Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American
actor, voice actor, and producer. He made his film debut with a
leading role in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) and gained wider
recognition for his breakthrough role as Jason "J.D." Dean, a
sociopathic high school student, in the satire Heathers (1989). He has
received critical acclaim for his title-role in the USA Network
television series Mr. Robot (2015â€"2019), for which he earned the
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor â€" Series, Miniseries or
Television Film in 2016, with additional nominations in 2017 and
2018.Born in New York City to a theatrical family, Slater made his
television debut at the age of eight on the ABC soap opera One Life to
Live. He attended the Dalton School, the Professional Children's
School, and the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and
Performing Arts. In the 1990s, Slater starred in a number of
big-budget films, including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991),
Interview with the Vampire (1994), Broken Arrow (1996), and Hard Rain
(1998) as well as cult films like Pump Up the Volume (1990) and True
Romance (1993). His other notable films include roles in 3000 Miles to
Graceland (2001), Windtalkers (2002), Alone in the Dark (2005), Bobby
(2006), Nymphomaniac (2013), King Cobra (2016), The Wife (2017), and
The Public (2018). Combined with his film roles, Slater has also
starred in television shows such as My Own Worst Enemy (2008),
Breaking In (2011-2012), Mind Games (2012) and Dirty John (2020).In
addition to his live-action roles, Slater has had an extensive
voice-acting career, with roles in FernGully: The Last Rainforest
(1992), The Ten Commandments (2007), Igor (2008), and Mune: Guardian
of the Moon (2017). He narrated the second season of Prehistoric
Planet (2002-2003) and the Discovery Channel documentary miniseries
Dinosaur Planet (2003), and voiced the character Slater in Archer
(2014-2016), and Ushari in The Lion Guard (2016-2019). He has also
been the voice of Floyd Lawton / Deadshot in the DC Animated Movie
Universe since 2017.
actor, voice actor, and producer. He made his film debut with a
leading role in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) and gained wider
recognition for his breakthrough role as Jason "J.D." Dean, a
sociopathic high school student, in the satire Heathers (1989). He has
received critical acclaim for his title-role in the USA Network
television series Mr. Robot (2015â€"2019), for which he earned the
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor â€" Series, Miniseries or
Television Film in 2016, with additional nominations in 2017 and
2018.Born in New York City to a theatrical family, Slater made his
television debut at the age of eight on the ABC soap opera One Life to
Live. He attended the Dalton School, the Professional Children's
School, and the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and
Performing Arts. In the 1990s, Slater starred in a number of
big-budget films, including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991),
Interview with the Vampire (1994), Broken Arrow (1996), and Hard Rain
(1998) as well as cult films like Pump Up the Volume (1990) and True
Romance (1993). His other notable films include roles in 3000 Miles to
Graceland (2001), Windtalkers (2002), Alone in the Dark (2005), Bobby
(2006), Nymphomaniac (2013), King Cobra (2016), The Wife (2017), and
The Public (2018). Combined with his film roles, Slater has also
starred in television shows such as My Own Worst Enemy (2008),
Breaking In (2011-2012), Mind Games (2012) and Dirty John (2020).In
addition to his live-action roles, Slater has had an extensive
voice-acting career, with roles in FernGully: The Last Rainforest
(1992), The Ten Commandments (2007), Igor (2008), and Mune: Guardian
of the Moon (2017). He narrated the second season of Prehistoric
Planet (2002-2003) and the Discovery Channel documentary miniseries
Dinosaur Planet (2003), and voiced the character Slater in Archer
(2014-2016), and Ushari in The Lion Guard (2016-2019). He has also
been the voice of Floyd Lawton / Deadshot in the DC Animated Movie
Universe since 2017.
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