Claim: Tate Ellington acted in a thriller series.

James Tate Ellington -LRB- born 1979 -RRB- is an American actor . He portrayed Aidan Hall , the best friend of Tyler Hawkins -LRB- Robert Pattinson -RRB- in the 2010 romantic drama film Remember Me . Ellington starred as Oliver Hunt in The Elephant King -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , and has appeared in television shows such as The Unusuals , Rescue Me , The Good Wife , and Do n't Trust the B -- in Apartment 23 . He appeared in the 2009 Broadway production of The Philanthropist , which starred Matthew Broderick . He is best known for his role as FBI recruit Simon Asher on the ABC thriller Quantico .