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Ethan Slater

Ethan Slater

Actor · Born June 2, 1992 (34) · Washington, D.C., USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 2, 1992 (34)
From
Washington, D.C., USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 12% in 30 days

What are Ethan Slater's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
22%
Society
18%
Survival
17%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
4
Hopeful
4
Joyful
2
Triumphant
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ethan Slater's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Ethan Slater's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

17 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wicked: For Good(2025)

    as Boq / The Tin Man

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lost on a Mountain in Maine(2024)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Wicked(2024)

    as Boq

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Reese Chandler

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Gen V(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Thomas Godolkin

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • These Untold Secrets(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Intervenors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer · Producer · Writer · as Miles

  • Broadway Whodunit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Seth

  • The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!(2019)

    as SpongeBob SquarePants

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Fosse/Verdon(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Joel Grey

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Steven

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Evol(2016)

    as Ronny Goldstein

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lightning Bugs in a Jar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ben

  • Newsworthy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Tad Michael Cooper

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Riley Porter

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Exit Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Designer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles, 15 of them dated from 1999 to 2025; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Wicked (2024)

$764M worldwide

Highest rated

Wicked (2024)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

19992025

Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 17: 16 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stWriting1 of 17: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 17: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic1 of 17: 0 only music, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2025, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ethan Slater's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Evol (2016)

92nd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Wicked (2024)

Midcredits 92nd · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 82/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 89, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ethan Slater's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ethan Slater work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ethan Slater's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon M. Chu shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers