| John Slattery | |
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John Slattery, September 17, 2008 |
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| Born | John M. Slattery, Jr. August 13, 1962 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | Talia Balsam (1998–present) |
John M. Slattery, Jr. (born August 13, 1962) is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Roger Sterling on AMC's series Mad Men. He has been nominated for many awards, and has won two SAG Awards with the Mad Men ensemble.
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Slattery was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Irish American family; he is one of six children.[1] He was raised Roman Catholic.[2] Slattery attended high school at St. Sebastian's School in Needham, Massachusetts. He later received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Catholic University of America in 1984.[3]
Apart from his role as Roger Sterling, 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 HBO's critically acclaimed show K Street; guest appearances as Will Truman's brother Sam on Will & Grace; guest appearances as Michael Cassidy, Amy's estranged husband, on Judging Amy; guest appearances as 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, Gabrielle Lang'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.[4]
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 Pulitzer Prize winning 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. Slattery most recently appeared in Iron Man 2 as Howard Stark, Tony Stark's father.[5] He appeared in an episode of 30 Rock called "Brooklyn Without Limits" as the congressional candidate Steven Austin. Slattery narrates the audiobook version of Don Delillo's 2007 novel Falling Man as well as Stephen King's 2008 psychological horror novel Duma Key.