Born in Boston, Massachusetts, John Slattery received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Catholic University of America, located in Washington, D.C. He moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting, landing his first professional role as Leeds in the1988 series The Dirty Dozen.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Rainmaker (2025)
Starring as Leo F. Drummond
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Nashville Hot (Aug 22, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: Another Rainy Day (Aug 15, 2025)
What If...? (2021)
Starring as Howard Stark
- Episode 2x02: What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes? (Dec 23, 2023)
neXt (2020)
Starring as Paul LeBlanc
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: FILE #10 (Dec 22, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: FILE #9 (Dec 22, 2020)
- Episode 1x08: FILE #8 (Dec 21, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: FILE #7 (Dec 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: FILE #6 (Dec 1, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: FILE #5 (Nov 24, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: FILE #4 (Nov 17, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: FILE #3 (Nov 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: FILE #2 (Oct 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: FILE #1 (Oct 6, 2020)
Mrs. America (2020)
Starring as Fred Schlafly
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Reagan (May 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Bella (May 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Jill (May 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Phyllis & Fred & Brenda & Marc (Apr 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Betty (Apr 22, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Shirley (Apr 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Gloria (Apr 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Phyllis (Apr 15, 2020)
Harley Quinn (2019)
Guest starring as Jason Woodrue
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x03: Floronic Man (Jan 30, 2025)
- Episode 5x02: Back to School (Jan 23, 2025)
Modern Love (2019)
Guest starring as Dennis
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Race Grows Sweeter Near Its Final Lap (Oct 18, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Rallying to Keep the Game Alive (Oct 18, 2019)
What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
Guest starring as John Slattery
- Episode 5x06: Urgent Care (Aug 10, 2023)
Today 3rd Hour (2018)
Guest starring as John Slattery
- Episode 2025-08-12: John Slattery (Aug 12, 2025)
The Good Fight (2017)
Starring as Lyle Bettencourt
(8 episodes)
- Episode 6x10: The End of Everything (Nov 10, 2022)
- Episode 6x08: The End of Playing Games (Oct 27, 2022)
- Episode 6x07: The End of STR Laurie (Oct 20, 2022)
- Episode 6x06: The End of a Saturday (Oct 13, 2022)
- Episode 6x04: The End of Eli Gold (Sep 29, 2022)
- Episode 6x03: The End of Football (Sep 22, 2022)
- Episode 6x02: The End of the Yips (Sep 15, 2022)
- Episode 6x01: The Beginning of the End (Sep 8, 2022)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as John Slattery
- Episode 2016-09-16: John Slattery; Oliver Stone; Jon Fisch (Sep 16, 2016)
Documentary Now! (2015)
Guest starring as William H. Sebastian
- Episode 1x02: Kunuk Uncovered (Aug 27, 2015)
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015)
Guest starring as Claude Dumet
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Electro/City (Jul 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Dinner (Jul 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Auditions (Jul 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Activities (Jul 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Lunch (Jul 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Campers Arrive (Jul 31, 2015)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as John Slattery
