John Slattery

This article is about the actor. For the Colorado politician, see John Henry Slattery. For the Massachusetts politician, see John P. Slattery. For the Irish broadcaster, see Gascony Show.
John Slattery

Slattery on September 17, 2008
Born John M. Slattery, Jr.
(1962-08-13) August 13, 1962
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater Catholic University of America, BFA 1984
Occupation Actor, director
Years active 1989–present
Spouse(s) Talia Balsam (m. 1998)
Children Harry Slattery (b. 1999)[1]

John M. Slattery, Jr. (born August 13, 1962)[2] is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Roger Sterling in the AMC drama series Mad Men and for his role as Howard Stark in cameo appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Iron Man 2, Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War. He has received four Primetime Emmy Awards nominations and two Critics' Choice Television Awards for AMC's series Mad Men.[3] He was also part of the Mad Men ensemble cast that won two SAG Awards.

In 2013, Slattery directed his first feature film, God's Pocket (2014), which he co-wrote with Alex Metcalf. The film, based on a 1983 novel of same name by Pete Dexter, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, and was picked up for distribution by IFC Films.[4]

Early life

Slattery was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Joan (née Mulhern), a retired CPA, and John "Jack" Slattery, a leather merchant.[5][6] He is one of six children.[7] Slattery is of Irish descent and was raised Roman Catholic.[8] He attended high school at St. Sebastian's School in Needham, Massachusetts, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Catholic University of America in 1984.[9]

Slattery said when he was younger he loved both TV and movies, staying up late to watch them and making it very hard to wake up in the morning. As a young boy, he dreamed of being a baseball player.[10]

Career

Apart from his role on Mad Men, Slattery is also known for roles such as union organizer Al Kahn on Homefront; Senator Walter Mondale in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon; as political adviser Tommy Flannigan in the HBO series K Street; guest appearances as Will Truman's brother Sam on Will & Grace; as Michael Cassidy, Amy's estranged husband, on Judging Amy; politician Bill Kelley on Sex and the City; principal Dennis Martino on Ed; and college president Peter Benedict on Jack and Bobby. In March 2007, he began a series of appearances on Desperate Housewives portraying Victor Lang, Gabrielle Solis's (Eva Longoria) second husband, until his character's death in Season 4. In December 2009, Slattery appeared on The Colbert Report in a faux commercial advertising gold.[11]

Slattery played Paul Moore, boyfriend of Katherine Watson (portrayed by Julia Roberts) in the film Mona Lisa Smile, and he portrayed Howie in David Lindsay-Abaire's play, Rabbit Hole. He had a small part as a teacher in the film Sleepers. He also appeared as a government promoter in the Clint Eastwood feature Flags of our Fathers and as CIA official Henry Cravely in Charlie Wilson's War. He was cast as Bert Miller, father of the leading female character, in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, and in The Adjustment Bureau played Richardson, a mid-level agent in the mysterious paranormal agency called the Bureau. Slattery narrates the audiobook version of Don Delillo's 2007 novel Falling Man, Stephen King's 2008 psychological horror novel Duma Key, and Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms.

In 2015, Slattery portrayed journalist Ben Bradlee Jr. in the Academy Award winning, Golden Globe-nominated drama film Spotlight, and also appeared in the Netflix comedy series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, for which he earned a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.

