Tate Donovan

Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor, comedian and television director. He is known for portraying Tom Shayes in Damages,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Jimmy Cooper in The O.C.,<ref>Profile Template:Webarchive, theocshow.com; accessed August 19, 2014.</ref> 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 starred opposite Sandra Bullock in the 1992 film Love Potion No. 9.

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</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.Template:Citation needed

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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life

Donovan was born on September 25, 1963, in Tenafly, New Jersey,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> to John Timothy Donovan, a surgeon,<ref name="filmr">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Eileen Frances (née McAllister), both Roman Catholics of Irish descent.<ref>Profile, broadway.com; accessed August 19, 2014.</ref><ref>Profile Template:Webarchive, playbill.com; accessed August 19, 2014.</ref> Donovan is the youngest of six children.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He attended Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey, before transferring to Tenafly High School and attending the University of Southern California.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has appeared on television since his teenage years.

Career

Film

Donovan's earliest film roles included Kevin Donaldson in SpaceCamp (1986), recovering drug addict Donald Towle in Clean and Sober (1988),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 1st Lieutenant Luke Sinclair in Memphis Belle (1990)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Paul Matthews in Love Potion No. 9 (1992). Donovan voiced the title character in the Disney animated film Hercules (1997).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Later, he played Bob Anders, one of the key supporting roles in the Oscar-winning film Argo (2012).<ref name="imdb">[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 0004883

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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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also portrayed 'Cheanie' in 1997, who was a client of and also dated Ally McBeal in season 1 of the show. He later portrayed the priest-son of a large Catholic family in Trinity (1998).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He has appeared as a guest star in several television series, such as Magnum, P.I. (1986), The Guardian (2001), Mister Sterling (2003),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Exposed (2003), and The O.C. (2003),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> where he appeared as Jimmy Cooper. From 2007 to 2010, he portrayed Tom Shayes on Damages.<ref name="imdb"/> In 2005, Donovan began directing episodic television when he directed an episode of The O.C..<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2007 he guest starred on a season 6 episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2009, he directed an episode of the sixth season of Medium. He also directed two episodes of Damages in its third season<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and an episode of Nip/Tuck in its sixth season.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2011, Donovan directed the Valentine's Day-themed episode of Glee and the episode "I Kissed a Girl" in the third season.<ref name=":0" /> In March 2010, he joined the cast of No Ordinary Family.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, after only one season, the series was cancelled.<ref name=canceled>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Donovan guest appeared in the series, Red Oaks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Starting in 2017, Donovan appeared in CBS's MacGyver as James MacGyver, the titular character's father.

Stage

Donovan starred on stage with Amy Ryan in the Los Angeles production of Rabbit Hole.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On Broadway, he played Alan Seymour in the 1994 Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Picnic<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and appeared in Amy's View with Judi Dench in 1999.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Other work

Donovan had a regular gig with traditional Irish band the McGuffins, with whom he released an album titled Wake Amusements.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He plays the bodhrán and fiddle.

As of May 2011, Donovan voices radio and video advertising for PNC Financial Services and volunteers with the Young Storytellers Program.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

Donovan was in a relationship<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with Sandra Bullock from 1990 to 1994,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Jennifer Aniston for two and a half years from 1995 to 1998.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He later married writer Corinne Kingsbury on a Malibu, California beach in 2005. They divorced in 2008.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He married Corry Scheuerman in 2015.

Donovan supported Barack Obama in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Key

