John Slattery was born on the 13th August 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and film director, best known for his roles as Roger Sterling in the ABC’s drama series “Mad Men” and also as Howard Stark in Marvel films “Iron Man 2”, “Ant-Man”, and “Captain America: Civil War”. John received four Emmy nominations for his work in “Mad Men”. Slattery’s career started in 1989.
Have you ever wondered how rich John Slattery is as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that John Slattery’s net worth is as high as $10 million, an amount earned through his successful acting career. In addition to being a popular actor, Slattery also worked as a director which improved his wealth.
John Slattery Net Worth $10 Million
John Slattery grew up in an Irish family, a son of John “Jack” Slattery, a leather merchant, and Joan, a former CPA. John is one of six children, and went to the St. Sebastian’s School in Needham, Massachusetts, and later studied at The Catholic University of America, from where he graduated with his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1984. Although wanted to become a baseball player, Slattery pursued an acting career instead.
Johns had his television debut as Pvt. Dylan Leeds in “Dirty Dozen: The Series” in 1988, and the next year he appeared in “Tattinger’s” and “Father Dowling Mysteries”. His first TV movie was “Under Cover” (1991), and then he was cast in a bigger role in the series “Homefront” (1991-1993) in which he played the character of Al Khan. He was quite busy in the mid-’90’s and played in “City Hall” (1996) with Al Pacino, John Cusack, and Bridget Fonda, and “Eraser” (1996) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, and James Caan. His net worth was well set.
He then had a minor role in Barry Levinson’s Oscar-nominated movie “Sleepers” (1996) starring Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric. After that, Slattery played in “Red Meat” (1997), “My Brother’s War” (1997), “The Naked Man” (1998), and “Where’s Marlowe?” (1998) with Miguel Ferrer and John Livingston. By the end of the 90’s, John appeared in hit series such as “Will & Grace” (1999), “Maggie” (1998-1999), “Judging Amy” (1999-2000), and “Law & Order” (1998-2000).
In 2000, Slattery appeared in two episodes of “Sex and the City”, and had a part in Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar-winning drama “Traffic” starring Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. He played Dennis Martino in 17 episodes of “Ed” (2001-2002) and Joel Schumacher’s “Bad Company” (2002) with Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, and Peter Stormare. Slattery continued with “The Station Agent” (2003) starring Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, and Bobby Cannavale, and “Mona Lisa Smile” (2003) with Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Ginnifer Goodwin.
John Later appeared in “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights” (2004), starred in “The Brooke Ellison Story” (2004) with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and played Peter Benedict in series “Jack & Bobby” (2004-2005). He had roles in Clint Eastwood’s “Flags of Our Fathers” (2006), “Underdog” (2007), and “Reservation Road” (2007) with Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, and Jennifer Connelly. Also in 2007, Slattery played Victor Lang in 14 episodes of “Desperate Housewives”, and in “Charlie Wilson’s War” starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, before getting a part as Roger Sterling in series “Mad Men”.
In the 2010’s, Slattery played in “Iron Man 2” (2010) with Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, and Gwyneth Paltrow, “The Adjustment Bureau” (2011) starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. He also appeared in Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted 2” (2015), and “Ant-Man” (2015) with Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, and Corey Stoll. Most recently, Slattery starred in “Spotlight” (2015) with Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, and Rachel McAdams, “Captain America: Civil War” (2016) starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., and Scarlett Johansson, and is currently in post-production of “Churchill”.
Regarding his personal life, John Slattery married actress Talia Balsam in 1998, and they have a son named Harry together.
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