Christian Slater
Born 1969
Known for True Romance, Mr. Robot, The Name of the Rose.
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.
Movie Credits
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
Assassins Run (2013)
Stranded (2013)
Assassin's Bullet (2012)
Freaky Deaky (2012)
Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012)
Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
Dolan's Cadillac (2009)
Lies & Illusions (2009)
He Was a Quiet Man (2007)
Hollow Man II (2006)
Alone in the Dark (2005)
The Deal (2005)
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
Pursued (2004)
The Good Shepherd (2004)
Hard Cash (2002)
Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
Very Bad Things (1998)
Julian Po (1997)
Bed of Roses (1996)
Murder in the First (1995)
True Romance (1993)
Untamed Heart (1993)
Kuffs (1992)
Mobsters (1991)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Gleaming the Cube (1989)
King Cobra (2016)
Dawn Rider (2012)
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood (2012)
Sacrifice (2011)
The River Murders (2011)
Without Men (2011)
Basil (1998)
Hard Rain (1998)
Broken Arrow (1996)
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
Beyond the Stars (1989)
Heathers (1989)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Chupa (2023)
The Wife (2017)
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 (2014)
The Power of Few (2013)
El Gringo (2012)
Playback (2012)
Love Lies Bleeding (2008)
Crossing the Line (2006)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
Blink Twice (2024)
Freelance (2023)
The Adderall Diaries (2015)
Way of the Wicked (2014)
The Ten Commandments (2007)
Mindhunters (2004)
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
The Contender (2000)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Young Guns II (1990)
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (2021)
The Public (2018)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Ask Me Anything (2014)
Bullet to the Head (2012)
Rites of Passage (2012)
How to Rob a Bank (2026)
Back to the Sea (2012)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Slipstream (2007)
The Wizard (1989)
The Summit (2017)
Bobby (2006)
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
Windtalkers (2002)