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Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	No Small Affair	Bob
1986	SpaceCamp	Kevin Donaldson
1988	Clean and Sober	Donald Towle
	Dangerous Curves	Chuck Upton
1989	Dead Bang	John Burns
1990	Memphis Belle	1st Lt. Luke Sinclair
1992	Little Noises	Elliott
	Inside Monkey Zetterland	Brent Zetterland	Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
	Equinox	Richie Nunn
	Love Potion No. 9	Paul Matthews
1993	Ethan Frome	Reverend Smith
1994	Holy Matrimony	Peter
1997	The Only Thrill	Eddie
	Murder at 1600	Kyle Neill
	Hercules	Hercules	citation	CitationClass=web }} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
1998	The Thin Pink Line	Simon
	October 22	Peter
	Waiting for Woody	David	Short
1999	Hercules: Zero to Hero	Hercules	Video; voice
2000	G-Men from Hell	Mike Mattress
2001	Swordfish	Senator Reisman's Assistant	Uncredited cameo
	Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse	Hercules	Voice
2003	Exposed	Bob Smith
2005	The Pacifier	Howard Plummer
	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
	Nancy Drew	Carson Drew
2009	Wild About Harry	Harry Goodhart
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 Walker
2016	Manchester by the Sea	Hockey Coach
	Elvis & Nixon	H. R. Haldeman
2017	It Happened in L.A.	Tom
	Blame	Robert McCarthy
	The Only Living Boy in New York	George
	The Upside	Carter Locke
2018	Blood Fest	Dr. Conway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Grace	Charlie Ellison	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	Rocketman	Doug Weston
	The Nomads	Mark Nolin	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	Worth	Lee Quinn	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	Respect	John Hammond
2023	Ghosted	Dad	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Holdovers	Stanley Clotfelter
2025	Crime 101		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Family Ties	Clancy	Episode 53: "Best Man"
1985	Not My Kid	Ricky	Television film
	Hill Street Blues	Shamrock	Episode: "The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr."
1986	Magnum, P.I.	R.J. Masters	Episode: "Summer School"
	A Case of Deadly Force	Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.	Television film
1987	Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder	Marc Schreuder-Gentile	Miniseries
1988	Vietnam War Story	Russell Sommers	Nominated – CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1990	Rising Son	Des	Television film
1994	Tales from the Crypt	Nelson	Episode: "Operation Friendship"
1995–1996	Partners	Owen	22 episodes
1996	America's Dream	David	Television film Segment: "Long Black Song"
1997	Homicide: Life on the Street	Greg Kellerman	Episode: "Wu's on First"
	Ally McBeal	Ronald Cheanie	3 episodes
1998	Tempting Fate	Dr. Ben Creed	Television film
	Friends	Joshua Burgin	5 episodes
	Trinity	Kevin McCallister	3 episodes
	Godzilla: The Series	Lawrence Cohen	Voice, episode: "Bird of Paradise"
1998–1999	Hercules	Hercules	Main voice role
2000	The Outer Limits	Tom Seymour	Episode: "Glitch"
2001	Max Steel		Voice, episode: "Spear-Carriers"
	House of Mouse	Hercules	Episode: "Jiminy Cricket"
	The Legend of Tarzan	Gobu	Voice, episode: Tarzan and the Enemy Within"
2002	The Guardian	Lou Caffey	Episode: "The Innocent"
2003	Mister Sterling	Barry Reed	Television film
2003–2006	The O.C.	Jimmy Cooper	39 episodes
2005	Silver Bells	Christy Byrne	Television film
	Painkiller Jane	Dr. Graham Knight / Lucas Insley	Television film
2007	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Commander Luke Nelson	Episode: "Rocket Man"
2007–2010	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
2013–2014	Hostages	Brian Sanders	15 episodes
2014	24: Live Another Day	Mark Boudreau	12 episodes
2015	Masters of Sex	Graham	Episode: "Undue Influence"
	Red Oaks	Martin van Diem	Episode: "Doubles
2016	Elementary	Wilson Trager	Episode: "Alma Matters"
	Limitless	John	Episode: "Fundamentals of Naked Portraiture"
	The Mysteries of Laura	Detective Malcolm Harris	Episode: "The Mystery of the Unknown Caller"
	The Man in the High Castle	George Dixon	Season 2 (recurring role)
2017	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Eli Colton	Episode: "Net Worth"
2018–2020	MacGyver	James MacGyver / OVERSIGHT	12 episodes
2019	Love You to Death	Travis Stoller	Television film
	Alternatino with Arturo Castro	Unknown	Episode: "The Neighbor"
2023	FBI	Jake Reed	Episode: "Second Life"
2024	Blue Bloods	Terry Friendly	Episode: "Bad Faith"

Television director

Year	Title	Role
2005	The O.C.	Episode: "The Game Plan"
2009	Medium	Episode: "Pain Killer"
2009–2010	Nip/Tuck	2 episodes
2009–2013	Damages	5 episodes
2010	Weeds	Episode: "A Yippity Sippity"
	The Good Guys	Episode: "Old Dogs"
2010–2011	Gossip Girl	2 episodes
2011	Glee	2 episodes
2013	Deception	Episode: "Tell Me"
2015	Bloodline	Episode: "Part 7"
	Madam Secretary	2 episodes
2017	The Fosters	Episode: "Too Fast, Too Furious"
2020	Hawaii Five-0	Episode: "Nalowale i ke 'ehu o he kai"

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role
1997	Hercules<ref name="btva" />	Hercules
2006	Kingdom Hearts II
2010	Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
2019	Kingdom Hearts III<ref name="btva" />
2023	Disney Speedstorm<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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• Tate Donovan Discusses "Damages"