Personal life

Slattery is an avid athlete who both skis and surfs.[12] He married actress Talia Balsam in 1998, and together they have a son, Harry.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 A Woman of Independent Means Dwight Uncredited
1996 City Hall Detective George
1996 Hallmark Hall of Fame Will Kidder
1996 Eraser FBI Agent Corman
1996 Sleepers Rob Carlson
1997 Feds Michael Mancini
1997 My Brother's War Devlin
1997 Red Meat Stefan
1998 Harvest Sheriff Johnson
1998 The Naked Man Ferris
1998 Where's Marlowe? Kevin Murphy
2000 Traffic ADA Dan Collier
2001 Sam the Man Maxwell Slade
2002 Bad Company Roland Yates
2003 The Station Agent David
2003 Mona Lisa Smile Paul Moore
2004 Noise Detective Rutherford
2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Bert Miller
2006 The Situation Colonel Carrick
2006 Flags of our Fathers Bud Gerber
2007 Underdog Mayor
2007 Reservation Road Steve Cutter
2007 Charlie Wilson's War Cravely
2010 Iron Man 2 Howard Stark
2011 The Adjustment Bureau Richardson
2011 Return Bud
2012 In Our Nature Gil
2013 Bluebird Richard
2015 Ted 2 Shep Wild
2015 Ant-Man Howard Stark Cameo
2015 Spotlight Ben Bradlee Jr.
2016 Captain America: Civil War Howard Stark
2016 Churchill Dwight Eisenhower Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Dirty Dozen: The Series Pvt. Dylan Leeds 7 episodes
1989 Father Dowling Mysteries Doug Episode: "The Man Who Came to Dinner Mystery"
1991 Under Cover Graham Parker Episode: "Sacrifices - Part 2"
1991 China Beach Dr. Bob Episode: "Hello Goodbye"
1991 Before the Storm Graham Parker Television movie
1991 Under Cover Graham Parker Television movie
1991–1993 Homefront Al Kahn 38 episodes
1995 Ned & Stacey Sam Episode: "Threesome"
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Walter Mondale Episode: "Apollo One"
1998 Party of Five Jay Mott 2 episodes
1998 Becker Peter Episode: "Man Plans, God Laughs"
1998–1999 Maggie Dr. Richard Meyers 11 episodes
1998 Law & Order Arlen Levitt Episode: "Tabloid"
1999 Will & Grace Sam Truman 2 episodes
1999–2000 Judging Amy Michael Cassidy 3 episodes
2000 Sex and the City Bill Kelley 2 episodes
2000 Law & Order Dr. Richard Shipman Episode: "Stiff"
2001–2002 Ed Dennis Martino 17 episodes
2002 A Death in the Family Jay Follett Television movie
2003 K Street Tommy Flannegan 10 episodes
2004 The Brooke Ellison Story Ed Ellison Television movie
2004–2005 Jack & Bobby Peter Benedict 21 episodes
2007 Desperate Housewives Victor Lang 14 episodes
2007–2015 Mad Men Roger Sterling 85 episodes
2009–2013 The Cleveland Show Mayor Larry Box (voice) 3 episodes
2009 The Colbert Report John Slattery (From Prescott Financial) Episode: "Alicia Keys"
2010 30 Rock Steven Austin Episode: "Brooklyn Without Limits"
2011 The Simpsons Robert Marlowe (voice) Episode: "The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants"
2013 Arrested Development Dr. Norman 2 episodes
2015 Center of Attention: The Unreal Life of Derek Sanderson Narrator 1 episode
2015 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Claude Dumet 6 episodes
2015 Documentary Now! William H. Sebastian Episode: "Kunuk Uncovered"
2016 Veep Charlie Baird 4 episodes

Video game

Year Title Voice role
2012 Dishonored Admiral Havelock

As director

Year Title Notes
2010–2013 Mad Men 5 episodes
2014 God's Pocket Feature film
2016 Love 2 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2008 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Desperate Housewives Nominated
2009 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Won
2010 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Won
2011 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2012 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2013 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2015 Gotham Independent Film Award Ensemble Performance Spotlight Won
2016 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Spotlight Won
Satellite Award Best Cast in a Motion Picture Spotlight Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Nominated
Independent Spirit Award Robert Altman Award Spotlight Won

References

  1. Helena de Bertodano (2013-04-08). "John Slattery on ageing, drinking, and how he'd like Mad Men to end". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  2. "Celebrity birthdays on Aug. 13". The Miami Herald. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  3. "Emmys.com". Emmys.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. Siegel, Tatiana. "Sundance: IFC Films Acquires U.S. Rights to John Slattery's 'God's Pocket'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. Patrick Pacheco (May–June 2012). "John Slattery: A Boston Man Gone Mad". Boston Common Magazine. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  6. Stephanie M. Peters (23 September 2007). "John Mulhern, 80; lawyer triumphed on ice, in politics". The Globe. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  7. "Mad Men's' John Slattery: Rise of the silver fox". The Daily News. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  8. Handy, Bruce (2009-08-13). "Mad Men Q&A: John Slattery". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2010-08-15. “I grew up Irish Catholic in Boston...”
  9. "Alumni". The Catholic University of America Office of Admissions. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  10. Doyle, Stacey (May 4, 2012). "John Slattery Talks to Boston Common Magazine About 'Mad Men' and More". Boston Common Magazine. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  11. "Prescott Financial - Gold, Women & Sheep". The Colbert Report. December 15, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  12. Friedman, Devin (April 2012). "On the Cover: John Slattery". GQ. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
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