Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
Broadway: Amy’s View; Picnic (Roundabout). Off-Broadway: Lobby Hero (Playwrights Horizons); The American Plan (MTC). Other theatre includes: Rabbit Hole (Geffen); Under the Blue Sky; Once in a Lifetime and The Glass Menagerie (Williamstown); Ruffian on the Stair (Long Wharf); The Rhythm of Torn Stars (Pacific Theater Ensemble); Bent (Coast Playhouse); The Trill (Mark Taper Forum). Film credits include: Below the Belt; American Primitive; Shooter; Neal Cassady; Nancy Drew: The Mystery in Hollywood Hills; Good Night, and Good Luck (SAG Award Nomination, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture); The Lather Effect; Pacifier; Swordfish; Get Well Soon; G-Men; Drop Back Ten; Murder at 1600; Holy Matrimony; Hercules; The Only Thrill; Ethan Frome; Equinox; Inside Monkey Zetterland (Independent Spirit Award Nomination, Best Supporting Actor); Love Potion #9; Little Noises; Memphis Belle; Dead Bang; Clean and Sober; Space Camp; No Small Affair. Television credits include: “Weeds;” “No Ordinary Family;” “Medium;” “Nip/Tuck;” “Damages;” “Law & Order: CI;” “Painkiller Jane;” “Silver Bells;” “The O.C.;” “Trinity;” “Friends;” “Ally McBeal;” “Partners;” “America’s Dream: The Long Black Song;” “Rising Son;” “Vietnam War Stories” (ACE Award Nominee, Best Actor in a Dramatic Series); “Nutcracker;” “A Case of Deadly Force;” “Into Thin Air.” Directing credits include: “Weeds;” “Medium;” “Nip/Tuck;” “Damages;” “The O.C.”
[1984]No Small Affair Bob
[1986]SpaceCamp Kevin
[1988]Dangerous Curves Chuck Upton
[1988]Clean and Sober Donald Towle
[1989]Dead Bang John Burns
[1990]Memphis Belle 1st Lt. Luke Sinclair
[1991]Little Noises Elliott
[1992]Inside Monkey Zetterland Brent Zetterland
[1992]Equinox Richie Nunn
[1992]Love Potion No. 9 Paul
[1993]Ethan Frome Reverend Smith
[1994]Holy Matrimony Peter
[1997]The Only Thrill Eddie
[1997]Murder at 1600 Kyle Neil
[1997]Hercules Hercules
[1998]22-Oct Peter
[1998]The Thin Pink Line Simon
[2000]G-Men from Hell Mike Mattress
[2000]Drop Back Ten Wally Bixer
[2001]Get Well Soon Mark
[2002]West of Here Dexter Anderson
[2003]Exposed Bob Smith
[2005]The Pacifier Howard Plummer
[2005]Good Night, and Good Luck. Jesse Zousmer
[2006]The Lather Effect Will
[2007]Shooter Russ Turner
[2007]Nancy Drew Carson Drew
[2007]Neal Cassady Neal Csady
[2009]Wild About Harry Harry
[2010]Below the Beltway Paul Gibson
[2012]Argo Bob Anders
[2014]Sun Belt Express Allen King
[2015]3 Generations Craig
[2016]Elvis & Nixon Haldeman
[2016]Manchester by the Sea Hockey Coach
[2017]The Only Living Boy in New York George
[2017]The Upside Carter
[2017]Blame Robert McCarthy
[2017]It Happened In L.A. Tom
[2018]Blood Fest Dr. Conway
[2018]For the Love of George Alvin
[2019]The Nomads Mark Nolin
[2019]Rocketman Doug Weston
[2019]Tuscaloosa Doctor Mitchell
[2020]Worth Lee Quinn
[2021]Respect John Hammond
Damages Tom Shayes
Hercules Hercules
Hostages Brian Sanders
MacGyver Oversight, James MacGyver
Partners Owen
The O.C. Jimmy Cooper
Trinity Kevin McCallister
Tate Donovan, Lobby Hero
Tate Donovan, Amy's View
Tate Donovan has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.
Tate Donovan has not appeared in the West End.
Tate Donovan has been nominated for the Outstanding Featured Actor award at The Lortels for his role in Lobby Hero and the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his performance in Amy's View.
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