Ethan Slater

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).

Awards & recognition

• ★Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actor in a Musical
• ★Outer Critics Circle Award
• ☆Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actor in a Musical · 2018 · nominated
• ☆Lucille Lortel Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play · 2018 · nominated
• ☆Outer Critics Circle Award · 2018 · nominated