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{{Short description|American actor (born 1969)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Christian Slater
| image        = Christian Slater by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| alt          = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption      = Slater in 2024
| birth_name   = Christian Michael Leonard Slater <!---NOTE: Not "Hawkins" --->
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1969|8|18|mf=yes}}
| birth_place  = New York City, U.S.
| occupation   = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}
| years_active = 1977–present
| spouse       = {{ubl|{{marriage|Ryan Haddon<br />|2000|2007|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Brittany Lopez<br />|2013}}}}
| children     = 4
| parents      = {{ubl|[[Michael Hawkins (American actor)|Michael Hawkins]]|[[Mary Jo Slater]]}}
| relatives = [[Bill Slater (broadcaster)|Bill Slater]] (great-uncle)<br>[[Dayle Haddon]] (former-mother-in-law)
}}
'''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) and gained wider recognition for his breakout role as Jason "J.D." Dean, a sociopathic high school student, in the satire ''[[Heathers]]'' (1989).

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 (film)|Interview with the Vampire]]'' (1994), ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996), and ''[[Hard Rain (film)|Hard Rain]]'' (1998) as well as cult films like ''[[Gleaming the Cube]]'' (1989), ''[[Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up the Volume]]'' (1990) and ''[[True Romance]]'' (1993). He has had roles in other notable films, including ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986), ''[[Tucker: The Man and His Dream]]'' (1988), ''[[Windtalkers]]'' (2002), ''[[Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|Alone in the Dark]]'' (2005), ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006), ''[[He Was a Quiet Man]]'' (2007), ''[[Nymphomaniac (film)|Nymphomaniac]]'' (2013), ''[[The Wife (2017 film)|The Wife]]'' (2017), ''[[We Can Be Heroes (2020 film)|We Can Be Heroes]]'' (2020), and ''[[Blink Twice]]'' (2024).

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 fantasy series ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles (TV series)|The Spiderwick Chronicles]]'' (2024), Slater received the [[Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performer]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |title=Children's & Family Emmys 2024 Nominations: 'Percy Jackson,' 'Sesame Street,' 'Spiderwick Chronicles' Lead; Ceremony Moves to March |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/childrens-family-emmys-2023-nominations-full-list-2-1236246611/ |date=December 12, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

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 (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'' (2014–2023), Ushari in ''[[The Lion Guard]]'' (2016–2019), Rand Ridley in ''[[Inside Job (Netflix series)|Inside Job]]'' (2021–2022), and [[Deadshot|Floyd Lawton / Deadshot]] in the [[DC Animated Movie Universe]].

==Early life and education ==
Slater was born on August 18, 1969, in [[New York City]], the son of [[Michael Hawkins (American actor)|Michael Hawkins]] (born Thomas Knight Slater), an actor also known as Michael Gainsborough; and [[Mary Jo Slater]] (née Lawton), an actors’ agent turned casting executive and producer.<ref name=actors>{{cite episode|title=Christian Slater|series=[[Inside the Actors Studio]]|network=[[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]]|airdate=October 13, 2008|season=15|number=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/71/Christian-Slater.html|title=Christian Slater profile|publisher=FilmReference.com|access-date=April 7, 2011}}</ref> He has a maternal half-brother, Ryan Slater, who also became an actor.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800026672/bio|title=Christian Slater profile|publisher=Yahoo.com|access-date=April 7, 2011| archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100308003152/https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800026672/bio| archive-date = 2010-03-08}}</ref> His great-uncle was radio personality [[Bill Slater (broadcaster)|Bill Slater]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BkaULNjRIm8C&q=%22Christian+Slater%22+%22Bill+Slater%22&pg=PT369 |title=Radio Master: The Life and Times of Sports Broadcasting Great Ted Husing |author=John Lewis |page=369 |date=November 22, 2011 |publisher=Publish Green |isbn=9781936183869 |access-date=July 28, 2016}}</ref> 

He attended the [[Dalton School]], the [[Professional Children's School]] and the [[Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts]].<ref name="yahoo"/>

==Career==

===1977–1990: Early success===
Slater played his first television role at the age of eight, on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] soap opera ''[[One Life to Live]]''.<ref name="grady">{{cite web|last1=Grady|first1=Constance|title=Watch: Christian Slater as an 8-year-old soap star|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/7/13/12171782/christian-slater-jimmy-fallon-one-life-to-live|website=Vox|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> Following a run on ''[[Ryan's Hope]]'', he made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut as the [[lisp]]ing Winthrop Paroo opposite [[Dick Van Dyke]] in the 1980 [[revival (theatre)|revival]] of ''[[The Music Man]]''.<ref name=actors/> Additional Broadway credits include ''[[Copperfield (musical)|Copperfield]]'', ''[[Merlin (musical)|Merlin]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Side Man]]'', and ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''. He also performed in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] in ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' and ''[[Swimming with Sharks#Stage adaptation|Swimming with Sharks]]''. <!-- As a youth, adult, what? -->

Slater made his big-screen debut in ''[[The Legend of Billie Jean]]'' (1985), playing Billie Jean's brother Binx. The film had been expected to be a big hit, but fell short at the box office. It has since gained a [[cult following]]. His career improved with a role in ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986), playing alongside [[Sean Connery]].<ref name="biochannel">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/christian-slater.html|title=Christian Slater profile|publisher=[[The Biography Channel]]|access-date=September 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214095721/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/christian-slater.html|archive-date=February 14, 2010}}</ref> Slater played Connery's apprentice monk, and they investigated a series of murders at a Benedictine abbey. Slater next played Junior Tucker in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s ''[[Tucker: The Man and His Dream]]'' (1988).

