John Slattery

Biography

John M. Slattery, Jr. (born August 13, 1962) is an American actor and director, best known for his roles as Roger Sterling on AMC's series Mad Men, Frank Jaffe in Confess, Fletch, Howard Stark (Tony Stark's father) in the Marvel movie series, Paul LeBlanc on FOX's NEXT, Dwight Eisenhower in Churchill, Lyle Bettencourt on CBS's The Good Fight, Richardson in The Adjustment Bureau, Cravely in Charlie Wilson's War, Bud Gerber in Flags of Our Fathers, Peter Benedict on WB's Jack & Bobby, Roland Yates in Bad Company, Dr. Richard Meyers on Lifetime's sitcom Maggie, FBI Agent Corman in Eraser, and Al Kahn on ABC's Homefront. He has been married to actress Talia Balsam since 1998 and they have a son, Henry.

Career Overview

John Slattery has 83 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently MCU with 4 titles. Signature works include Iron Man 2, Nuremberg, Spotlight. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 83
Birth Date: 1962-08-13 00:00:00
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

MCU (4 titles)
The Avengers Collection (1 titles)
Ted (1 titles)
Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima Collection (1 titles)
Dirty Dancing (1 titles)
Eraser Collection (1 titles)
The Orphans' Home Cycle (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Len Cariou (2 collaborations)
Robert Downey Jr. (1 collaborations)
Gwyneth Paltrow (1 collaborations)
Don Cheadle (1 collaborations)
Scarlett Johansson (1 collaborations)
Sam Rockwell (1 collaborations)
Mickey Rourke (1 collaborations)
Samuel L. Jackson (1 collaborations)
Clark Gregg (1 collaborations)
Garry Shandling (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (74 credits)
- The Auction
  Intercom Voice (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2027
- Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
  John Slattery
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Nuremberg
  Colonel Burton Andrus
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- The Last Frontier
  
  - Change of Time (2025) ... CIA Senior Officer actor actors
  
  - Wind of Change (2025) ... CIA Senior Officer actor actors
  
  2025
- Unfrosted
  Ad Man #2
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Confess, Fletch
  Frank Jaffe
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- What If...?
  
  - What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes? (2023) ... Howard Stark (voice) actor actors
  
  2021
- Girls5eva
  
  - Alf Musik (2021) ... John Slattery actor actors
  
  2021
- Avengers: Endgame
  Howard Stark
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- What We Do in the Shadows
  
  - Urgent Care (2023) ... John Slattery actor actors
  
  2019
- Harley Quinn
  
  - Floronic Man (2025) ... Jason Woodrue / Floronic Man (voice) actor actors
  
  - Back to School (2025) ... Jason Woodrue (voice) actor actors
  
  2019
- Modern Love
  
  - Rallying to Keep the Game Alive (2019) ... Dennis actor actors
  
  2019
- Every Act of Life
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Churchill
  Dwight Eisenhower
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- The Good Fight
  Lyle Bettencourt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - The End of Everything (2022) ... Lyle Bettencourt actor actors
  
  - The End of Democracy (2022) ... Lyle Bettencourt actor actors
  
  - The End of Playing Games (2022) ... Lyle Bettencourt actor actors
  
  - The End of STR Laurie (2022) ... Lyle Bettencourt actor actors
  
  - The End of a Saturday (2022) ... Lyle Bettencourt actor actors
  
  2017
- Captain America: Civil War
  Howard Stark
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Spotlight
  Ben Bradlee, Jr.
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Ant-Man
  Howard Stark
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Ted 2
  Shep Wild
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Center Of Attention: The Unreal Life Of Derek Sanderson
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Power’s War
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  
  - John Slattery, Oliver Stone, Jon Fisch (2016) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  2015
- Bluebird
  Richard
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Showing Up
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
  
  - Jessica Chastain, John Slattery (2020) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  2014
- In Our Nature
  Gil
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
  Arthur (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Veep
  
  - Inauguration (2016) ... Charlie Baird actor actors
  
  - Kissing Your Sister (2016) ... Charlie Baird actor actors
  
  - C**tgate (2016) ... Charlie Baird actor actors
  
  - Mother (2016) ... Charlie Baird actor actors
  
  - The Eagle (2016) ... Charlie Baird actor actors
  
  2012
- The Adjustment Bureau
  Richardson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Return
  Bud
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Iron Man 2
  Howard Stark
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
  
  - Jon Hamm and John Slattery (2023) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Elizabeth Moss & John Slattery (2015) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - John Slattery & Rashida Jones (2012) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  2009
- The Cleveland Show
  
