Ethan Slater
Acting
Born: 1992-06-02 in 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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Riley Porter
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Elsbeth
Reese Chandler
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Steven
Gen V
Thomas Godolkin
Wicked
Boq
Wicked: For Good
Boq / The Tin Man
Stars in the House
Self
The Oscars
Self
Fosse/Verdon
Joel Grey
Broadway Whodunit
Seth
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
Henry
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Self
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Self
No Poster
Exit Right
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
SpongeBob SquarePants
Intervenors
Miles
Making Wicked: For Good
Self
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
Self
Making Wicked
Self
These Untold Secrets
No Poster
The Designer
Lightning Bugs in a Jar
Ben
Evol
Ronny Goldstein
Newsworthy
Tad Michael Cooper