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Jordan Slate
Known for inhabiting the space between stillness and eruption. Three Sundance selections. Two Drama Desk nominations. Available for film, television, and limited stage.
Act II
Scene Work
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The Verdict
as Elias Voss
Beneath the Current
as Marcus
1943
as Thomas Brandt
Meridian
as Dr. Calloway
Salt & Bone
as Dex
5 clips · all under 12 seconds · full reel available on download
Act III
Behind the Frame
what directors say —
Jordan walked into the room and we stopped the auditions. There was no one else. The camera doesn't just like them — it's transfixed.
Rachel Osei-Bonsu
Director · The Verdict (2024)
I've worked with fifty actors in my career. Jordan is one of maybe three who can hold a two-minute silence and make the audience lean forward.
Marcus Delacroix
Director · Beneath the Current (2023)
Technically fearless. Emotionally generous. On the last day of shooting I watched the crew give a spontaneous standing ovation after the final take.
Yuki Tanaka
Casting Director · Sundance 2024
Act IV
Selected Credits
the work, in order
Elias Voss (Lead) · dir. Rachel Osei-Bonsu
Dr. Calloway (Lead) · dir. Yuki Tanaka
Marcus (Lead) · dir. Marcus Delacroix
Thomas Brandt (Supporting) · dir. Anya Kowalski
Dex (Lead) · dir. James Okafor
Detective Reyes · dir. HBO
Philip (Lead) · dir. Sofia Müller
Ben Arroyo · dir. Indira Chakraborty
Recognition
Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection × 3
Drama Desk Award
Nominated — Outstanding Actor
Independent Spirit Award
Nominated — Best Male Lead
SXSW Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize (ensemble)
Training
Juilliard School
Drama Division, BFA
Steppenwolf Theatre
Intensive — Meisner Method
Atlantic Acting School
Advanced Scene Study
Special Skills
Representation
WME — Theatrical
Diane Park · dpark@wme.com
Authentic Talent — Commercial
Tom Reeves · treeves@authentic.com
Act V — The Offer
Everything in one castable PDF.
Full résumé, all reel links, headshot selects, and representation contacts — packaged for the moment you need to send a shortlist at midnight.
8+
Feature Films
3×
Sundance
2
Drama Desk Noms