Tate Donovan

TATE DONOVAN starred for three seasons on the acclaimed FX drama series "Damages," with Glenn Close.

On the big screen, Donovan was a member of the ensemble cast of George Clooney's acclaimed 2005 drama "Good Night, and Good Luck.," for which he shared in a Screen Actors Guild Award® nomination. His credits include Antoine Fuqua's thriller "Shooter," with Mark Wahlberg; "Nancy Drew"; and the independent films "Neal Cassady," "Wild About Harry" and "Below the Beltway."

Among his previous film credits are "The Pacifier," directed by Adam Shankman; Dominic Sena's "Swordfish"; "Murder at 1600"; "The Only Thrill"; John Madden's "Ethan Frome"; "Love Potion #9"; Alan Rudolph's "Equinox"; "Inside Monkey Zetterland," for which Donovan earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination; Michael Caton-Jones' "Memphis Belle"; John Frankenheimer's "Dead Bang"; Glenn Gordon Caron's "Clean and Sober"; and the adventure hit "Space Camp." He also voiced the title character of the animated feature "Hercules."

On television, Donovan's other credits include a regular role on the hit FOX series "The O.C.," and recurring or guest roles on such shows as "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "The Guardian," "Friends" and "Ally McBeal," among others.

Behind the camera, Donovan has also enjoyed success as a director, helming episodes of such series as "Damages," "Glee," "Gossip Girl," "Weeds," "Nip/Tuck," "Medium" and "The O.C."

In 2011, Donovan starred on Broadway in the world premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire's play "Good People," opposite Frances McDormand. He previously earned a Backstage West Garland Award for his performance in the west coast debut of Lindsay-Abaire's "Rabbit Hole" at the Geffen Theatre. Donovan's earlier repertoire includes the Broadway plays "Amy's View," with Dame Judi Dench, and "Picnic," with Ashley Judd, as well as the long-running off-Broadway hit "Lobby Hero," by Kenneth Lonergan. Among his other theatre credits, he has appeared in a number of productions at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, including "Once in a Lifetime," "Under the Blue Sky" and "The Glass Menagerie."

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