At the age of 18, Slater played the dark character J.D. in the 1989 film ''[[Heathers]]'' alongside [[Winona Ryder]]. Slater was chosen for the part over many other actors, including [[Brad Pitt]], and his performance drew a comparison with a young [[Jack Nicholson]].<ref name="biochannel"/> Slater also starred in ''[[Gleaming the Cube]]'' and appeared in ''[[Beyond the Stars]]'' (both 1989). After ''Heathers'', Slater had offers to play other troubled youths, including a rebellious teen in ''[[Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up the Volume]]'' (1990) and a wild gunman in ''[[Young Guns II]]'' (1990). In the latter, Slater acted alongside [[Emilio Estevez]], [[Lou Diamond Phillips]] and [[Kiefer Sutherland]].

===1991–1999: Box office success===
In 1991, Slater was cast as Will Scarlett in the Hollywood big budget production of ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' alongside [[Kevin Costner]], [[Morgan Freeman]] and [[Alan Rickman]]. The film was a commercial success, taking US$390 million worldwide, and Slater became one of the major A-list stars of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=robinhoodprinceofthieves.htm|title=Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Box Office Mojo|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=September 20, 2010}}</ref> With Slater being a big ''[[Star Trek]]'' fan (in addition to his mother, [[Mary Jo Slater]], serving as the casting director for the film), he accepted a cameo role in ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'', shortly after playing [[Lucky Luciano|Charlie Luciano]] in the crime drama ''[[Mobsters (film)|Mobsters]]''.<ref name="biochannel"/> The following year, he expanded his film genre and starred in the comedy ''[[Kuffs]]'' opposite [[Milla Jovovich]]. In 1993, Slater again stretched his acting skills, playing opposite [[Marisa Tomei]] in ''[[Untamed Heart]]'' and playing Clarence Worley in ''[[True Romance]]'', written by [[Quentin Tarantino]], which received many rave reviews.<ref name="biochannel" /> In his review of ''True Romance'', [[Roger Ebert]] awarded the movie 3 stars out of 4 and said, "the energy and style of the movie are exhilarating. Christian Slater has the kind of cocky recklessness the movie needs."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19930910/REVIEWS/309100304/1023|title=True Romance|date=September 10, 1993|author=Roger Ebert|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun Times]]|access-date=February 12, 2011|archive-date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203224711/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19930910/REVIEWS/309100304/1023|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same year, he was the first choice for the role of [[Eric Draven]] in the movie ''[[The Crow (1994 film)|The Crow]]'', directed by [[Alex Proyas]]. 

He gained the role of the interviewer Daniel Molloy in ''[[Interview with the Vampire (film)|Interview with the Vampire]]'' (1994) after the death of his friend [[River Phoenix]], who was originally cast.<ref name="biochannel" /> Slater subsequently donated his earnings from the film to Phoenix's favorite charities.<ref name="biochannel" /> He played the character of Lewis in the romance film ''Bed of Roses'' in 1996 opposite [[Mary Stuart Masterson]], then that of Riley Hale in the big-budget [[John Woo]] film ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996), which also starred [[John Travolta]]. In 1998, Slater appeared in crime movie ''[[Hard Rain (film)|Hard Rain]]'' alongside [[Morgan Freeman]]. The same year, he also starred in the dark comedy ''[[Very Bad Things]]'' opposite [[Cameron Diaz]].

===2000–present: Television roles, ''Mr. Robot''===
[[File:Christian Slater.jpg|thumb|Slater in 2004]]
Since 2000, Slater has mixed TV work with leading roles in mainly lower budget films, along with supporting roles in a few mainstream productions. He appeared in the successful ''[[The West Wing]]'' and ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' TV series. He was also part of Hollywood films, including ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' and ''[[3000 Miles to Graceland]]''.<ref name="biochannel" /> He has also worked as a voice-over artist in productions, including the character of 'Pips' in the successful Australian-American animated film ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'', Jet Fusion in an episode of ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'', and narrating TV documentaries, including ''[[Prehistoric Planet (2002 TV series)|Prehistoric Planet]]'' and ''[[Dinosaur Planet (TV series)|Dinosaur Planet]]''. Slater also voiced the character John Watson a.k.a. "Wonko the Sane" in [[BBC Radio 4]]'s production of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4461153.stm|work=[[BBC]]|title=Slater joining Hitchhiker's play|date=April 19, 2005|access-date=April 1, 2010}}</ref>

