Tate Donovan

Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor and director, known for portraying Tom Shayes in Damages,[1] Jimmy Cooper in The O.C.,[2] and the voice of the title character in the 1997 Disney animated film Hercules, the animated television series of the same name and in a few Kingdom Hearts video games.
He also had supporting roles in films, such as Good Night, and Good Luck and Argo. Donovan also played Brian Sanders in Hostages and White House Chief of Staff Mark Boudreau in 24: Live Another Day.[3] He has been a guest star in a number of television series.
== Early life ==
Donovan was born in Tenafly, New Jersey,[4] to John Timothy Donovan, a surgeon,[5][6][7] and Eileen Frances (née McAllister), both Roman Catholics of Irish descent.[8][9] Donovan is the youngest of seven children.[10] He attended Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey, before transferring to Tenafly High School and attending the University of Southern California.[11] He appeared on television since his teenage years.
== Career ==
=== Film ===
Donovan's earliest film roles included Kevin Donaldson in SpaceCamp (1986), a recovering drug addict in Clean and Sober (1988),[12] 1st Lieutenant Luke Sinclair in Memphis Belle (1990)[13] and Paul Matthews in Love Potion No. 9 (1992). Donovan voiced the title character in the Disney animated film Hercules (1997).[14] Donovan played Jesse Zousmer in the Best Picture nominated film Good Night and Good Luck (2005). In 2007, Donovan starred in the film Nancy Drew alongside Emma Roberts.[15] Later, he played Bob Anders, one of the key supporting roles in the Oscar-winning film Argo (2012).[16][17]
=== Television ===
Donovan portrayed Joshua, the love interest of Rachel Green, on several episodes of Season 4 of Friends.[18] He later portrayed the priest-son of a large Catholic family in Trinity (1998).[19] He has appeared as a guest star in several television series, such as Magnum, P.I. (1986), The Guardian (2001), Mister Sterling (2003),[20] Exposed (2003), and The O.C. (2003),[21] where he appeared as Jimmy Cooper. From 2007-10, he portrayed Tom Shayes on Damages.[16] In 2005, Donovan began directing episodic television when he directed an episodeof The O.C..[22] In 2007 he guest starred on a season 6 episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.[23] In 2009, he directed an episode of the sixth season of Medium. He also directed two episodes of Damages in its third season[24] and an episode of Nip/Tuck in its sixth season.[25] In 2010, Donovan directed the third episode in the sixth season of Weeds, the tenth episode in the fourth season of Gossip Girl, the fourth episode of the fifth season, and one episode of Damages from the third season.[26] In 2011, Donovan directed the Valentine's Day-themed episode of Glee and the episode "I Kissed a Girl" in the third season.[25] In March 2010, he joined the cast of No Ordinary Family.[27] However, after only one season, the series was cancelled.[28] Recently, Donovan guest appeared in the series, Red Oaks.[29]
=== Stage ===
Donovan starred on stage with Amy Ryan in the Los Angeles production of Rabbit Hole.[30] On Broadway, he played Alan Seymour in the 1994 Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Picnic[31] and appeared in Amy's View with Judi Dench in 1999.[32] Off Broadway, Donovan appeared with Glenn Fitzgerald in the 2001 production of Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan, playing the role of the crooked cop Bill. Donovan has appeared in numerous productions[33][34] at the Williamstown Theater Festival, including Once in a Lifetime, Under the Blue Sky, and The Glass Menagerie. He has also appeared at the Irish Repertory Theater in New York City. In 2011, he starred with Frances McDormand in the world premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire's play Good People at the Manhattan Theatre Club.[35]
=== Music ===
Donovan had a regular gig with traditional Irish band the McGuffins, with whom he released an album titled Wake Amusements.[36] He plays the bodhrán and fiddle.