  - Die Semi-Hard (2011) ... Mayor Box (voice) actor actors
  
  - The Blue and the Grey and the Brown (2011) ... actor actors
  
  2009
- Establishing Mad Men
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Charlie Wilson's War
  Cravely
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Reservation Road
  Steve
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Underdog
  Mayor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Mad Men
  Roger Sterling
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Person to Person (2015) ... Roger Sterling actor actors
  
  - The Milk and Honey Route (2015) ... Roger Sterling actor actors
  
  - Lost Horizon (2015) ... Roger Sterling actor actors
  
  - Time & Life (2015) ... Roger Sterling actor actors
  
  - The Forecast (2015) ... Roger Sterling actor actors
  
  2007
- The Making of 'Mad Men'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Situation
  Colonel Carrick
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Flags of Our Fathers
  Bud Gerber
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- 30 Rock
  
  - Brooklyn Without Limits (2010) ... Steven Austin actor actors
  
  2006
- The Brooke Ellison Story
  Ed Ellison
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
  Bert Miller
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Noise
  Detective Rutherford
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Desperate Housewives
  
  - Something's Coming (2007) ... Victor Lang actor actors
  
  - Distant Past (2007) ... Victor Lang actor actors
  
  - You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover (2007) ... Victor Lang actor actors
  
  - Now I Know, Don’t Be Scared (2007) ... Victor Lang actor actors
  
  - If There's Anything I Can't Stand (2007) ... Victor Lang actor actors
  
  2004
- Mona Lisa Smile
  Paul Moore
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- The Station Agent
  David
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Arrested Development
  
  - Double Crossers (2013) ... Doctor Norman actor actors
  
  - Borderline Personalities (2013) ... Doctor Norman actor actors
  
  2003
- Bad Company
  Roland Yates
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- A Death in the Family
  Jay Follet
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Sam the Man
  Maxwell Slade
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Traffic
  ADA Dan Collier
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Catch a Falling Star
  Ben
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Harvest
  Sheriff Bill Johnson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Judging Amy
  
  - Not With a Whimper (2000) ... Michael Cassidy actor actors
  
  - Zero to Sixty (2000) ... Michael Cassidy actor actors
  
  - The Persistence of Tectonics (1999) ... Michael Cassidy actor actors
  
  1999
- Where's Marlowe?
  Kevin Murphy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- The Naked Man
  Burns
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Sex and the City
  
  - Politically Erect (2000) ... Bill Kelley actor actors
  
  - Where There's Smoke... (2000) ... Bill Kelley actor actors
  
  1998
- Will & Grace
  
  - Big Brother is Coming: Part II (1999) ... Sam Truman actor actors
  
  - Big Brother is Coming: Part I (1999) ... Sam Truman actor actors
  
  1998
- From the Earth to the Moon
  
  - Apollo 1 (1998) ... Walter Mondale actor actors
  
  1998
- My Brother's War
  Devlin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Red Meat
  Stefan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Sleepers
  Carlson (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Eraser
  FBI Agent Corman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Lily Dale
  Will Kidder
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- City Hall
  Intel Detective - George
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Party of Five
  
  - Fools Rush Out (1998) ... Jay Mott actor actors
  
  - Fools Rush In (1998) ... Jay Mott actor actors
  
  1994
- Before the Storm
  Graham Parker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Under Cover
  Graham Parker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Law & Order
  
  - Stiff (2000) ... Dr. Richard Shipman actor actors
  
  - Tabloid (1998) ... Arlen Levitt actor actors
  
  1990
- The Simpsons
  
  - The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants (2011) ... Robert Marlowe (voice) actor actors
  
  1989
- Saturday Night Live
  
  - Jon Hamm/Coldplay (2008) ... Roger Sterling (uncredited) actor actors
  
  1975
production (3 credits)
- Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Maggie Moore(s)
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- God's Pocket
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
directing (4 credits)
- Maggie Moore(s)
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- Love
  
  - Tested (2016) ... director directing
  
  2016
- God's Pocket
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Mad Men
  
  - A Tale of Two Cities (2013) ... director directing
  
  - Man With a Plan (2013) ... director directing
  
  - Signal 30 (2012) ... director directing
  
  - Blowing Smoke (2010) ... director directing
  
  - The Rejected (2010) ... director directing
  
  2007
writing (1 credits)
- God's Pocket
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2014
crew (1 credits)
- Take Care
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2014

Content sources

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