Slater starred in the television series ''[[My Own Worst Enemy (TV series)|My Own Worst Enemy]]'' in 2008 and ''[[The Forgotten (TV series)|The Forgotten]]'' in 2009. In 2011, he co-starred in the action film ''[[The River Murders]]'', with [[Ray Liotta]] and [[Ving Rhames]]. Also in 2011, he starred in the television series, ''[[Breaking In (TV series)|Breaking In]]'', which ran for two seasons. Slater co-starred with Rhames again in the film ''[[Soldiers of Fortune (2012 film)|Soldiers of Fortune]]'' (2012), and in the [[Sylvester Stallone]] action thriller ''[[Bullet to the Head]]'' (2013), directed by [[Walter Hill (director)|Walter Hill]]. He co-starred in the 2014 television series, ''[[Mind Games (TV series)|Mind Games]]'', which was cancelled after five episodes were aired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/abc-mind-games-cancelled-replaced-by-celebrity-wife-swap-resurrection-repeats-705661/|title='Mind Games' Cancelled: ABC Replaces Series With Repeats|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie| date=March 27, 2014|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=March 28, 2014}}</ref> He was part of the ensemble in [[Lars von Trier]]'s controversial film, ''[[Nymphomaniac (film)|Nymphomaniac]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Hillary|title='Nymphomaniac' N.Y. Premiere: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Christian Slater Support Controversial Director Lars von Trier|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nymphomaniac-ny-premiere-charlotte-gainsbourg-688550|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=March 13, 2014|access-date=January 10, 2016}}</ref>

In October 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/christian-slater-cast-mr-robot-pilot-usa-856559/|title=Christian Slater To Star In USA Pilot 'Mr. Robot'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2014-10-21|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> Slater signed on for his title role in the television series on [[USA Network]] ''[[Mr. Robot]]''. Slater plays a computer hacker, "Mr. Robot," who recruits [[Rami Malek]]'s character, Elliot, into Slater's band of hackers called fsociety. The series premiered on June 24, 2015, and concluded in 2019 with its fourth season.<ref name="lamont">{{cite web |last1=Lamont |first1=Tom |title=Rami Malek: 'Being offered the part of Freddie Mercury was a gun-to-the-head moment' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/14/rami-malek-being-offered-the-part-of-freddie-mercury-was-a-gun-to-the-head-moment- |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=December 4, 2018 |date=October 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112083448/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/14/rami-malek-being-offered-the-part-of-freddie-mercury-was-a-gun-to-the-head-moment- |archive-date=November 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> For his performance, he earned the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] in 2016, with additional nominations in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Slater|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/christian-slater|website=GoldenGlobes.com|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=March 2, 2018}}</ref>

Prior to beginning his role in ''Mr. Robot'', Slater announced in 2013 that he was developing and making a film based on [[Will Viharo]]'s 1993 [[neo-noir]] novel ''Love Stories Are Too Violent for Me'',<ref>Tony DuShane (October 23, 2013). [http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Christian-Slater-rescues-Will-Viharo-s-pulpy-novel-4920245.php "Christian Slater rescues Will Viharo's pulpy novel"], sfgate.com; accessed August 18, 2014.</ref> the first of three works to feature Vic Valentine. However, the success of ''Mr. Robot'' and contracts for additional seasons has delayed his being able to develop his adaptation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Karp |first=Evan |url=https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Delayed-movie-inspires-big-changes-6716204.php |title=Delayed movie inspires big changes |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle#Web/SFGate]] |date=December 23, 2015 |access-date=January 29, 2019 }}</ref>

Slater voices the character "[[List of Archer characters|Slater]]" on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] original series ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''. He also provided the voice of Ushari the [[Egyptian Cobra]] in ''[[The Lion Guard]]''. He also made a short film for [[HP Inc.|HP]] called ''The Wolf'', which shows how easily malware can spread on unprotected printers and computers.<ref>Hewlett-Packard Company [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3QXMMV-Srs&index=18&t=0s&list=PLoMwRIIUViGQ48XKzXNxTjvICAiZTLv8I "The Wolf : HP Studios"], February 14, 2017. Retrieved on October 9, 2018.</ref> In 2018, Slater appeared in ''[[The Public (film)|The Public]]'', the latest film by Estevez. At the world premiere of the film at the [[Toronto Film Festival]], Slater discussed his role, Josh Davis, with ''Ikon London Magazine'': 
<blockquote>"He (Josh Davis) is definitely the character in the movie who represents that side of politics where he is not as open-hearted as you'd like him to be. He is definitely the guy who feels this is all a mess. And he is a law and order politician in this movie. So hopefully, he is the kind of guy you love to hate".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ikonlondonmagazine.com/christian-slater/ |title=Christian Slater about playing 'The kind of guy you love to hate'|website= Ikon London Magazine|first1=Tamara|last1=Orlova-Alvarez |first2=Joe|last2=Alvarez|date=September 26, 2018|access-date=September 29, 2018}}</ref></blockquote> From 2021 to 2022, he voiced the character Rand Ridley on the adult sci-fi [[animated sitcom]] ''[[Inside Job (2021 TV series)|Inside Job]]''. The show's creator announced the cancellation of the show in January 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Simons |first1=Roxy |title=Netflix cancels 'Inside Job'—Creator shares upset at show ending |url=https://www.newsweek.com/inside-job-season-2-canceled-shion-takeuchi-update-1772186 |website=Newsweek |access-date=January 9, 2023 |language=en |date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>

He was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for television in 2025.

==Personal life==
In 2000, Slater married Ryan Haddon, the daughter of model [[Dayle Haddon]]. They have two children, a son, Jaden Christopher, born in 1999, and a daughter, Eliana Sophia, born in 2001.<ref name="biochannel" /> In 2003, Haddon was arrested for assaulting Slater during an argument at a [[Hard Rock Cafe]] while on vacation in [[Las Vegas]].<ref name=slfw1>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Slater, wife: An altercation?|url= https://articles.latimes.com/keyword/ryan-haddon|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120309193824/http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/ryan-haddon|url-status= dead|archive-date= March 9, 2012|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Haddon allegedly threw a glass bottle and cut Slater's neck.  The wound required 20 stitches. Haddon was charged with [[Domestic violence|domestic battery]], booked at Las Vegas' Clark County Detention Center, and freed after posting bond.<ref name=slfw1/><ref name="Gary Susman">{{cite magazine|author= Gary Susman|title=Very Bad Things|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/11/11/christian-slaters-wife-arrested-domestic-battery/ | magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 11, 2003}}</ref> They announced their separation over Christmas in 2004. Slater was living in [[London]] at the time, performing in a stage version of ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''. The couple officially [[Legal separation|separated]] in 2005 and [[divorce]]d in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Christian+Slater-2263.html|title=Christian Slater splits from wife Ryan Haddon|publisher=Female First|date=November 30, 2001|access-date=September 20, 2010}}</ref>

On December 2, 2013, Slater married Brittany Lopez in [[Florida]] after three years of dating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/487124/christian-slater-marries-brittany-lopez|title=Christian Slater Marries Brittany Lopez—See Their Wedding Pics!|date=December 3, 2013|publisher=Eonline.com|access-date=February 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cosgrove|first=Sheila|url=https://people.com/celebrity/christian-slater-marries-brittany-lopez/ |title=Christian Slater Marries Brittany Lopez - Marriage, Wedding, Christian Slater |publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=January 14, 2013|access-date=February 28, 2014}}</ref> They have a daughter together, born in August 2019, and a son, born in July 2024.<ref>{{cite news|author=Mark Gray|title= Christian Slater and his wife of nearly six years, Brittany Lopez, have welcomed a baby girl.|publisher= MSN.com |date=August 29, 2019|url= https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/christian-slater-and-his-wife-welcome-baby-girl/ar-AAGw6Df}}</ref>

Slater practices [[Kempo Karate]]<ref>{{cite news|title= 25 Things You Don't Know About Me: Christian Slater|publisher= [[US]]|url= http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/25-things-you-dont-know-about-me-christian-slater-2011274|access-date=July 28, 2016}}</ref> and divides his time between [[Coconut Grove]] in [[Miami]], Florida<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/christian-slater-house-ac_n_3321976|title=LOOK: Guess Who Just Bought The CUTEST Villa Ever?!?!|date=May 22, 2013|website=HuffPost}}</ref> and [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/dirt/real-estalker/christian-slater-new-york-city-condo-1201957316/|title=Christian Slater Turns Small Profit on Modest New York City Condo|first1=Mark|last1=David|date=January 10, 2017}}</ref>

===Legal issues===
Slater has had difficulties with [[substance abuse]] and has undergone treatment. In 1989, Slater was arrested for drunk driving. He was sentenced to ten days in jail.<ref name="biochannel"/><ref name=Conviction>{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/christian-slater-jailed-for-drug-assault-1288032.html|title=Christian Slater jailed for drug assault|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=December 11, 1997|access-date=September 20, 2010|first=Margaret|last=Rogerson}}</ref> 

In 1994, he was arrested when he tried to board a commercial plane with a gun in his baggage.<ref name= Conviction /> He was sentenced to three days of community service.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=Spring 2000|issue=540|page=90|title=5 Famous Gun-Toting Celebs in the '90s}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800026672/bio|title=Christian Slater Biography |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=September 20, 2010}}</ref>

In 1997, Slater was convicted of punching his girlfriend, Michelle Jonas, and assaulting a police officer while under the influence of [[heroin]], [[cocaine]], and alcohol. He had consumed them for two days straight and had little to no sleep.<ref name="biochannel"/><ref name= Conviction/> He was treated for more than 100 days in a rehabilitation facility while on bail, and then was sentenced to a three-month term in jail, followed by three months in a residential rehab center. He was released from prison after 59 days on the basis of good behavior.<ref name= yahoo/>

On May 24, 2005, Slater was arrested in Manhattan, after allegedly groping a woman on the street.<ref name="Cheryl Bronson">{{cite news|title=Christian Slater arrested on sexual harassment charge|date=May 31, 2005|access-date=May 31, 2005|first=Cheryl|last=Bronson|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2005-05-31/entertainment/slater.arrested_1_third-degree-sexual-abuse-actor-christian-slater-three-counts?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ|work=[[CNN]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009063854/http://articles.cnn.com/2005-05-31/entertainment/slater.arrested_1_third-degree-sexual-abuse-actor-christian-slater-three-counts?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ|archive-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref> Slater was charged with third-degree sexual abuse.<ref name="Cheryl Bronson"/><ref name="Christian Slater Arrested">{{cite news|title=Christian Slater Arrested|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=698631n | work=CBS News}}</ref> The charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence and on the condition that Slater keep out of trouble for six months.<ref>{{cite news|title=Charges Against Actor Dropped
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/20/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-manhattan-charges-against-actor-dropped.html|date=September 20, 2005|first=Andrew|last=Jacobs|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

