John M. Slattery Jr. (born August 13, 1962) is an American actor and director widely known for his role as Roger Sterling Jr. in the AMC drama series ''

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'' (2007–15), for which he was nominated four times for the

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. Slattery's other acting credits include a starring role as Ben Bradlee, Jr., in the Best Picture-winning film ''

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'' (2015), and the role of Howard Stark in the

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films '' Iron Man 2'' (2010), ''

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'' (2015), '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). He won two

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s for ''Mad Men'' and was part of the ''Mad Men'' ensemble cast that won two

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s. In 2013, Slattery directed his first feature film, ''

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'' (2014), which he co-wrote with Alex Metcalf. The film, based on a 1983 novel of the same name by

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, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by IFC Films.

Early life

Slattery was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Joan (née Mulhern), a retired accountant, and John "Jack" Slattery, a leather merchant. He is one of six children. As a young boy, he dreamed of being a baseball player. Slattery is of Irish descent and was raised

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. He attended high school at Saint Sebastian's School in

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(since relocated to

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), and received a

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from

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in 1984.

Career

Apart from his role on ''Mad Men'', Slattery has had roles such as union organizer Al Kahn on '' Homefront'';

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in the HBO miniseries ''

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''; as political adviser Tommy Flannigan in the HBO series '' K Street''; guest appearances as Will Truman's brother Sam on ''

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''; as Michael Cassidy, Amy's estranged husband, on ''

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''; politician Bill Kelley on ''

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''; principal Dennis Martino on '' Ed''; and college president Peter Benedict on '' Jack and Bobby''. In March 2007, he began a series of appearances on ''

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'' portraying

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's ( Eva Longoria) second husband, until his character's death in Season 4. In December 2009, Slattery appeared on ''

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'' in a faux commercial advertising gold. Slattery played Paul Moore, boyfriend of Katherine Watson (portrayed by

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) in the film ''

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'', and he portrayed Howie in

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'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

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feature ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' played Richardson, a mid-level agent in the mysterious paranormal agency called the Bureau. Slattery narrates the audiobook versions of

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's 2007 novel '' Falling Man'',

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's 2008

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novel ''

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'', and

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's 1929 novel ''

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''. In 2015, Slattery portrayed journalist Ben Bradlee Jr. in the

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-winning,

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-nominated drama film ''

'', and also appeared in the

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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 married actress

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in 1998 (who also played his on-screen wife, Mona, in ''Mad Men''); they have one son together. They live in

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Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Video game

Music videos

As director

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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