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Jonas Pate
Born
Jonas James Pate

(1970-01-15) January 15, 1970 (age 54)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, director, producer
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Jennifer Pate
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(m. 2001)​
Children2

Jonas James Pate (born January 15, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and directed The Grave, Deceiver, The Take, and directed Shrink.

Pate also co-created the USA Network series Good vs Evil, the NBC series Surface, and the Netflix series Outer Banks.

Early life

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Jonas Pate was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is the twin brother of fellow filmmaker Josh Pate.[1] Pate's parents divorced when he was young, and the siblings were raised through elementary school with their mother and step-father in Atlanta, Georgia, and through high school with their father and step-mother in Raeford, NC.[2] He studied philosophy at Princeton University, and graduated in 1992.[3][4]

Career

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In 1996, Pate started his career by writing and directing the thriller film called The Grave with his brother Josh.[5][6] After a screening at the Sundance Film Festival, it received a wide range of positive reviews.[4][7] The following year, they collaborated on the movie Deceiver.[8] He subsequently co-created the fantasy action television show Good vs Evil (1999) alongside his brother.[9] From 2003 to 2004, he served as co-executive producer on L.A. Dragnet,[10][11] for which he also wrote an episode.[12] In 2005, he co-created the science fiction series Surface, which aired until 2006.[13][14]

As his filmography was already fleshing out, he took on several directing jobs on television series like Battlestar Galactica (2005),[15][16] Bionic Woman (2007),[17] Friday Night Lights (2007-2010),[18] Chuck (2008),[19] The Philanthropist (2009),[20] Caprica (2010),[21][22][23] Undercovers (2010),[24] The Event (2010-2011),[25] and Prime Suspect (2011).[26] He continued his film career by writing the screenplay for The Take (2007).[27][28] In 2009, he directed the independent film Shrink.[29]

Pate is the director and executive producer on the Battlestar Galactica prequel entitled Blood & Chrome.[30][31][32][33] He has also signed on to direct the independent crime drama film Way Down South, written by himself and his brother.[34][35]

Pate is the co-creator and executive producer of Outer Banks for Netflix, a teen drama that premiered on April 15, 2020.[36]

Personal life

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Pate currently lives with his wife, Jennifer,[37] and two young adult children, Lilah and Cooper,[38] in Wilmington, North Carolina.[36]

In 2020, he was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Film, Television, and Digital Streaming.[36]

His daughter, Lilah, has made several cameos on Outer Banks and several other Netflix and Amazon Prime Video series; such as The Summer I Turned Pretty.

Filmography

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Film

Year Title Director Writer
1996 The Grave Yes Yes
1997 Deceiver Yes Yes
2007 The Take Yes
2009 Shrink Yes
2013 Way Down South Yes Yes

Television

Year Title Director Writer Producer Creator Notes
1999-2000 Good vs Evil Yes Yes Executive Yes Wrote 2 episodes, directed 5 episodes
2003-2004 L.A. Dragnet Yes Executive Wrote episode "Abduction"
2005 Battlestar Galactica Yes Episode "Colonial Day"
2005-2006 Surface Yes Yes Executive Yes Wrote 15 episodes
Directed episode "There's Something Strange
Going On In The World's Oceans"
2007 Bionic Woman Yes Yes Directed episode "The Education of Jaime Sommers"
2007-2010 Friday Night Lights Yes 3 episodes
2008 Chuck Yes Episode "Chuck Versus the Sensei"
Jen and Barb: Mom Life Executive
2009 The Philanthropist Yes Executive Directed 2 episodes
2010 Caprica Yes Executive Directed 3 episodes
Undercovers Yes Episode "Funny Money"
2010-2011 The Event Yes 2 episodes
2011 Prime Suspect Yes 2 episodes
The Single Life Executive
2012 Battlestar Galactica:
Blood & Chrome 		Yes Executive
2013 Deception Yes Yes Directed 5 episodes
2014 Believe Yes Yes Directed episode "White Noise"
2015 Blood & Oil Yes Yes Directed 2 episodes
2015-2016 Aquarius Yes Yes Directed 7 episodes
2016 Good Behavior Yes Episode "We Pretend We're Stuck"
2017 The Arrangement Yes 3 episodes
Chance Yes 3 episodes
2018 Iron Fist Yes Episode "A Duel of Iron"
New Amsterdam Yes Episode "Every Last Minute"
2020-present Outer Banks Yes Yes Executive Yes Wrote 3 episodes, directed 12 episodes