After becoming sober, Slater said, "Work is my hobby, staying [[Sobriety|sober]] is my job."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravo.co.uk/features/jailbirds.php?ssid=6|title=Christian Slater Top Ten Jailbirds|publisher=[[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]]|access-date=September 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026102840/http://bravo.co.uk/features/jailbirds.php?ssid=6|archive-date=October 26, 2010}}</ref> In a similar vein, he said, "Work is my job, and having adventures with my kids. My kids are all-important."<ref name="creators">{{cite news |first=Stacy Jenel|last=Smith|url=https://www.creators.com/read/hollywood-exclusive/10/09/a-wiser-christian-slater-looks-back-on-life-turmoilmario-lopez-looking-for-dog-first-good-woman-after |title=A Wiser Christian Slater Looks Back on Life Turmoil |work=Creators |date= October 5, 2009 |access-date=January 29, 2019 }}</ref> 
<blockquote>The illusion of being very cool, that drinking is the hip thing to do and that you'll seem like [[Clark Gable]]. You go to a party and have a drink and feel like a superhero when the truth is you're looking rather foolish. Showing up for life 24/7 straight and sober can be tough if you're riddled with [[Anxiety|insecurities]]. Actually, the fastest way of knowing who you are is to know who you're not.<ref name="creators"/></blockquote>

