Ethan Slater
Acting1992Washington, 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
Acting History
Future
2025
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self
Wicked: For Good
as Boq / The Tin Man
Making Wicked: For Good
as Self
Gen V
TVas Thomas Godolkin• 3 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
Elsbeth
TVas Reese Chandler• 3 eps
2024
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
as Henry
Making Wicked
as Self
Wicked
as Boq
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
2023
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TVas Steven• 1 eps
2022
2020
Broadway Whodunit
TVas Seth• 1 eps
Stars in the House
TVas Self• 1 eps
2019
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
as SpongeBob SquarePants
Fosse/Verdon
TVas Joel Grey• 1 eps
2018
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Riley Porter• 1 eps
2016
Evol
as Ronny Goldstein
2015
Lightning Bugs in a Jar
as Ben
2011
Newsworthy
as Tad Michael Cooper