Christian Slater
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 18, 1969
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
- Incidents of Intimacy
Incidents of Intimacy TBA
Actor
Last Call of a Dying Hawk TBA
as Jason Grey-Cameron
Young Guns 3: Alias Billy the Kid TBA
as Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
The Hole 2027
Actor
How to Rob a Bank 2026
as Walton
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You 2025
as Father
Blink Twice 2024
as Vic
Unfrosted 2024
as Mike Diamond
- A Look Through His Lens
A Look Through His Lens 2024
as Self
Freelance 2023
as Sebastian Earle
Chupa 2023
as Richard Quinn
Willow: Behind the Magic 2023
as Self - 'Allagash'
A Journey to Sundance 2023
as Self
Garbage Pail Kids in Mad Mike: Fury Load 2022
as Mad Mike
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called 2022
as Christian Slater (archive footage)
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales 2021
as Ren (voice)
We Can Be Heroes 2020
as Tech-No
The Public 2019
as Josh Davis
The Wolf: True Alpha 2018
as The Wolf
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay 2018
as Deadshot (voice)
The Summit 2017
as Dereck McKinley
The Wife 2017
as Nathaniel Bone
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar 2017
as Ushari (voice)
Heroes Manufactured 2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Wolf 2017
as The Wolf
King Cobra 2016
as Stephen (Bryan Kocis)
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc 2016
as Self - Mr. Robot
The Adderall Diaries 2016
as Hans Reiser
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 2015
as Choozy Doozy Host
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials 2014
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Way of the Wicked 2014
as Henry
Ask Me Anything 2014
as Paul Spooner
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 2014
as Lazer Lord (voice)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II 2013
as Joe's Father
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I 2013
as Joe's Father
Stranded 2013
as Col. Gerard Brauchman
Assassins Run 2013
as Michael Mason
The Power of Few 2013
as Clyde
Bullet to the Head 2012
as Marcus Baptiste
Guns, Girls and Gambling 2012
as John Smith
Assassin's Bullet 2012
as Robert
Soldiers of Fortune 2012
as Craig Mackenzie
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood 2012
as Governor Bramlette
Dawn Rider 2012
as John
El Gringo 2012
as Lieutenant West
Rites of Passage 2012
as Delgado
Freaky Deaky 2012
as Skip Gibbs
Playback 2012
as Frank Lyons
Back to the Sea 2012
as Jack (voice)
The River Murders 2011
as Agent Vuckovitch
Without Men 2011
as Gordon
Sacrifice 2011
as Father Porter
Lies & Illusions 2009
as Wes Wilson
Dolan's Cadillac 2009
as Dolan
Igor 2008
as Dr. Schadenfreude's Igor (voice)
Dreaming Slipstream Dream 2008
as Self
Naked Movie 2008
as Self
Love Lies Bleeding 2008
as Pollen
He Was a Quiet Man 2007
as Bob Maconel
The Ten Commandments 2007
as Moses (voice)
Slipstream 2007
as Ray / Matt Dobbs / Patrolman #2
Crossing the Line 2006
as Narrator
Bobby 2006
as Daryl Timmons
Hollow Man II 2006
as Michael Griffin
The Deal 2005
as Tom Hanson, Executive Producer
Alone in the Dark 2005
as Edward Carnby
Pursued 2004
as Vincent Palmer
Churchill: The Hollywood Years 2004
as Winston Churchill
Mindhunters 2004
as J.D. Reston
The Good Shepherd 2004
as Daniel Clemens
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion 2003
as Jet Fusion (voice)
Masked and Anonymous 2003
as Crew Guy #1
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. 2002
as Self
Windtalkers 2002
as Sergeant Peter Henderson
Hard Cash 2002
as Taylor
Zoolander 2001
as Christian Slater
Who Is Cletis Tout? 2001
as Trevor Allen Finch
3000 Miles to Graceland 2001
as Hanson
Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads 2001
as Self
The Contender 2000
as Reginald Webster
Very Bad Things 1998
as Robert Boyd, Executive Producer
Basil 1998
as John Mannion, Co-Producer
Hard Rain 1998
as Tom, Co-Producer
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley 1998
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman 1998
as Self
Merry Christmas, George Bailey 1997
as Harry Bailey / Sam Wainwright
Julian Po 1997
as Julian Po
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997
as Easily Fooled Security Guard (uncredited)
Museum of Love 1996
Director
Broken Arrow 1996
as Riley Hale
Bed of Roses 1996
as Lewis Farrell
Catwalk 1995
as Self
Murder in the First 1995
as James Stamphill
Interview with the Vampire 1994
as Malloy
Jimmy Hollywood 1994
as William
True Romance 1993
as Clarence Worley
Untamed Heart 1993
as Adam
Where the Day Takes You 1992
as Social Worker (uncredited)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest 1992
as Pips (voice)
Kuffs 1992
as George Kuffs
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991
as Excelsior Communications Officer
Mobsters 1991
as Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991
as Will Scarlett
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie 1991
as Self
Pump Up the Volume 1990
as Mark Hunter
Young Guns II 1990
as Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990
as Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
The Wizard 1989
as Nick
The Edge 1989
as The Kid (Professional Man)
Beyond the Stars 1989
as Eric Michaels
Heathers 1989
as J.D.
Desperate for Love 1989
as Cliff Petrie
Gleaming the Cube 1989
as Brian Kelly
Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988
as Junior
La rosa dei nomi 1987
as Self
- The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' 1986
as Self
The Name of the Rose 1986
as Adso of Melk
Twisted 1985
as Mark Collins
The Legend of Billie Jean 1985
as Binx
The Haunted Mansion Mystery 1983
as Billy
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story 1983
as Walt Willey
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner 1981
as uncredited
Credits from TMDB.