Timothy was born in San Jose, CA . He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in Business Management from Dillard Univ, in New Orleans, LA. (Timothy was also a survivor of Hurricane Katrina) While contemplating further graduate work in business, he decided to pursue a more solid and stable career and decided to become an actor.After school, Timothy moved back to San Jose,Ca to start his career as an actor.Timothy A Slater was most recently seen as Mike in the feature film "The Shop". Other credits include: a ups worker in the feature film "Fruitvale"; a frat brother in the short film "pinball donut girl"; a witness to murder in the television show "I almost got away with it"; Sweet Pete in the television show "Do the hustle"; a friend of music artist E40 in the music video "wasted"; a backstabbing friend to music artist J Stalin in the music video "money in yo jeans"; a cheating boyfriend for the artist PSD in the music video "tragedy".