==Philanthropy==
Slater has been a supporter of several charities, including 21st Century Leaders, Global Green, and Whatever It Takes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1046-christian-slater|title=Christian Slater's Charity Work, Events and Causes|publisher=LookToTheStars.org}}</ref> Slater appeared in an educational video on behalf of [[Nelson Mandela]]’s [[46664]] charity for [[AIDS]] awareness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.t5m.com/46664/christian-slater-for-46664.html|title=Christian Slater for 46664|work=tm5 Networks|publisher=46664.com|access-date=November 28, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209014906/http://www.t5m.com/46664/christian-slater-for-46664.html|archive-date=December 9, 2008}}</ref> He has also worked to promote humanitarian work in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/brangelina-inspired-christian-slater-to-do-more-good_10012319.html|title=Brangelina inspired Christian Slater to do more good|work=Thaindian News |publisher=TheIndian News|access-date=January 10, 2008}}</ref> In early May 2009, Slater visited wounded and recovering soldiers of [[Walter Reed Army Medical Center]] for the [[USO]].<ref name=actors/> On December 10, 2009, Slater visited [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi]], where he contributed work for the television show ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]''. The episode aired on March 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/573878/extreme-home-for-mississippi-guardsman-airs-march-21/|title='Extreme Home' for Mississippi Guardsman airs March 21|publisher=National Guard|date=March 18, 2009|access-date=January 29, 2019}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
[[File:Christian Slater in 2015 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Slater speaking at the ''Mr. Robot'' panel during the 2015 [[PaleyFest]]]]
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1985
| ''{{sortname|The|Legend of Billie Jean}}''
| Binx Davy
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1986
| ''[[Twisted (1986 film)|Twisted]]''
| Mark Collins
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Name of the Rose|The Name of the Rose (film)}}''
| Adso of Melk
|
|-
|1988
| ''[[Tucker: The Man and His Dream]]''
| Preston Tucker Jr.
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1989
|''[[Heathers]]''
| Jason "J.D." Dean
|
|-
|''[[Desperate for Love]]''
|Cliff Petrie
|
|-
|''[[Beyond the Stars]]''
| Eric Michaels
|
|-
|''[[The Wizard (1989 film)|The Wizard]]''
| Nick Woods
|
|-
| ''[[Gleaming the Cube]]''
|Brian Kelly
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1990
| ''[[Tales from the Darkside: The Movie]]''
| Andy Smith
| Segment: "Lot 249"
|-
| ''[[Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up the Volume]]''
| Mark Hunter
|
|-
| ''[[Young Guns II]]''
| [[Dave Rudabaugh|"Arkansas" Dave Rudabaugh]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1991
| ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]''
| [[Will Scarlet]]
|
|-
| ''[[Mobsters (film)|Mobsters]]''
| [[Lucky Luciano|Charlie "Lucky" Luciano]]
|
|-
| ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]''
| Excelsior Communications Officer
| Cameo
|-
| rowspan="3" |1992
| ''[[Kuffs]]''
| George Kuffs
|
|-
| ''[[Where the Day Takes You]]''
| Social Worker
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]''
| Pips
| Voice<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Christian Slater (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Christian-Slater/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1993
| ''[[Untamed Heart]]''
| Adam
|
|-
| ''[[True Romance]]''
| Clarence Worley
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1994
| ''[[Interview with the Vampire (film)|Interview with the Vampire]]''
| [[List of The Vampire Chronicles characters#Daniel Molloy|Daniel Molloy]]
|
|-
| ''[[Jimmy Hollywood]]''
| William
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Murder in the First (film)|Murder in the First]]''
| James Stamphill
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1996
| ''[[Bed of Roses (1996 film)|Bed of Roses]]''
| Lewis Farrell
|
|-
| ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]''
| Captain Riley Hale
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1997
| ''[[Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery]]''
| Easily Fooled Security Guard
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Julian Po]]''
| Julian Po
|
|-
| ''[[Basil (film)|Basil]]''
| John Mannion
| rowspan="2" |Also co-producer
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
| ''[[Hard Rain (film)|Hard Rain]]''
| Tom
|-
| ''[[Very Bad Things]]''
| Robert Boyd
| Also executive producer
|-
| 2000
| ''{{sortname|The|Contender|The Contender (2000 film)}}''
| Reginald Webster
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2001
| ''[[Who Is Cletis Tout?]]''
| Trevor Allen Finch
|
|-
| ''[[3000 Miles to Graceland]]''
| Hanson
|
|-
| ''[[Zoolander]]''
| Himself
| Cameo
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
| ''[[Hard Cash (2002 film)|Hard Cash]]''
| Thomas Taylor
| Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Windtalkers]]''
| Sgt. Pete "Ox" Henderson
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Masked and Anonymous]]''
| Crew Guy #1
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2004
| ''[[Churchill: The Hollywood Years]]''
| [[Winston Churchill]]
|
|-
| ''[[Mindhunters]]''
| J.D. Reston
| 
|-
| ''[[The Confessor (film)|The Confessor]]''
| Father Daniel Clemens
| 
|-
| ''Pursued''
| Vincent Palmer
| Direct-to-video
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
| ''[[Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|Alone in the Dark]]''
| Edward Carnby
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Deal|The Deal (2005 film)}}''
| Tom Hanson
| Also executive producer
|-
| rowspan="3" |2006
| ''[[Crossing the Line (2006 film)|Crossing the Line]]''
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
| ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''
| Daryl Timmons
|
|-
| ''[[Hollow Man 2]]''
| [[Griffin (The Invisible Man)|Michael Griffin]]
| Direct-to-video
|-
| rowspan="3" |2007
| ''[[He Was a Quiet Man]]''
| Bob Maconel
|
|-
| ''[[Slipstream (2007 film)|Slipstream]]''
| Ray / Matt Dodds / Patrolman #2
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Ten Commandments|The Ten Commandments (2007 film)}}''
| [[Moses]]
| Voice; Direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008
| ''[[Love Lies Bleeding (2008 film)|Love Lies Bleeding]]''
| Pollen
| Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Igor (film)|Igor]]''
| Doctor Schadenfreude's Igor
| Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009
| ''[[Dolan's Cadillac (film)|Dolan's Cadillac]]''
| Jimmy Dolan
| rowspan="2" |Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Lies & Illusions]]''
| Wes Wilson
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey]]''
| Jammer
| Voice
|-
| rowspan="4" |2011
| ''[[Sacrifice (2011 film)|Sacrifice]]''
| Father Porter
| Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[The River Murders]]''
| Agent Vuckovitch
| 
|-
| ''[[Guns, Girls and Gambling]]''
| John Smith / Lee
|
|-
| ''[[Without Men]]''
| Gordon Smith
| 
|-
| rowspan="9" |2012
| ''[[Playback (2012 film)|Playback]]''
| Frank Lyons
| 
|-
| ''[[Soldiers of Fortune (2012 film)|Soldiers of Fortune]]''
| Craig Mackenzie
| 
|-
| ''[[El Gringo]]''
| Lieutenant West
| Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Freaky Deaky (film)|Freaky Deaky]]''
| Skip Gibbs
| 
|- 
| ''[[Dawn Rider]]''
| "Cincinnati" John Mason
| rowspan="3" |Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Rites of Passage (2012 film)|Rites of Passage]]''
| Delgado
|-
| ''Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood''
| Governor Bramlette
|-
| ''[[Back to the Sea]]''
| Jack
| Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Assassin's Bullet]]''
| Robert Diggs
| Direct-to-video
|-
| rowspan="5" |2013
| ''[[Bullet to the Head]]''
| Marcus Baptiste
|
|-
| ''[[The Power of Few]]''
| Clyde
| 
|-
| ''[[Stranded (2013 film)|Stranded]]''
| Col. Gerard Brauchman
| rowspan="2" |Direct-to-video
|-
| ''Assassins Run''
| Michael Mason
|-
| ''[[Nymphomaniac (film)|Nymphomaniac]]''
| Joe's father
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
| ''[[Ask Me Anything (film)|Ask Me Anything]]''
| Paul Spooner
| 
|-
| ''[[Way of the Wicked]]''
| Henry
| Direct-to-video
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
| ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine 2]]''
| Brett McShaussey
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[The Adderall Diaries (film)|The Adderall Diaries]]''
| [[Hans Reiser]]
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[King Cobra (2016 film)|King Cobra]]''
| [[Bryan Kocis|Stephen Kocis]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
| ''[[The Summit (2017 film)|The Summit]]''
| Dereck McKinley
|
|-
| ''[[Mune: Guardian of the Moon]]''
| Leeyoon
| Voice; English dub<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[The Wife (2017 film)|The Wife]]''
| Nathanial Bone
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
| ''[[The Public (film)|The Public]]''
| Josh Davis
|
|-
| ''[[Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay]]''
| [[Deadshot|Floyd Lawton / Deadshot]]
| Voice; Direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2020
| ''[[We Can Be Heroes (2020 film)|We Can Be Heroes]]''
| Tech-No
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
| ''[[Chupa (film)|Chupa]]''
| Richard Quinn
|
|-
| ''[[Freelance (2023 film)|Freelance]]'' 
| Sebastian Earle
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
| ''[[Unfrosted]]''
| Mike Diamond
|
|-
| ''[[Blink Twice]]'' 
| Vic
| 
|-
| 2025
| ''[[If I Had Legs I'd Kick You]]''
| Charlie
| 
|-
|2026
|''[[How to Rob a Bank (2026 film)|How to Rob a Bank]]''
|
|Filming<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 28, 2025 |date=July 28, 2025 |first=Jeff |language=EN |last=Sneider |title=Exclusive: Christian Slater Joins Nicholas Hoult in David Leitch’s Heist Movie 'How to Rob a Bank' |url=https://www.theinsneider.com/p/christian-slater-how-rob-bank-hollywood-shakeups-breakups-keanu-reeves-ryan-coogler-josh-greenstein |website=The insneider}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
|}
{{pending films key}}

