Ethan Slater
Actor
Born June 2, 1992 in 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).
Filmography
Making Wicked: For Good
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Wicked: For Good
Boq / The Tin Man
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
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Making Wicked
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Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
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Lost on a Mountain in Maine
Henry
Wicked
Boq
Elsbeth
Reese Chandler
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
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Gen V
Thomas Godolkin
These Untold Secrets
The Jennifer Hudson Show
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Intervenors
Miles
Broadway Whodunit
Seth
Stars in the House
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The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Fosse/Verdon
Joel Grey
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Steven
Evol
Ronny Goldstein
Lightning Bugs in a Jar
Ben
Newsworthy
Tad Michael Cooper
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Riley Porter
SpongeBob SquarePants
Himself
The Oscars
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