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Tate Buckley Donovan is an American actor, voice artist, and director, known for portraying Tom Shayes in Damages, Jimmy Cooper in The O.C., 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.
Birth Name
Tate Buckley Donovan
Born
Wednesday, 25 September 1963
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Paradise | Calvin Whitney | 2024 |
| The Holdovers | Stanley Clotfelter | 2023 |
| Ghosted | Dad | 2023 |
| Respect | John Hammond | 2021 |
| Worth | Lee Quinn | 2021 |
| Expedition Everest | Narrator | 2020 |
| Tuscaloosa | Dr. Mitchell / Doctor Mitchell | 2020 |
| The Nomads | Mark Nolin | 2020 |
| When New York Was One: The Yankees, the Mets, and the 2000 Subway Series | Narrator | 2020 |
| Rocketman | Doug Weston | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Paradise | Calvin Whitney | 2024 |
| The Holdovers | Stanley Clotfelter | 2023 |
| Ghosted | Dad | 2023 |
| Respect | John Hammond | 2021 |
| Worth | Lee Quinn | 2021 |
| Expedition Everest | Narrator | 2020 |
| Tuscaloosa | Dr. Mitchell / Doctor Mitchell | 2020 |
| The Nomads | Mark Nolin | 2020 |
| When New York Was One: The Yankees, the Mets, and the 2000 Subway Series | Narrator | 2020 |
| Rocketman | Doug Weston | 2019 |
| Grace | Charlie Elliston | 2019 |
| Love You To Death | Travis Stoller | 2019 |
| The Upside | Carter Locke / Carter | 2019 |
| FBI | Special Agent Jake Reed | 2018 |
| Blood Fest | Dr. Conway | 2018 |
| For the Love of George | Alvin | 2018 |
| It Happened In L.A. | Tom | 2017 |
| Blame | Robert McCarthy | 2017 |
| The Only Living Boy in New York | George | 2017 |
| Manchester by the Sea | Hockey Coach | 2016 |
| 3 Generations | Craig | 2016 |
| MacGyver | Oversight / James MacGyver | 2016 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| Elvis & Nixon | Haldeman / H.R. Haldeman | 2016 |
| Limitless | John | 2015 |
| Sun Belt Express | Allen King | 2015 |
| The Man in the High Castle | George Dixon | 2015 |
| The Mysteries of Laura | Detective Malcolm Harris | 2014 |
| Red Oaks | Martin van Diem | 2014 |
| 24: Live Another Day | Mark Boudreau | 2014 |
| Masters of Sex | Graham Pennington | 2013 |
| Hostages | Brian Sanders | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Deception | Edward Bowers | 2013 |
| Argo | Bob Anders | 2012 |
| Elementary | Wilson Trager | 2012 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
| The Talk | Self / Self - Guest | 2010 |
| No Ordinary Family | Mitch McCutcheon | 2010 |
| Below the Beltway | Paul Gibson | 2010 |
| Talk Stoop | Self | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| The Cleaner | Richard Hoffler | 2008 |
| Wild About Harry | Harry | 2008 |
| Neal Cassady | Neal Cassady | 2007 |
| Damages | Tom Shayes | 2007 |
| Nostalgia Critic | Hercules | 2007 |
| Nancy Drew | Carson Drew | 2007 |
| Head Case | Self | 2007 |
| Shooter | Russ Turner | 2007 |
| Fired! | Self | 2007 |
| Rachael Ray | Self | 2006 |
| Ace of Cakes | Self | 2006 |
| The Lather Effect | Will | 2006 |
| Painkiller Jane | Dr. Graham Knight / Lucas Insley | 2005 |
| Silver Bells | Christy Byrne | 2005 |
| Good Night, and Good Luck. | Jesse Zousmer | 2005 |
| The Pacifier | Howard Plummer | 2005 |
| Unscripted | Self | 2005 |
| Disney Heroes: Volume 1 | Hercules / Additional Voices (voice) | 2005 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self | 2004 |
| Exposed | Bob Smith | 2003 |
| The O.C. | Jimmy Cooper | 2003 |
| Celebrities Uncensored | Self | 2003 |
| Mister Sterling | Barry Reed | 2003 |
| The Wayne Brady Show | Self | 2002 |
| West of Here | Dexter Anderson | 2002 |
| Get Well Soon | Mark | 2001 |
| 24 | Mark Boudreau | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Commander Luke Nelson | 2001 |
| The Guardian | Lou Caffey | 2001 |
| The Legend of Tarzan | Gobu | 2001 |
| Swordfish | Senator Reisman's Assistant | 2001 |
| House of Mouse | Hercules | 2001 |
| G-Men from Hell | Mike Mattress | 2000 |
| Max Steel | (voice) | 2000 |
| Drop Back Ten | Wally Bixer | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Eli Colton | 1999 |
| Hercules: Zero to Hero | Hercules | 1999 |
| October 22 | Peter | 1998 |
| Trinity | Kevin McCallister | 1998 |
| The Thin Pink Line | Simon | 1998 |
| Godzilla: The Series | Lawrence Cohen | 1998 |
| Hercules | Hercules (voice) / Hercules / Additional Voices | 1998 |
| Tempting Fate | Dr. Ben Creed | 1998 |
| Ally McBeal | Ronald Cheanie | 1997 |
| Hercules | Hercules / Hercules (voice) | 1997 |
| Murder at 1600 | Kyle Neil | 1997 |
| The Only Thrill | Eddie | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | 1996 |
| America's Dream | David (segment "Long Black Song") | 1996 |
| Partners | Owen | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Tom Seymour | 1995 |
| Friends | Joshua Burgin | 1994 |
| Holy Matrimony | Peter | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Ethan Frome | Reverend Smith | 1993 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Greg Kellerman | 1993 |
| Love Potion No. 9 | Paul Matthews / Paul | 1992 |
| Equinox | Richie Nunn | 1992 |
| Inside Monkey Zetterland | Brent Zetterland | 1992 |
| Little Noises | Elliott / Elliott Ardsley | 1992 |
| Memphis Belle | 1st Lt. Luke Sinclair / Luke Sinclair | 1990 |
| The Word | Self - Guest / Self | 1990 |
| Rising Son | Des | 1990 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Nelson | 1989 |
| Dead Bang | John Burns | 1989 |
| Dangerous Curves | Chuck Upton | 1988 |
| Clean and Sober | Donald Towle | 1988 |
| Vietnam War Story | Russell Sommers | 1987 |
| Biography | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder | Marc | 1987 |
| SpaceCamp | Kevin | 1986 |
| A Case of Deadly Force | Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. | 1986 |
| Into Thin Air | Brian Walker | 1985 |
| Not My Kid | Ricky | 1985 |
| No Small Affair | Bob | 1984 |
| Family Ties | Clancy | 1982 |
| Hill Street Blues | Shamrock | 1981 |
| Magnum, P.I. | R.J. Masters, Robin Master's Nephew | 1980 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Timeline | 2015 |
| Bloodline | 2015 |
| Madam Secretary | 2014 |
| The Fosters | 2013 |
| Deception | 2013 |
| 30 for 30 Shorts | 2012 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | 2010 |
| The Good Guys | 2010 |
| Glee | 2009 |
| Gossip Girl | 2007 |
| Damages | 2007 |
| Weeds | 2005 |
| Medium | 2005 |
| The O.C. | 2003 |
| Nip/Tuck | 2003 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program | Won |
