
Christian Slater
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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.
Known for
Credits

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)
as Joe's Father

Interview with the Vampire (1994)
as Malloy

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
as Will Scarlett

Blink Twice (2024)
as Vic

True Romance (1993)
as Clarence Worley

Freelance (2023)
as Sebastian Earle

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
as Easily Fooled Security Guard (uncredited)

We Can Be Heroes (2020)
as Tech-No

The Name of the Rose (1986)
as Adso of Melk

Heathers (1989)
as Jason 'J.D.' Dean

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
as Father

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
as Joe's Father

Zoolander (2001)
as Christian Slater

Broken Arrow (1996)
as Riley Hale

Mindhunters (2004)
as J.D. Reston

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
as Excelsior Communications Officer

Hollow Man II (2006)
as Michael Griffin

Bullet to the Head (2012)
as Marcus Baptiste

Igor (2008)
as Dr. Schadenfreude's Igor (voice)

Windtalkers (2002)
as Sergeant Peter Henderson

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
as Deadshot (voice)

3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
as Hanson

FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
as Pips (voice)

Murder in the First (1995)
as James Stamphill

Young Guns II (1990)
as Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh

How to Rob a Bank (2026)
as Walton

Very Bad Things (1998)
as Robert Boyd

Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012)
as John Smith

Ask Me Anything (2014)
as Paul Spooner

Pump Up the Volume (1990)
as Mark Hunter

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
as Junior

Hard Rain (1998)
as Tom

Freaky Deaky (2012)
as Skip Gibbs

The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
as Binx

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
as Choozy Doozy Host

El Gringo (2012)
as Lieutenant West

King Cobra (2016)
as Stephen (Bryan Kocis)

Sacrifice (2011)
as Father Porter

Alone in the Dark (2005)
as Edward Carnby

Untamed Heart (1993)
as Adam

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
as Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Masked and Anonymous (2003)
as Crew Guy #1

Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
as Craig Mackenzie

Chupa (2023)
as Richard Quinn

The River Murders (2011)
as Agent Vuckovitch

The Wizard (1989)
as Nick

The Contender (2000)
as Reginald Webster

Unfrosted (2024)
as Mike Diamond

Bobby (2006)
as Daryl Timmons

The Wife (2017)
as Nathaniel Bone

Where the Day Takes You (1992)
as Social Worker (uncredited)

Gleaming the Cube (1989)
as Brian Kelly

A Journey to Sundance (2023)
as Self

The Adderall Diaries (2016)
as Hans Reiser

Kuffs (1992)
as George Kuffs

The Deal (2005)
as Tom Hanson

Back to the Sea (2012)
as Jack (voice)

Mobsters (1991)
as Charlie "Lucky" Luciano

He Was a Quiet Man (2007)
as Bob Maconel

LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (2021)
as Ren (voice)

Assassin's Bullet (2012)
as Robert

Slipstream (2007)
as Ray / Matt Dobbs / Patrolman #2

Willow: Behind the Magic (2023)
as Self - 'Allagash'

Dawn Rider (2012)
as John

The Ten Commandments (2007)
as Moses (voice)

Rites of Passage (2012)
as Delgado

Beyond the Stars (1989)
as Eric Michaels

Heroes Manufactured (2017)
as Self (archive footage)

Love Lies Bleeding (2008)
as Pollen

Without Men (2011)
as Gordon

Way of the Wicked (2014)
as Henry

Lies & Illusions (2009)
as Wes Wilson

Bed of Roses (1996)
as Lewis Farrell

Hard Cash (2002)
as Taylor

Stranded (2013)
as Col. Gerard Brauchman

Basil (1998)
as John Mannion

Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
as William

The Good Shepherd (2004)
as Daniel Clemens

The Power of Few (2013)
as Clyde

Crossing the Line (2006)
as Narrator

Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood (2012)
as Governor Bramlette

Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
as Trevor Allen Finch

Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc (2016)
as Self - Mr. Robot

Young Guns III (—)
as Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose (2022)
as Self (archive footage)

Stan Lee's Mighty 7 (2014)
as Lazer Lord (voice)

Catwalk (1995)
as Self

The Summit (2017)
as Dereck McKinley

Dolan's Cadillac (2009)
as Dolan

Assassins Run (2013)
as Michael Mason

The Wolf (2017)
as The Wolf

Pursued (2004)
as Vincent Palmer

Desperate for Love (1989)
as Cliff Petrie

Garbage Pail Kids in Mad Mike: Fury Load (2022)
as Mad Mike

The Wolf: True Alpha (2018)
as The Wolf

Playback (2012)
as Frank Lyons

Julian Po (1997)
as Julian Po

Twisted (1985)
as Mark Collins

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)
as Self

La rosa dei nomi (1987)
as Self

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002)
as Self

Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997)
as Harry Bailey / Sam Wainwright

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials (2014)
as Various (voice) (archive sound)

The Public (2019)
as Josh Davis
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' (1986)
as Self

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called (2022)
as Christian Slater (archive footage)

Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner (1981)
as uncredited

The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar (2017)
as Ushari (voice)
The Hole (—)
Actor

Dreaming Slipstream Dream (2008)
as Self

Naked Movie (2008)
as Self

Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion (2003)
as Jet Fusion (voice)

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley (1998)
as Self

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (1991)
as Self

The Edge (1989)
as The Kid (Professional Man)

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983)
as Walt Willey

Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
as Winston Churchill

Robot Chicken's Christmas Special (2005)
as Composite Santa Claus (voice)

Last Call of a Dying Hawk (—)
as Jason Grey-Cameron

Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads (2001)
as Self





