Mobsters
as Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
(1991)
(1990)
Young Guns II
as Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
(1990)
Pump Up the Volume
as Mark Hunter
(1990)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
(1989)
Gleaming the Cube
as Brian Kelly
(1989)
The Wizard
as Nick
(1989)
Beyond the Stars
as Eric Michaels
(1989)
Desperate for Love
as Cliff Petrie
(1988)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Junior
(1988)
Heathers
as Jason 'J.D.' Dean
(1987)
La rosa dei nomi
as Self
(1986)
The Name of the Rose
as Adso of Melk
(1986)
(1985)
The Legend of Billie Jean
as Binx
(1985)
Twisted
as Mark Collins
(1983)
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Walt Willey
(1981)
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner
as uncredited
Crew
(2005)
The Deal
Executive Producer
(1998)
Very Bad Things
Executive Producer
(1998)
Hard Rain
Co-Producer
(1998)
Basil
Co-Producer
(1996)
Museum of Love
Director