# Jonas Pate

Jonas James Pate (born January 15, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and directed The Grave, Deceiver, The Take, and directed Shrink.
Pate also co-created the USA Network series Good vs Evil, the NBC series Surface, and the Netflix series Outer Banks.

## Early life

Jonas Pate was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is the twin brother of fellow filmmaker Josh Pate. Pate's parents divorced when he was young, and the siblings were raised through elementary school with their mother and step-father in Atlanta, Georgia, and through high school with their father and step-mother in Raeford, NC. He studied philosophy at Princeton University, and graduated in 1992.

## Career

In 1996, Pate started his career by writing and directing the thriller film called The Grave with his brother Josh. After a screening at the Sundance Film Festival, it received a wide range of positive reviews. The following year, they collaborated on the movie Deceiver. He subsequently co-created the fantasy action television show Good vs Evil (1999) alongside his brother. From 2003 to 2004, he served as co-executive producer on L.A. Dragnet, for which he also wrote an episode. In 2005, he co-created the science fiction series Surface, which aired until 2006.
As his filmography was already fleshing out, he took on several directing jobs on television series like Battlestar Galactica (2005), Bionic Woman (2007), Friday Night Lights (2007-2010), Chuck (2008), The Philanthropist (2009), Caprica (2010), Undercovers (2010), The Event (2010-2011), and Prime Suspect (2011). He continued his film career by writing the screenplay for The Take (2007). In 2009, he directed the independent film Shrink.
Pate is the director and executive producer on the Battlestar Galactica prequel entitled Blood & Chrome. He has also signed on to direct the independent crime drama film Way Down South, written by himself and his brother.
Pate is the co-creator and executive producer of Outer Banks for Netflix, a teen drama that premiered on April 15, 2020.

## Personal life

Pate currently lives with his wife, Jennifer, and two young adult children, Lilah and Cooper, in Wilmington, North Carolina.
In 2020, he was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Film, Television, and Digital Streaming.
His daughter, Lilah, has made several cameos on Outer Banks and several other Netflix and Amazon Prime Video series; such as The Summer I Turned Pretty.

## Filmography

Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
| 1996 | The Grave | Yes | Yes |
| 1997 | Deceiver | Yes | Yes |
| 2007 | The Take | | Yes |
| 2009 | Shrink | Yes | |
| 2013 | Way Down South | Yes | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Creator | Notes |
| 1999-2000 | Good vs Evil | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 2 episodes, directed 5 episodes |
| 2003-2004 | L.A. Dragnet | | Yes | Executive | | Wrote episode "Abduction" |
| 2005 | Battlestar Galactica | Yes | | | | Episode "Colonial Day" |
| 2005-2006 | Surface | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 15 episodes Directed episode "There's Something Strange Going On In The World's Oceans" |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Yes | | Yes | | Directed episode "The Education of Jaime Sommers" |
| 2007-2010 | Friday Night Lights | Yes | | | | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Chuck | Yes | | | | Episode "Chuck Versus the Sensei" |
| 2008 | Jen and Barb: Mom Life | | | Executive | |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist | Yes | | Executive | | Directed 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Caprica | Yes | | Executive | | Directed 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Undercovers | Yes | | | | Episode "Funny Money" |
| 2010-2011 | The Event | Yes | | | | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Yes | | | | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | The Single Life | | | Executive | | |
| 2012 | Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | Yes | | Executive | | |
| 2013 | Deception | Yes | | Yes | | Directed 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Believe | Yes | | Yes | | Directed episode "White Noise" |
| 2015 | Blood & Oil | Yes | | Yes | | Directed 2 episodes |
| 2015-2016 | Aquarius | Yes | | Yes | | Directed 7 episodes |
| 2016 | Good Behavior | Yes | | | | Episode "We Pretend We're Stuck" |
| 2017 | The Arrangement | Yes | | | | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Chance | Yes | | | | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Iron Fist | Yes | | | | Episode "A Duel of Iron" |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam | Yes | | | | Episode "Every Last Minute" |
| 2020-present | Outer Banks | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 3 episodes, directed 12 episodes |
Music video
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2006 | Best of Chris Isaak | "Please" |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Title | Category | Title | Result |
| 1996 | Mystfest | Best Film | The Grave | Nominated |
| 1997 | Stockholm International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Deceiver (shared with Josh Pate) | Won |
| 1998 | Festival du Film Policier de Cognac | Special Jury Prize | Deceiver (shared with Josh Pate) | Won |