Editing Tate Donovan (section)

{{Short description|American actor (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Tate Donovan
| image              = Tate Donovan Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2023.jpg
| caption            = Donovan in 2023
| birth_name         = Tate Buckley Donovan
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1963|9|25}}
| birth_place        = [[Tenafly, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| death_cause        = 
| education          = [[University of Southern California]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|television director}}
| years_active       = 1984–present
| known_for          = ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]''<br/>''[[The O.C.]]''<br/>''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]''<br/>''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]''
| spouse             = {{marriage|Corinne Kingsbury|2005|2008|end=divorced}} {{marriage|Corry Scheuerman|2015}}
| domestic_partner   = [[Sandra Bullock]] (1990–1994)<br>[[Jennifer Aniston]] (1995–1998)
| children           = 
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}}

'''Tate Buckley Donovan''' (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor, comedian and television director. He is known for portraying Tom Shayes in ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'',<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/damages|title=FX Series ''Damages''|publisher=FX|access-date=March 22, 2009}}</ref> [[Jimmy Cooper (The O.C.)|Jimmy Cooper]] in ''[[The O.C.]]'',<ref>[http://www.theocshow.com/bios/jimmybio.htm Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040830004451/http://www.theocshow.com/bios/jimmybio.htm |date=August 30, 2004 }}, theocshow.com; accessed August 19, 2014.</ref> and the voice of the [[List of Disney's Hercules characters#Hercules|title character]] in the 1997 [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney animated]] film ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', the animated television series of the [[Hercules: The Animated Series|same name]] and in a few ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' video games. He starred opposite Sandra Bullock in the 1992 film ''[[Love Potion No. 9 (film)|Love Potion No. 9]]''.

He also had supporting roles in films such as ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]'' and ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]''. Donovan also played Brian Sanders in ''[[Hostages (American TV series)|Hostages]]'' and White House Chief of Staff Mark Boudreau in ''[[24: Live Another Day]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/01/21/tate-donovan-joins-24-cast/4729663/|title=Tate Donovan joins '24: Live Another Day'|work=USA TODAY|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He has been a guest star in a number of television series, notably ''[[Friends]]'' portraying the character [[Joshua Burgin]]. He was nominated for the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male]] for his performance in the film ''[[Inside Monkey Zetterland]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

He has also worked as a producer of ''[[30 for 30]]'' ''Shorts'', for which he won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/tate-donovan|title=Tate Donovan|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref>