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3	John M. Slattery, Jr. (born August 13, 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actor and director.
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5	Slattery is perhaps best known for his role as Roger Sterling on Creator/{{AMC}}'s ''Series/MadMen'', for which he received four Emmy nominations in the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category.[[note]]2008, 2009, 2010, 2011[[/note]]
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7	He's also appeared on many other television projects, including Creator/TheWB's ''Series/JackAndBobby'', Creator/{{HBO}}'s ''Series/{{Veep}}'', Creator/{{NBC}}'s ''Series/{{Ed}}'', Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''Series/WetHotAmericanSummerFirstDayOfCamp'', and Creator/{{ABC}}'s ''Series/DesperateHousewives''.
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9	Outside of television, Slattery is recognizable for playing Howard Stark (father to Creator/RobertDowneyJr's ComicBook/IronMan) in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, first appearing in 2010's ''Film/IronMan2'' and following that appearance up with cameos in 2015's ''Film/AntMan1'' and 2016's ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''. Each of his appearances to date have been [[PosthumousCharacter posthumous]] in the franchise's timeline; Creator/DominicCooper plays a [[TimeShiftedActor younger iteration]] of his character in 2011's ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' and Creator/{{ABC}}'s ''Series/AgentCarter''.
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11	Some of Slattery's other film credits include 2007's ''Film/CharlieWilsonsWar'', 2011's ''Film/TheAdjustmentBureau'', and 2015's ''Film/{{Spotlight}}'', which won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Picture.
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14	!! Selected filmography:
15	* ''Series/{{Ed}}'' (2001 -- 2002) as Dennis Martino
16	* ''Film/BadCompany2002'' (2002) as Roland Yates
17	* ''Series/JackAndBobby'' (2004 -- 2006) as Peter Benedict
18	* ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' (2007) as Victor Lang
19	* ''Film/CharlieWilsonsWar'' (2007) as Cravely
20	* ''Film/{{Underdog}}'' (2007) as the Mayor of Capital City
21	* ''Series/MadMen'' (2007 -- 2015) as Roger Sterling [[note]]Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011[[/note]]
22	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Howard Stark:
23	** ''Film/IronMan2'' (2010)
24	** ''Film/AntMan1'' (2015)
25	** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' (2016)
26	** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' (2017)
27	** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019)
28	* ''Film/TheAdjustmentBureau'' (2011) as Richardson
29	* ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'' (2012) as Admiral Havelock (voice)
30	* ''Series/WetHotAmericanSummerFirstDayOfCamp'' (2015) as Claude Dumet
31	* ''Film/Ted2'' (2015) as Shep Wild
32	* ''Film/{{Spotlight}}'' (2015) as Ben Bradlee Jr.
33	* ''Series/{{Veep}}'' (2016) as Charlie Baird
34	* ''[[UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill Churchill]]'' (2017) as UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower
35	* ''Series/ModernLove'' (2019) as Dennis
36	* ''Series/MrsAmerica'' (2020) as Fred Schlafly
37	* ''Series/{{Next 2020}}'' as Paul [=LeBlanc=]
38	* ''Film/ConfessFletch'' (2022) as Frank Jaffe
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41	!! John Slattery provides examples of the following tropes:
42	* SilverFox: Perhaps one of the trope's more notable [[TropeCodifier codifiers]].
43	* TimeShiftedActor: Creator/DominicCooper plays a younger iteration of his character, Howard Stark, in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

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