Tate Donovan

**Tate Buckley Donovan** (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor and director. He is known for playing Tom Shayes in _Damages_, Jimmy Cooper in _The O.C._, and the voice of Hercules in the Disney animated movie _Hercules_, the animated television series of the same name and in a few _Kingdom Hearts_ video games.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1984|_No Small Affair_|Bob||
|1986|_A Case of Deadly Force_|Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.||
|1986|_SpaceCamp_|Kevin Donaldson||
|1988|_Clean and Sober_|Donald Towle||
|1988|_Dangerous Curves_|Chuck Upton||
|1989|_Dead Bang_|John Burns||
|1990|_Memphis Belle_|1st Lt. Luke Sinclair||
|1992|_Little Noises_|Elliott||
|1992|_Inside Monkey Zetterland_|Brent Zetterland|Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male|
|1992|_Equinox_|Richie Nunn||
|1992|_Love Potion No. 9_|Paul Matthews||
|1993|_Ethan Frome_|Reverend Smith||
|1994|_Holy Matrimony_|Peter||
|1997|_The Only Thrill_|Eddie||
|1997|_Murder at 1600_|Kyle Neill||
|1997|_Hercules_|Hercules|Voice Only|
|1998|_The Thin Pink Line_|Simon||
|1998|_October 22_|Peter||
|1998|_Waiting for Woody_|David|Short|
|1999|_4 a.m.: Open All Night_|Man|Short|
|1999|_Hercules: Zero to Hero_|Hercules||
|2000|_Drop Back Ten_|Wally Bixer||
|2000|_G-Men from Hell_|Mike Mattress||
|2000|_The Office Party_|Bill|Short|
|2000|_Jesus & Hutch_|Hutch|Short|
|2001|_Swordfish_|Senator Reisman's Assistant|Uncredited cameo|
|2001|_Get Well Soon_|Mark||
|2002|_West of Here_|Dexter Anderson||
|2003|_Exposed_|Bob Smith||
|2005|_The Pacifier_|Howard Plummer||
|2005|_Good Night, and Good Luck_|Jesse Zousmer|Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|
|2006|_The Lather Effect_|Will||
|2007|_Shooter_|Russ Turner||
|2007|_Nancy Drew_|Carson Drew||
|2007|_Neal Cassady_|Neal Cassady||
|2008|_Tony_|Michael|Short|
|2009|_Wild About Harry_|Harry||
|2010|_Below the Beltway_|Paul Gibson||
|2012|_Argo_|Bob Anders|Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Cast Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Cast Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast|
|2014|_Sun Belt Express_|Allen King||
|2015|_3 Generations_|Craig||
|2016|_Manchester by the Sea_|Hockey Coach||
|2016|_Elvis & Nixon_|H. R. Haldeman||
|2017|_It Happened in L.A._|Tom||
|2017|_Blame_|Robert McCarthy||
|2017|_The Only Living Boy in New York_|George||
|2017|_The Upside_|Carter Locke||
|2018|_Blood Fest_|Dr. Conway||
|2018|_Grace_|Charlie Ellison||
|2019|_Rocketman_|Doug Weston||
|2020|_Respect_|John Hammond|_Filming_|
|TBA|_What is Life Worth_||_Post-production_|

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Tate Donovan
- **image**: TateDonovan (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Donovan at the _Nancy Drew (2007 film), Nancy Drew_ premiere in June 2007
- **birth name**: Tate Buckley Donovan
- **birth place**: Tenafly, New Jersey, United States
- **nationality**: Americans, American
- **education**: University of Southern California
- **occupation**: Actor, Television director, director
- **years active**: 1984–present
- **known for**: _Hercules (1997 film), Hercules_
_The O.C._
_Damages (TV series), Damages_
_Argo (2012 movie), Argo_
- **domestic partner**: Jennifer Aniston (1995–1998)