===Television===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Standing Room Only (TV series)|Standing Room Only]]''
| Billy
| Episode: "Sherlock Holmes"
|-
| 1982
| ''Pardon Me for Living''
| Virgil Meade
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1983
| ''[[ABC Weekend Special]]''
| Billy
| Episode: "The Haunted Mansion Mystery"
|-
| ''[[Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story]]''
| Walt Willey
| Television film
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]''
| Jody Tolliver
| Episode: "A Case of the Stubborns"
|-
| 1984, 1986
| ''[[All My Children]]''
| Scotty, Caleb Thompson
| 
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Ryan's Hope]]''
| [[List of Ryan's Hope characters#L|D. J. LaSalle]]
| 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1986
| ''[[Crime Story (American TV series)|Crime Story]]''
| Teen Boy
| Episode: "Old Friends, Dead Ends"
|-
| ''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]''
| Michael Winslow
| Episode: "[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 2#ep26|Joyride]]"
|-
| 1988
| ''[[L.A. Law]]''
| Andy Prescott
| Episode: "Fetus Completus"
|-
| 1991, 1993
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Himself
| Host; 2 episodes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories]]''
| Himself
| Narrator; Episode: There's a Nightmare in My Closet/There's an Alligator Under My Bed/There's Something in My Attic
|-
| 1993
| ''[[1993 MTV Video Music Awards]]''
| Himself
| Host; Television special
|-
| rowspan="3" |2002
| ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''
| Neil Caplan
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[The West Wing]]''
| Lt. Cmdr. Jack Reese
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Great Books (TV program)|Great Books]]''
| rowspan="3" |Narrator
| Voice; Episode: "Inferno"
|-
| 2002–2003
| ''[[Prehistoric Planet (2002 TV series)|Prehistoric Planet]]''
| Voice; Season 2
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Dinosaur Planet (TV series)|Dinosaur Planet]]''
| Voice; 4 episodes
|-
| 2003, 2005
| ''{{sortname|The|Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius}}''
| Jet Fusion
| Voice; 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''
| Himself
| 1 episode
|-
| 2005–2012
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Various voices
| Voice; 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
| ''[[Odd Job Jack]]''
| Agent Brody
| Episode: "29.5"
|-
| ''[[My Name Is Earl]]''
| Woody
| Episode: "Robbed a Stoner Blind"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[My Own Worst Enemy (TV series)|My Own Worst Enemy]]''
| Edward Albright / Henry Spivey
| 9 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009
| ''[[The Forgotten (TV series)|The Forgotten]]''
| Alex Donovan
| 17 episodes
|-
| ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''
| rowspan="3" |Christian Slater
| Episode: "The Hot Towel"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''
| Episode: "[[Sabre (The Office)|Sabre]]"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Entourage (American TV series)|Entourage]]''
| Episode: "Out with a Bang"
|-
| 2011–2012
| ''[[Breaking In (TV series)|Breaking In]]''
| Oz
| 20 episodes; also producer
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
| Paul the Delivery Guy
| Voice; Episode: "Delivery of Destiny"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Out There (2013 TV series)|Out There]]''
| Johnny Slade
| Voice; Episode: "Springoween"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
| ''[[Mind Games (TV series)|Mind Games]]''
| Ross Edwards
| 10 episodes
|-
| ''[[Stan Lee's Mighty 7#Animated film|Stan Lee's Mighty 7: Beginnings]]''
| Lazer Lord
| Voice; Television film<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2014–2016, 2022–2023
| ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''
| Slater
| Voice; 13 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
| ''[[Two and a Half Men (TV series)|Two and a Half Men]]''
| Christian Slater
| Episode: "[[Of Course He's Dead]]"
|-
| ''[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates]]''
| The Grim Buccaneer
| Voice; 2 episodes
|-
| 2015–2019
| ''[[Mr. Robot]]''
| Mr. Robot
| 45 episodes; also producer
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016–2017
| ''[[Dawn of the Croods]]''
| Gurg
| Voice; 3 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Live with Kelly]]''
| Himself
| Guest host; 13 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016–2019
| ''[[The Lion Guard]]''
| Ushari
| Voice; 13 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Milo Murphy's Law]]''
| Elliot Decker
| Voice; 14 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
| ''[[Jeff & Some Aliens]]''
| Zergrees
| 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Justice League Action]]''
| [[Deadshot]]
| Voice; 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Rick and Morty]]''
| Vance Maximus
| Voice; Episode: "[[Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender]]"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Explained (TV series)|Explained]]''
| Narrator
| Voice; Episode: "Cryptocurrency"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
| ''[[Dirty John (TV series)|Dirty John]]''
| Dan Broderick
| 8 episodes
|-
| ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]''
| Christian Slater <!--do not change to "himself", he is credited as "Christian Slater"-->
| Voice; Episode: "The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament!"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
| ''[[Dr. Death (2021 TV series)|Dr. Death]]''
| Dr. Randall Kirby
| 8 episodes
|-
| ''[[Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales]]''
| [[Ren (Star Wars)|Ren]]
| Voice; Television short<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2021–2022
| ''[[Inside Job (2021 TV series)|Inside Job]]''
| Rand Ridley
| Voice; 18 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022
| ''[[The Boys Presents: Diabolical]]''
| The Narrator: Paul
| Voice; Episode: "An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Willow (TV series)|Willow]]''
| Allagash
| Episode: "Prisoners of Skellin"
|-
| ''[[Fleishman Is in Trouble (miniseries)|Fleishman Is in Trouble]]''
| Archer Sylvan
| 2 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/christian-slater-fx-series-fleishman-is-in-trouble-1235012348/|title=Christian Slater Joins FX Limited Series 'Fleishman Is In Trouble'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Peter|last=White|date=April 29, 2022|access-date=April 29, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles (TV series)|The Spiderwick Chronicles]]''
| Dr. Dorian Brauer / Mulgarath
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2024-2025
| ''[[Dexter: Original Sin]]''
| Harry Morgan
| Main role
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
| {{pending series|[[Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas]]}}
| Torrance
| Voice; post-production
|}
{{pending series key}}

