Christian Michael Leonard Slater\u00a0(born August 18, 1969) is an American actor. He made his film debut with a leading role in\u00a0The Legend of Billie Jean\u00a0(1985). He gained wider recognition for his breakout role as Jason “J.D.” Dean, a sociopathic high school student, in the satire\u00a0Heathers\u00a0(1989). He received critical acclaim for playing the title role in the\u00a0USA Network\u00a0television series\u00a0Mr. Robot\u00a0(2015\u20132019): it earned him the 2016\u00a0Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor \u2013 Series, Miniseries or Television Film, and additional nominations for that award in 2017 and 2018. For his role as Mulgarath in the fantasy series\u00a0The Spiderwick Chronicles\u00a0(2024), Slater received the\u00a0Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performer.<\/p>\n
In the 1990s, Slater starred in a number of big-budget films, including\u00a0Young Guns II\u00a0(1990),\u00a0Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves\u00a0(1991),\u00a0Interview with the Vampire\u00a0(1994),\u00a0Broken Arrow\u00a0(1996), and\u00a0Hard Rain\u00a0(1998) as well as cult films like\u00a0Gleaming the Cube\u00a0(1989),\u00a0Pump Up the Volume (1990) and\u00a0True Romance\u00a0(1993). He has had roles in other notable films, including\u00a0The Name of the Rose\u00a0(1986),\u00a0Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988),\u00a0Windtalkers\u00a0(2002),\u00a0Alone in the Dark (2005),\u00a0Bobby\u00a0(2006),\u00a0He Was a Quiet Man(2007),\u00a0Nymphomaniac\u00a0(2013),\u00a0The Wife\u00a0(2017),\u00a0We Can Be Heroes\u00a0(2020), and\u00a0Blink Twice (2024).<\/p>\n
In addition to his live-action roles, Slater has had an extensive voice-acting career, with roles including Pips in\u00a0FernGully: The Last Rainforest\u00a0(1992), Slater in\u00a0Archer\u00a0(2014\u20132023), Ushari in\u00a0The Lion Guard\u00a0(2016\u20132019), Rand Ridley in\u00a0Inside Job\u00a0(2021\u20132022), and\u00a0Floyd Lawton \/ Deadshot\u00a0in the\u00a0DC Animated Movie Universe.<\/p>\n
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Christian Michael Leonard Slater\u00a0(born August 18, 1969) is an American actor. He made his film debut with a leading role in\u00a0The Legend of Billie Jean\u00a0(1985). He gained wider recognition for his breakout role as Jason “J.D.” Dean, a sociopathic high school student, in the satire\u00a0Heathers\u00a0(1989). He received critical acclaim for playing the title role in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-31692","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n