Editing Tate Donovan (section)

===Television===
Donovan portrayed Joshua Burgin, the love interest of [[Rachel Green]], for several episodes of Season 4 of ''[[Friends]]''. Ironically, he had recently broken up with [[Jennifer Aniston]] in real life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tate-donovan/credits/176261/|title=Tate Donovan {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref> He also portrayed 'Cheanie' in 1997, who was a client of and also dated Ally McBeal in season 1 of [[Ally McBeal|the show]]. He later portrayed the priest-son of a large Catholic family in ''[[Trinity (American TV series)|Trinity]]'' (1998).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/trinity-2-1200455556/|title=Trinity|last=Richmond|first=Ray|date=October 12, 1998|work=Variety|access-date=August 3, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> He has appeared as a guest star in several television series, such as ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' (1986), ''[[The Guardian (TV series)|The Guardian]]'' (2001), ''[[Mister Sterling]]'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/pilots-casting-hot-heavy-1117882162/|title=Pilots casting hot, heavy|last=Schneider|first=Jill Feiwell,Michael|date=March 13, 2003|work=Variety|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Exposed (2003 film)|Exposed]]'' (2003), and ''[[The O.C.]]'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/the-oc-cast-then-and-now-201318/31919/|title=The O.C. Cast: Then and Now|date=August 5, 2013|work=Us Weekly|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> where he appeared as [[Jimmy Cooper (The O.C.)|Jimmy Cooper]]. From 2007 to 2010, he portrayed Tom Shayes on ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]''.<ref name="imdb"/> In 2005, Donovan began directing episodic television when he directed an [[The Game Plan (The O.C. episode)|episode]] of ''[[The O.C.]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailyactor.com/tv/tate-donovan-directing-young-actors/|title=Tate Donovan On Directing the Young Actors of 'The O.C.': "They were very difficult" - Daily Actor|date=August 14, 2013|work=Daily Actor|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2007 he guest starred on a season 6 episode of ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/criminal-intent-s-40720/|title=Criminal Intent 's NASA Riff Is "the Quiet Before the Storm" {{!}} TV Guide|date=May 1, 2007|work=TVGuide.com|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 2009, he directed an episode of the [[Medium season 6|sixth season]] of ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]''. He also directed two episodes of ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'' in its third season<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/damages-tate-donovan-1014222/|title=Damages: Tate Donovan Reacts to the Season Premiere's Shocking Twist {{!}} TV Guide|date=January 25, 2010|work=TVGuide.com|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en}}</ref> and an episode of ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' in its [[Nip/Tuck season 6|sixth season]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/tate-donovan-is-among-the-good-people-of-broadway-com-175909|title=Tate Donovan Is Among the Good People of Broadway {{!}} Playbill|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> In 2010, Donovan directed the third episode in the [[Weeds season 6|sixth season]] of ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'', the tenth episode in the [[Gossip Girl season 4|fourth season]] of ''[[Gossip Girl]]'', the fourth episode of the [[Gossip Girl season 5|fifth season]], and one episode of ''Damages'' from the third season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/155321/hard-working-glee-cast-inspiring-to-good-people-star-tate-donovan/|title=Hard-Working&nbsp;Glee&nbsp;Cast&nbsp;'Inspiring'&nbsp;to&nbsp;Good&nbsp;People&nbsp;Star&nbsp;Tate&nbsp;Donovan|work=Broadway.com|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 2011, Donovan directed the [[Valentine's Day]]-[[Silly Love Songs (Glee)|themed episode]] of ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' and the episode "[[I Kissed a Girl (Glee)|I Kissed a Girl]]" in the third season.<ref name=":0" /> In March 2010, he joined the cast of ''[[No Ordinary Family]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Tate-Donovan-Cast-1016511.aspx|title=Tate Donovan Cast in ABC's No Ordinary Family|work=TV Guide |publisher=TVGuide.com}}</ref> However, after only one season, the series was cancelled.<ref name=canceled>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/v-ordinary-family-canceled_article_129892.html/|title=V & No Ordinary Family Canceled|date=May 14, 2010|last=Sarafin|first=Jarrod|work=Mania|access-date=July 8, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516083908/http://www.mania.com/v-ordinary-family-canceled_article_129892.html|archive-date=May 16, 2011}}</ref> Donovan guest appeared in the series, ''[[Red Oaks]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ew.com/recap/red-oaks-season-1-episode-2/|title='Red Oaks' recap: How much money does David deserve for pretending to be Getty's nephew?|work=EW.com|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Starting in 2017, Donovan appeared in CBS's ''[[MacGyver (2016 TV series)|MacGyver]]'' as James MacGyver, the [[MacGyver|titular character]]'s father.