Ethan Slater
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1992-06-02
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Biography
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
These Untold Secrets
2023
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
2024Self
Intervenors
2022Miles
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
2024Henry
Wicked: For Good
2025Boq / The Tin Man
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024SelfThe Designer
Evol
2016Ronny Goldstein
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
2019SpongeBob SquarePants
Newsworthy
2011Tad Michael Cooper
Lightning Bugs in a Jar
2015Ben
Wicked
2024Boq
Making Wicked
2024Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025Self