Tate Donovan

Tate Donovan
Donovan in 2023
Born
Tate Buckley Donovan

(1963-09-25) September 25, 1963 (age 61)
EducationUniversity of Southern California
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • television director
Years active1984–present
Known forHercules
The O.C.
Damages
Argo
Spouse
Corinne Kingsbury
(m. 2005; div. 2008)
Corry Scheuerman
(m. 2015)
Partner(s)Sandra Bullock (1990–1994)
Jennifer Aniston (1995–1998)

Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor, comedian and television director. He is 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 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.[3] 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]

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.[4]

  1. ^ "FX Series Damages". FX. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
  2. ^ Profile Archived August 30, 2004, at the Wayback Machine, theocshow.com; accessed August 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Tate Donovan joins '24: Live Another Day'". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Tate Donovan". Television Academy. Retrieved February 13, 2019.