Ethan Slater
Known For
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).
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Riley Porter
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
Gen V
as Thomas Godolkin
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Steven
Elsbeth
as Reese Chandler
Wicked
as Boq
Wicked: For Good
as Boq / The Tin Man
The Oscars
as Self
Stars in the House
as Self
Fosse/Verdon
as Joel Grey
Broadway Whodunit
as Seth
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
as Henry
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
as Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self
Intervenors
as Miles
Lightning Bugs in a Jar
as Ben
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
as SpongeBob SquarePants
Making Wicked
as Self
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
as Self