Music video

Year Title Notes
2006 Best of Chris Isaak "Please"

Awards and nominations

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Year Title Category Title Result
1996 Mystfest Best Film The Grave Nominated
1997 Stockholm International Film Festival Best Screenplay Deceiver (shared with Josh Pate) Won
1998 Festival du Film Policier de Cognac Special Jury Prize Won

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Steven (January 18, 1998). "Pate Twins Pair Up to Co-Pilot Several Projects". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Jonas Pate - Family and Companions". Yahoo.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "The Brothers Pate". NyMag.com. 19 January 1998. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Jonas and Josh Pate". TheSurfaceArea.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "The Grave 1996". Reelz.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "THE GRAVE". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "1996 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance.org. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "Deceiver (film)". MetaCafe.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  9. ^ Richmond, Ray (July 15, 1999). "(Comedy / Thriller Series -- USA Network, Sun. July 18, 8 p.m.)". Variety.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  10. ^ "L.A. Dragnet". WCHSTV.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  11. ^ "L.A. Dragnet Producers". ShareTV.org. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  12. ^ "Abduction Writers". TV.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  13. ^ "Surfacing with Josh Pate". Mania.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  14. ^ "Journal Now Interview With "Surface" Co-Creator". SliceOfSciFi.com. 25 August 2006. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  15. ^ "Battlestar Galactica: Colonial Day". ArtistDirect.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  16. ^ "Battlestar Galactica: Colonial Day credits". AMCTV.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  17. ^ "Review: 'Bionic Woman' - The Education Of Jaime Sommers". AirlockAlpha.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  18. ^ "Jonas Pate Credits". TV.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  19. ^ "EPISODE CAST AND CREW". Yahoo.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  20. ^ "The Philanthropist Haiti". 1Channel.ch. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  21. ^ "Caprica: Retribution Review". Mania.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  22. ^ "Once More With Feeling—Caprica's "Rebirth"". SFScope.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  23. ^ "CAPRICA 1.18 'Apotheosis'". CraveOnline.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  24. ^ "Undercovers (2010): Funny Money". MovieWeb.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  25. ^ "The Event 1.06 "Loyalty" Review". Zap2It.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  26. ^ "Watch ""Prime Suspect" Carnivorous Sheep (2011)" Movie Online". PlayWatchMovies.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  27. ^ "The Take (2007)". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  28. ^ "Complete Cast of The Take". Blockbuster.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  29. ^ "Shiny Happy People Acting: Jonas Pate's "Shrink"". IndieWire.com. 21 July 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  30. ^ "Series Pilots Land Directors Including Mark Romanek for LOCKE & KEY and Jonas Pate for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: BLOOD & CHROME". Collider.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  31. ^ "Four Drama Pilots Land Directors". Deadline.com. 22 November 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  32. ^ "'Battlestar Galactica: Blood And Chrome'". ScienceFiction.com. 18 March 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  33. ^ "Production Begins on Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  34. ^ "Jonas Pate lines up crime drama cast". AllVoices.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  35. ^ "Alessandra Torresani on American Horror Story tonight, new interviews with James Marsters, Scott Porter & Christopher Heyerdahl". CapricaTV.net. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  36. ^ a b c "NC Gov. Cooper: Governor Cooper Announces Appointments to State Boards and Commissions". governor.nc.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  37. ^ "Jen's story". JenAndBarbMomLife.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  38. ^ "JENNIFER PATE, webseries co-host and co-executive producer, former casting director". TheNewPerfect.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
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