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Also known as Tate Buckley Donovan

American actor (born 1963)

Film & TV

Tenafly, New Jersey, USA

Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor. He is most recently known for his role in the FX drama Damages, as Tom Shayes. He is also known for his role as Jimmy Cooper in the American teen drama television series The O.C., and as the voice of the title character Hercules in Disney's animated feature film of the same name, in the animated television series and in the…

Known for

  • Crime 101 — Monroe2026
  • Rhythm Is a Dancer — Gregory2025
  • Paradise — Calvin Whitney2024
  • Steady — Kasey2024
  • The Holdovers — Stanley Clotfelter2023
  • Ghosted — Dad2023
  • Respect — John Hammond2021
  • Worth — Lee Quinn2021
  • When New York Was One: The Yankees, the Mets & The 2000 Subway Series — Narrator2020
  • Tuscaloosa — Dr. Mitchell2020

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Key facts

Born
Tate Buckley Donovan , ( 1963-09-25 ) September 25, 1963 (age 62) , Tenafly, New Jersey , U.S.
Education
University of Southern California
Occupations
Actor comedian television director
Years active
1984–present
Known for
Hercules , The O.C. , Damages , Argo
Spouse
Corinne Kingsbury ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2005 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2008 ) ​ Corry Scheuerman ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 ) ​
Partner s
Sandra Bullock (1990–1994), Jennifer Aniston (1995–1998)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Tate Donovan Q&A (53175076069).jpg
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writing language
English language
date of birth
1963-09-25
Commons category
Tate Donovan
unmarried partner
Sandra Bullock
start of work period
1984-00-00
name in native language
Tate Donovan
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Encyclopedic overview

Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor, comedian and television director. He is known for portraying Tom Shayes in Damages, and Jimmy Cooper in The O.C. He is also known to be 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. 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tate Donovan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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