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