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American actor
Christian Slater is an acclaimed American actor known for his breakthrough role in the cult classic ‘Heathers’ and his award-winning performance in the TV series ‘Mr. Robot’. He has starred in numerous big-budget and cult films, and has an extensive voice acting career as well.
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Christian Michael Leonard Slateris an American actor. He made his film debut with a leading role in The Legend of Billie Jeanand gained wider recognition for his breakthrough role as Jason “J.D.” Dean, a sociopathic high school student, in the satire Heathersas well as cult films like
Gleaming the Cubeand True Romance (1993). His other notable films include roles in 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 like 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.
Christian Slater was born on August 18, 1969.
Christian Slater gained wider recognition for his breakthrough role as Jason ,J.D., Dean, a sociopathic high school student, in the satire ‘Heathers’ (1988).
Christian Slater earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2016 for his title role in the USA Network television series ‘Mr. Robot’.
In the 1990s, Christian 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).
Christian Slater has starred in cult films like ‘Gleaming the Cube’ (1989), ‘Pump Up the Volume’ (1990), and ‘True Romance’ (1993).
Christian Slater has had an extensive voice-acting career, with roles like 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.
Christian Slater has had roles in other notable films such as ‘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), and ‘We Can Be Heroes’ (2020).
Good judgement comes from experience. Sometimes, experience comes from bad judgement.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
This is what Hollywood tends to do. It tends to disregard tradition, history and anything factual, twisting it and turning it and making it all okay regardless of what the English may think of it.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I don’t think of myself as offbeat and weird. As a kid, I saw myself as the type of guy who would run into a burning building to save the baby.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
After I did Untamed Heart I wanted to do a film that was outrageous. I really wanted to do, you know, a performance. I don’t want to allow my image to rule the choices that I make.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I’ve been taking my time now between projects looking for stuff that has a little bit more substance, that isn’t surface. Some of the films that I’ve done in the past really were surface.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
How do I feel about being a star now? Well I still try to live life and enjoy what I am doing.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I want to do films I can relate to emotionally.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
It’s almost like these games are the modern day comic books, especially when you play Alone in the Dark. There’s a real story that goes along with it and a movie seemed like the right kind of transition to make.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I had such a good time working with John Woo and John Travolta, and it was so professional. I want to work with people who are real professionals.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I’m trying not to put myself into anything I’m not 100 percent confident about.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
As you get older you learn some balance and mediation in your life – that’s where I am right now. I feel pretty comfortable about things.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I’m blown away by the graphical detail of today’s games. I can’t imagine that it’s going to get any better, but it’s just going to continually progress and soon we’ll be living in that world.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
Art does imitate life, it has to come from somewhere. To put boundaries and limitations on it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
In truth, making films doesn’t feel like hard work because I always have such a good time doing it.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
My mom put me in a Pampers commercial on TV.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
There’s something about doing theatre in London – it sinks a little bit deeper into your soul as an actor. It’s something about the tradition of theatre, about performing on the West End stage.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
There was a time when I felt I should do everything that was offered to me, you know, ride the wave.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I was always such an incredible fan of John Woo, I just wanted to do this film with him.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I think games are starting to branch out. It’s not just guys sitting at their computer stations. Games are so fun, that everybody gets into them a little bit.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I’ve calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I’m still having a good time.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I can promote until I am blue in the face, but ultimately nobody knows what makes a hit.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
Well, obviously, as soon as I’d finished the script I read a lot of books on Winston Churchill, and started to gain weight and really prepare emotionally, mentally and physically for the role.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I took a lot of time off after Mobsters and although I did something I had never done before, which was to direct a play, The Laughter Epidemic, it felt like a vacation.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
Hopefully, that people could see a progression in my performances because that’s how it’s always felt to me.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I have brought a PS2 on set with me before. But games can be really addicting, and that’s dangerous. So I tend to keep it fairly limited on a certain level.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
The guys from Atari that are making the next Alone in the Dark game came and we had a great meeting. I’d love to do that. I’m a fan of videogames. I like them. And to get to be part of one of them would be a fun and exciting thing.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
If I make a move, like raise my eyebrows, some critic says I’m doing Nicholson. What am I supposed to do, cut off my eyebrows?
American actor and producer (born 1969)
I was a shy, quiet kid. I was happiest playing by myself with my toys, rather than hanging around people.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
The movies I’ve made at a certain time of my life were exactly right for the stage of my life, the frame of mind I was in at the time. Each character I’ve had to play has been me in that time in my life.
American actor and producer (born 1969)
The way I see it, if you’re going to make an action movie, you’ve got to make one with John Woo.
American actor and producer (born 1969)