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Christian Slater

Christian Michael Leonard Slater made his first appearance as an actor with his lead role in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) and got broader recognition for his breakthrough role, playing Jason "J.D." Dean in Heathers (1988). He garnered critical acclaim for his title role in the USA Network series, Mr. Robot (2015–2019) which earned him the Gold Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2016 and nominations in 2017 and 2018.

In the 1990s, Slater offered remarkable performances in numerous high-budget films including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and Interview with the Vampire (1994), also several cult films and notable films such as True Romance (1993) and We Can Be Heroes (2020). Along with his live-action roles, Slater has also established an extensive voice-acting career with significant roles such as Pips in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) and Ushari in The Lion Guard (2016–2019). Slater's personal life includes his marriages to Ryan Haddon and Brittany Lopez, and he is a father to four children.

77 movies
1 nomination

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Biography, Career & Filmography

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Given Name: Christian Michael Leonard Slater

Born: New York City, U.S.

Citizenship: American

Birthday: August 18, 1969

Occupations: Actor, Producer

Years Active: 1977-present

Children: 4

Spouses: Ryan Haddon, Brittany Lopez

Awards and Nominations Received by Christian Slater

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6th Independent Spirit Awards 1991

Nomination

Best Male Lead

Pump Up the Volume

Movies Featuring Christian Slater

We Can Be Heroes

We Can Be Heroes

Pump Up the Volume

Pump Up the Volume

The Wife

The Wife

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

Nymphomaniac: Volume I

Nymphomaniac: Volume I

Heathers

Heathers

Hard Rain

Hard Rain

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

Mindhunters

Mindhunters

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things

Untamed Heart

Untamed Heart

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

The Public

The Public

Playback

Playback

The Deal

The Deal

True Romance

True Romance

The Legend of Billie Jean

The Legend of Billie Jean

He Was a Quiet Man

He Was a Quiet Man

The Wizard

The Wizard

Young Guns II

Young Guns II

Bullet to the Head

Bullet to the Head

Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales

Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales

Gleaming the Cube

Gleaming the Cube

Freelance

Freelance

Unfrosted

Unfrosted

Blink Twice

Blink Twice

Without Men

Without Men

Back To The Sea

Back To The Sea

Freaky Deaky

Freaky Deaky

El Gringo

El Gringo

Guns, Girls and Gambling

Guns, Girls and Gambling

The Power of Few

The Power of Few

Assassins Run

Assassins Run

Rites of Passage

Rites of Passage

Hatfields and McCoys:  Bad Blood

Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood

Nymphomaniac

Nymphomaniac

The River Murders

The River Murders

Stan Lee’s Mighty 7

Stan Lee’s Mighty 7

Dawn Rider

Dawn Rider

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

Way of the Wicked

Way of the Wicked

Heroes Manufactured

Heroes Manufactured

QT8: The First Eight

QT8: The First Eight

Hard Cash

Hard Cash

Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion

Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Pursued

Pursued

Robot Chicken’s Christmas Special

Robot Chicken’s Christmas Special

Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc

Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

Mobsters

Mobsters

Dinosaur Planet

Dinosaur Planet

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

Twisted

Twisted

The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco’s ‘The Name of the Rose’

The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco’s ‘The Name of the Rose’

Desperate for Love

Desperate for Love

Beyond the Stars

Beyond the Stars

A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance

Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner

Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

Willow: Behind the Magic

Willow: Behind the Magic

Jimmy Hollywood

Jimmy Hollywood

Catwalk

Catwalk

Kuffs

Kuffs

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding

Basil

Basil

Lies & Illusions

Lies & Illusions

Dolan’s Cadillac

Dolan’s Cadillac

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Murder in the First

Murder in the First

Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

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