=== Other work ===
As of May 2011, Donovan voices radio and video advertising for PNC Financial Services and volunteers with the Young Storytellers Program.[37]
== Personal life ==
Donovan was formerly in relationships[38] with Sandra Bullock in 1994 and Jennifer Aniston in 1997. He later married writer Corinne Kingsbury on a Malibu, California beach in 2005. They divorced in 2008.[39]
=== Political activism ===
In 2008, Donovan announced his support and campaigned for Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential election of 2008.[40] Donovan supported Obama for re-election in the 2012 presidential election.[41]
== Filmography ==
Film
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 	
2018	Blood Fest[42] 	Dr. Conway 	
2018	Grace 	Charlie Ellison 	
Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1984 	Family Ties 	Clancy 	Episode: "Best Man"
1985 	Not My Kid 	Ricky 	Movie
1985 	Hill Street Blues 	Shamrock 	Episode: "The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr."
1985 	Into Thin Air 	Brian Walker 	Movie
1985 	North Beach and Rawhide 	Sean Connelly 	Movie
1986 	Magnum, P.I. 	R.J. Masters 	Episode: "Summer School"
1986 	A Case of Deadly Force 	Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. 	Movie
1987 	Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder	Marc 	Miniseries
1990 	Rising Son 	Des 	Movie
1994 	Tales from the Crypt 	Nelson 	Episode: "Operation Friendship"
1994 	Philly Heat 	Kevin Gaffney 	
1995–96	Partners 	Owen 	22 episodes
1996 	America's Dream 	David 	Movie
Segment: "Long Black Song"
1997 	Homicide: Life on the Street 	Greg Kellerman 	Episode: "Wu's on First"
1997 	Ally McBeal 	Ronald Cheanie 	3 episodes
1998 	Tempting Fate 	Dr. Ben Creed 	Movie
1998 	Friends 	Joshua Burgin 	5 episodes
1998 	Trinity 	Kevin McCallister 	3 episodes
1998 	Godzilla: The Series 	Lawrence Cohen (voice) 	Episode: "Bird of Paradise"
1998–99	Hercules: The Animated Series 	Hercules (voice) 	58 episodes
2000 	The Outer Limits 	Tom Seymour 	Episode: "Glitch"
2001 	Max Steel 	(voice) 	Episode: "Spear-Carriers"
2001 	House of Mouse 	Hercules 	Episode: "Jiminy Cricket"
2001 	The Legend of Tarzan 	(voice) 	Episode: Tarzan and the Enemy Within"
2002 	The Guardian 	Lou Caffey 	Episode: "The Innocent"
2003 	Mister Sterling 	Barry Reed 	Movie
2003–06	The O.C. 	Jimmy Cooper 	39 episodes
2005 	Silver Bells 	Christy Byrne 	Movie
2005 	Painkiller Jane 	Dr. Graham Knight / Lucas Insley	Movie
2007 	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 	Commander Luke Nelson 	Episode: "Rocket Man"
2007–10	Damages 	Tom Shayes 	36 episodes
2008 	The Cleaner 	Richard Hoffler 	Episode: "Meet the Joneses"
2009 	Head Case 	Himself 	Episode: "Tying the Not"
2010 	No Ordinary Family 	Mitch McCutcheon 	Episode: "Pilot"
2013 	Deception 	Edward Bowers 	11 episodes
2013–14	Hostages 	Brian Sanders 	15 episodes
2014 	24: Live Another Day 	Mark Boudreau 	12 episodes
2015 	Masters of Sex 	Graham 	Episode: "Undue Influence"
2016 	Elementary 	Wilson Trager 	Episode: "Alma Matters"
2016 	Limitless 	John 	Episode: "Fundamentals of Naked Portraiture"
2016 	The Man in the High Castle 	George Dixon 	Season 2 (recurring role)
2017 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	Eli Colton 	Episode: "Net Worth"
2018 	MacGyver 	James MacGyver / OVERSIGHT 	Episode: "MacGyver + MacGyver"
Direct-to-video
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1988	Vietnam War Story II 	Unknown 	Nominated – CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1995	Never Say Goodbye AIDS Benefit by Yoko Ono	Man from Jersey	Short
1999	Hercules: Zero to Hero 	Hercules 	Voice
Video games
Year	Title 	Voice role
1998	Disney's Hades Challenge 	Hercules
2005	Kingdom Hearts II 	Hercules
2010	Kingdom Hearts Re:coded 	Hercules
2013	Disney Magical World 	Hercules
2014	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix	Hercules
2019	Kingdom Hearts III 	Hercules