Ethan Slater
ActingBorn Jun 2, 1992
Washington, D.C., USA
Ethan Samuel Slater (born June 2, 1992) is an American actor and singer. He played the character of SpongeBob SquarePants in the 2016 musical of the same name, for which he won a Drama Desk Award and received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He played Boq Woodsman / The Tin Man in the musical films Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025). As a singer, he has released the extended plays Wanderer (2019) and Life Is Weird (2020).
Known For
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
movie2024
Evol
movie2016
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
tv2017
Making Wicked
movie2024
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
movie2025
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
tv1999
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
movie2019
Gen V
tv2023
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
movie2024
Fosse/Verdon
tv2019
The Oscars
tv1953
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
movie2024
Filmography
2025Making Wicked: For Goodas Selfmovie2025Wicked: For Goodas Boq / The Tin Manmovie2025Wicked: One Wonderful Nightas Selfmovie2024Making Wickedas Selfmovie2024Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wickedas Selfmovie2024Lost on a Mountain in Maineas Henrymovie2024Wickedas Boqmovie2024Elsbethas Reese Chandlertv2024I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Storyas Selfmovie2023Gen Vas Thomas Godolkintv2023These Untold Secretsmovie2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas Selftv2022Intervenorsas Producermovie2020Broadway Whodunitas Sethtv2020Stars in the Houseas Selftv2019The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!as SpongeBob SquarePantsmovie2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Selftv2019Fosse/Verdonas Joel Greytv2017The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselas Steventv2016Evolas Ronny Goldsteinmovie2015Lightning Bugs in a Jaras Benmovie2011Newsworthyas Tad Michael Coopermovie1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Riley Portertv1953The Oscarsas SelftvSoonThe Designermovie