===Stage===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
|-
| 1978
|''Mister Scrooge''
| [[Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol)|Tiny Tim Cratchit]]
| [[Trinity Theatre]]
|-
| 1980
| ''[[The Music Man]]''
| Winthrop Paroo
| [[New York City Center]]
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Copperfield (musical)|Copperfield]]''
| Billy Mowcher
| [[August Wilson Theatre]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Macbeth]]''
| Macduff's Son
| [[Circle in the Square Theatre]]
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Merlin (musical)|Merlin]]''
| [[Merlin|Young Merlin]] / [[King Arthur|Arthur]]
| [[Mark Hellinger Theatre]]
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Landscape of the Body]]''
| Bert Yearn
| [[Second Stage Theatre]]
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Side Man]]''
| Clifford Glimmer
| [[John Golden Theatre]]
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''
| [[Randle McMurphy|Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy]]
| [[Gielgud Theatre]]
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''
| Tom Wingfield
| [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''
| [[Randle McMurphy|Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy]]
| [[Garrick Theatre]]
|-
| 2007–2008
| ''[[Swimming with Sharks#Stage adaptation|Swimming with Sharks]]''
| Buddy Ackerman
| [[Vaudeville Theatre]]
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Spamalot]]''
| [[Galahad|Sir Galahad]]
| [[The Hollywood Bowl]]
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]''
| [[Richard Roma]]
| [[Playhouse Theatre]]
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Gutenberg! The Musical!]]''
| Producer <small>(one night cameo)</small>
| [[James Earl Jones Theatre]]
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Curse of the Starving Class]]''
| Weston Tate
| [[Pershing Square Signature Center]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
[[File:Christian Slater at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, February 2014.jpg|thumb|Slater at the 64th [[Berlin International Film Festival]] in 2014]]
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
|-
|1990
|[[Chicago Film Critics Association|Chicago Film Critics Association Award]]
|Most Promising Actor
|''[[Heathers]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|1991
|[[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]]
|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead|Best Male Lead]]
|''[[Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up the Volume]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[1992 MTV Movie Awards|1992]]
| rowspan="4" |[[MTV Movie & TV Awards|MTV Movie Award]]
| rowspan="2" |[[MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male|Most Desirable Male]]
|''[[Kuffs]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1993 MTV Movie Awards|1993]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Untamed Heart]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1993/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094756/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1993/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 2008|title=1993 MTV Movie Awards|publisher=MTV|date=July 13, 1993|access-date=April 8, 2011}}</ref>
|{{won}}
|-
|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]] <small>(with [[Marisa Tomei]])</small>
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|1994
|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]] <small>(with [[Patricia Arquette]])</small>
|rowspan="2"|''[[True Romance]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Saturn Awards|Saturn Award]]
|[[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|1995
|rowspan="2"|[[MTV Movie & TV Awards|MTV Movie Award]]
|[[MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male|Most Desirable Male]]
|''[[Interview with the Vampire (film)|Interview with a Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|1996
|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Fight|Best Fight]] <small>(with [[John Travolta]])</small>
|''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2000
|Slate Award
|Best Male Performance
|''[[Very Bad Things]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|2001
|[[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Award]]
|Alan J. Pakula Award
|''[[The Contender (2000 film)|The Contender]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|2006
|[[Hollywood Film Awards|Hollywood Film Award]]
|Ensemble of the Year
|rowspan="3"|''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007
|[[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Award]]
|[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble|Best Acting Ensemble]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2016
|[[People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Award]]
|Favorite Cable TV Actor
|rowspan="7"|''[[Mr. Robot]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Award]]
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]]
|[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Award]]
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| 2017
|rowspan="2"|[[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| 2018
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2022
| [[Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Award]]
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries]]
| ''[[Dr. Death (2021 TV series)|Dr. Death]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2025
| [[3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards|Children's and Family Emmy Awards]]
| [[Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performer| Outstanding Lead Performer]]
| ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles (TV series)|The Spiderwick Chronicles]]''
| {{won}}
|}

==References==
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