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2020-10-05: Jessica Chastain, John Slattery (Oct 5, 2020)
- Episode 2015-04-29: Chelsea Handler, John Slattery, Shakey Graves (Apr 29, 2015)
Veep (2012)
Guest starring as Charlie Baird
(6 episodes)
- Episode 5x10: Inauguration (Jun 26, 2016)
- Episode 5x09: Kissing Your Sister (Jun 19, 2016)
- Episode 5x06: C**tgate (May 29, 2016)
- Episode 5x04: Mother (May 15, 2016)
- Episode 5x03: The Eagle (May 8, 2016)
- Episode 5x02: Nev-ah-da (May 1, 2016)
Anderson Live (2011)
Guest starring as John Slattery
- Episode 1x125: The Boy Who Can Not Eat; Mad Med: Jon Hamm & John Slattery (Mar 23, 2012)
The Cleveland Show (2009)
Guest starring as Mayor Larry Box
(4 episodes)
- Episode 4x04: Turkey Pot Die (Nov 25, 2012)
- Episode 3x07: Die Semi-Hard (Dec 11, 2011) [Uncredited]
- Episode 3x02: The Hurricane (Oct 2, 2011)
- Episode 2x15: The Blue and the Grey and the Brown (Mar 6, 2011)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as John Slattery
(3 episodes)
- Episode 20x101: Jon Hamm, John Slattery (Jun 13, 2023)
- Episode 12x60: Elizabeth Moss & John Slattery (Apr 6, 2015)
- Episode 6x65: John Slattery & Rashida Jones (Apr 16, 2012)
Mad Men (2007)
Starring as Roger Sterling
(59 episodes)
- Episode 7x07: Waterloo (May 25, 2014)
- Episode 7x06: The Strategy (May 18, 2014)
- Episode 7x04: The Monolith (May 4, 2014)
- Episode 7x03: Field Trip (Apr 27, 2014)
- Episode 7x02: A Day's Work (Apr 20, 2014)
- Episode 7x01: Time Zones (Apr 13, 2014)
- Episode 6x09: The Better Half (May 26, 2013)
- Episode 6x08: The Crash (May 19, 2013)
- Episode 6x07: Man with a Plan (May 12, 2013)
- Episode 6x06: For Immediate Release (May 5, 2013)
- Episode 6x05: The Flood (Apr 28, 2013)
- Episode 6x04: To Have and to Hold (Apr 21, 2013)
- Episode 6x03: The Collaborators (Apr 14, 2013)
- Episode 6x01: The Doorway (1) (Apr 7, 2013)
- Episode 5x13: The Phantom (Jun 10, 2012)
- Episode 5x12: Commissions and Fees (Jun 3, 2012)
- Episode 5x11: The Other Woman (May 27, 2012)
- Episode 5x10: Christmas Waltz (May 20, 2012)
- Episode 5x09: Dark Shadows (May 13, 2012)
- Episode 5x08: Lady Lazarus (May 6, 2012)
- Episode 5x07: At the Codfish Ball (Apr 29, 2012)
- Episode 5x06: Far Away Places (Apr 22, 2012)
- Episode 5x05: Signal 30 (Apr 15, 2012)
- Episode 5x04: Mystery Date (Apr 8, 2012)
- Episode 5x03: Tea Leaves (Apr 1, 2012)
- Episode 5x02: A Little Kiss (2) (Mar 25, 2012)
- Episode 5x01: A Little Kiss (1) (Mar 25, 2012)
- Episode 4x13: Tomorrowland (Oct 17, 2010)
- Episode 4x12: Blowing Smoke (Oct 10, 2010)
- Episode 4x11: Chinese Wall (Oct 3, 2010)
- Episode 4x10: Hands and Knees (Sep 26, 2010)
- Episode 4x09: The Beautiful Girls (Sep 19, 2010)
- Episode 4x07: The Suitcase (Sep 5, 2010)
- Episode 4x06: Waldorf Stories (Aug 29, 2010)
- Episode 4x05: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword (Aug 22, 2010)
- Episode 4x04: The Rejected (Aug 15, 2010)
- Episode 4x03: The Good News (Aug 8, 2010)
- Episode 4x02: Christmas Comes But Once a Year (Aug 1, 2010)
- Episode 4x01: Public Relations (Jul 25, 2010)
- Episode 3x13: Shut the Door. Have a Seat. (Nov 8, 2009)
- Episode 3x12: The Grown-Ups (Nov 1, 2009)
- Episode 3x11: The Gypsy and the Hobo (Oct 25, 2009)
- Episode 3x10: The Color Blue (Oct 18, 2009)
- Episode 3x09: Wee Small Hours (Oct 11, 2009)
- Episode 3x07: Seven Twenty Three (Sep 27, 2009)
- Episode 3x06: Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency (Sep 20, 2009)
- Episode 3x05: The Fog (Sep 13, 2009)
- Episode 3x04: The Arrangements (Sep 6, 2009)
- Episode 3x03: My Old Kentucky Home (Aug 30, 2009)
- Episode 3x02: Love Among the Ruins (Aug 23, 2009)
- Episode 3x01: Out of Town (Aug 16, 2009)
- Episode 2x13: Meditations in an Emergency (Oct 26, 2008)
- Episode 2x12: The Mountain King (Oct 19, 2008)
- Episode 2x11: The Jet Set (Oct 12, 2008)
