Ethan Slater
Biography
American actor and singer Ethan Slater studied drama at Vassar College before making his first theater appearance in 2015. He played SpongeBob SquarePants in the 2016 musical, winning a Drama Desk Award and earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. He later appeared in television series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and took stage roles in Assassins and Spamalot. He played Boq Woodsman, the Tin Man, in the two-part musical film adaptation of Wicked, released as Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025). He also portrayed Thomas Godolkin in the series Gen V (2025). As a singer, he has released two extended plays, Wanderer in 2019 and Life Is Weird in 2020.
34years old
Turns 35 on June 2in 204 days
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Ethan Samuel Slater (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 6 years2019 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025Wicked: For GoodIMDb rating 6.6
- 2025Wicked: One Wonderful NightIMDb rating 7.8
- 2024Lost on a Mountain in MaineIMDb rating 6.1
- 2024WickedIMDb rating 7.3
- 2019The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!IMDb rating 7.5
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First role
In July 2015, Slater made his theater debut at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, playing Luis in Claudio Quest, a musical directed by John Tartaglia. His work there brought him a nomination for the festival's Best Individual Performance award.
Early training
Slater studied drama at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. While he was in college, he tried out for an apprentice spot at a Shakespeare workshop, and that got him an audition with director Tina Landau.
Behind the award
Slater won the Theatre World Award for Best Performance in a Broadway Debut in 2018 for playing SpongeBob SquarePants, a role he originated in Chicago in 2016 before the show moved to Broadway.
A first
Slater was the first to play Max Weinbaum in Good Night, Oscar, a play staged at Chicago's Goodman Theatre between March and April 2022.
Ethan Slater movies on Netflix
Most often with
Jon M. Chu directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jon M. Chu
Also three films together1 more actor
- Marissa BodeWicked: For Good (2025), Wicked: One Wonderful Night (2025) and Wicked (2024)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Won | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Award | Won | ||
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