- Episode 2x10: The Inheritance (Oct 5, 2008)
- Episode 2x09: Six Month Leave (Sep 28, 2008)
- Episode 2x08: A Night to Remember (Sep 14, 2008)
- Episode 2x07: The Gold Violin (Sep 7, 2008)
- Episode 2x06: Maidenform (Aug 31, 2008)
Guest starring as Roger Sterling
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x11: Indian Summer (Oct 4, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x10: Long Weekend (Sep 27, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x09: Shoot (Sep 13, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x07: Red in the Face (Aug 30, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x06: Babylon (Aug 23, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x05: Five G (Aug 16, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x04: New Amsterdam (Aug 9, 2007)
- Episode 1x03: Marriage of Figaro (Aug 2, 2007)
- Episode 1x02: Ladies Room (Jul 26, 2007)
- Episode 1x01: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Jul 19, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
America's Game: The Superbowl Champions (2006)
Guest starring as Narrator
- Episode 2x05: 2010 Green Bay Packers (Sep 7, 2011)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Guest starring as Victor Lang
(14 episodes)
- Episode 4x09: Something's Coming (Dec 2, 2007)
- Episode 4x08: A Distant Past (Nov 25, 2007)
- Episode 4x07: You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover (Nov 11, 2007)
- Episode 4x06: Now I Know, Don't Be Scared (Nov 4, 2007)
- Episode 4x04: If There's Anything I Can't Stand (Oct 21, 2007)
- Episode 4x03: The Game (Oct 14, 2007)
- Episode 4x01: Now You Know (Sep 30, 2007)
- Episode 3x23: Getting Married Today (May 20, 2007)
- Episode 3x22: What Would We Do Without You? (May 13, 2007)
- Episode 3x21: Into the Woods (May 6, 2007)
- Episode 3x19: God, That's Good (Apr 22, 2007)
- Episode 3x18: Liaisons (Apr 15, 2007)
- Episode 3x17: Dress Big (Apr 8, 2007)
- Episode 3x16: My Husband, the Pig (Mar 4, 2007)
Arrested Development (2003)
Guest starring as Doctor Norman
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x09: Smashed (May 26, 2013)
- Episode 4x06: Double Crossers (May 26, 2013)
- Episode 4x02: Borderline Personalities (May 26, 2013)
Judging Amy (1999)
Guest starring as Michael Cassidy
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: Not with a Whimper (May 16, 2000)
- Episode 1x13: Zero to Sixty (Jan 18, 2000)
- Episode 1x09: The Persistence of Tectonics (Nov 23, 1999)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1999)
Guest starring as Sandwich Man
- Episode 2015-04-20: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (Apr 20, 2015)
Will & Grace (1998)
Guest starring as Sam Truman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x15: Big Brother Is Coming: Part II (Feb 23, 1999)
- Episode 1x14: Big Brother Is Coming: Part I (Feb 16, 1999)
Sex and the City (1998)
Guest starring as Bill Kelley
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x02: Politically Erect (Jun 11, 2000)
- Episode 3x01: Where's There's Smoke... (Jun 4, 2000)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Guest starring as John Slattery
- Episode 18x04: The Cast of 'Mad Men' (May 14, 2012)
The Simpsons (1989)
Guest starring as Robert Marlowe
- Episode 23x07: The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants (Nov 27, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
Crew Credits
Love (2016)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Forced Hiatus (Mar 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Party in the Hills (Feb 19, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Tested (Feb 19, 2016)
Mad Men (2007)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 6x10: A Tale of Two Cities (Jun 2, 2013)
- Episode 6x07: Man with a Plan (May 12, 2013)
- Episode 5x05: Signal 30 (Apr 15, 2012)
- Episode 4x12: Blowing Smoke (Oct 10, 2010)
- Episode 4x04: The Rejected (Aug 15, 2010)