Tate Donovan

Acting

Tate Donovan

Born September 25, 1963Tenafly, New Jersey, USA120 credits

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 video game Kingdom Hearts II. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tate Donovan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Crime 101
7.0

Crime 101

Movie

2026

Rhythm Is a Dancer

Rhythm Is a Dancer

Movie

2025

Paradise
3.0

Paradise

Movie

2024

The Holdovers
7.7

The Holdovers

Movie

2023

Ghosted
6.9

Ghosted

Movie

2023

Respect
6.8

Respect

Movie

2021

Filmography

Crime 101
2026Crime 101as MonroeMovie
Rhythm Is a Dancer
2025Rhythm Is a Danceras GregoryMovie
Paradise
2024Paradiseas Calvin WhitneyMovie
The Holdovers
2023The Holdoversas Stanley ClotfelterMovie
Ghosted
2023Ghostedas DadMovie
Respect
2021Respectas John HammondMovie
Worth
2021Worthas Lee QuinnMovie
When New York Was One: The Yankees, the Mets & The 2000 Subway Series
2020When New York Was One: The Yankees, the Mets & The 2000 Subway Seriesas NarratorMovie
Expedition Everest
2020Expedition Everestas NarratorMovie
Tuscaloosa
2020Tuscaloosaas Dr. MitchellMovie
The Nomads
2019The Nomadsas Mark NolinMovie
Rocketman
2019Rocketmanas Doug WestonMovie
Love You to Death
2019Love You to Deathas Travis StollerMovie
The Upside
2019The Upsideas Carter LockeMovie
FBI
2018FBIas Jake ReedTV
Grace
2018Graceas Charlie EllistonMovie
Blood Fest
2018Blood Festas Dr. ConwayMovie
For the Love of George
2018For the Love of Georgeas AlvinMovie
Blame
2018Blameas RobertMovie
It Happened in L.A.
2017It Happened in L.A.as TomMovie
The Only Living Boy in New York
2017The Only Living Boy in New Yorkas GeorgeMovie
Crowbar Smile
2017Crowbar Smileas DadMovie
Manchester by the Sea
2016Manchester by the Seaas Hockey CoachMovie
3 Generations
20163 Generationsas CraigMovie
MacGyver
2016MacGyveras OversightTV
Elvis & Nixon
2016Elvis & Nixonas H.R. HaldemanMovie
America’s Game & The Iran Hostage Crisis
2015America’s Game & The Iran Hostage CrisisDirectorMovie
Sun Belt Express
2015Sun Belt Expressas Allen KingMovie
Bloodline
2015BloodlineDirectorTV
The Man in the High Castle
2015The Man in the High Castleas George DixonTV
Madam Secretary
2014Madam SecretaryDirectorTV
The Mysteries of Laura
2014The Mysteries of Lauraas Detective Malcolm HarrisTV
Red Oaks
2014Red Oaksas Martin van DiemTV
Masters of Sex
2013Masters of Sexas Graham PenningtonTV
Hostages
2013Hostagesas Brian SandersTV
Arthur & Johnnie
2013Arthur & JohnnieDirectorMovie
The Fosters
2013The FostersDirectorTV
Deception
2013Deceptionas Edward BowersTV
Argo
2012Argoas Bob AndersMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Wilson TragerTV
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0DirectorTV
The Good Guys
2010The Good GuysDirectorTV
Below the Beltway
2010Below the Beltwayas Paul GibsonMovie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Wild About Harry
2009Wild About Harryas HarryMovie
Glee
2009GleeDirectorTV
Gossip Girl
2007Gossip GirlDirectorTV
Damages
2007Damagesas Tom ShayesTV
Nancy Drew
2007Nancy Drewas Carson DrewMovie
Fired!
2007Fired!as SelfMovie
Head Case
2007Head Caseas SelfTV
Shooter
2007Shooteras Russ TurnerMovie
The Lather Effect
2006The Lather Effectas WillMovie
Painkiller Jane
2005Painkiller Janeas Dr. Graham Knight / Lucas InsleyMovie
Silver Bells
2005Silver Bellsas Christy ByrneMovie
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005Good Night, and Good Luck.as Jesse ZousmerMovie
Weeds
2005WeedsDirectorTV
Disney Heroes Volume 1
2005Disney Heroes Volume 1as Hercules / Additional Voices (voice)Movie
The Pacifier
2005The Pacifieras Howard PlummerMovie
Medium
2005MediumDirectorTV
T
2004The Tony Danza Showas SelfTV
Exposed
2003Exposedas Bob SmithMovie
The O.C.
2003The O.C.as Jimmy CooperTV
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/TuckDirectorTV
Celebrities Uncensored
2003Celebrities Uncensoredas SelfTV
Mister Sterling
2003Mister Sterlingas Barry ReedTV
West of Here
2002West of Hereas Dexter AndersonMovie
Get Well Soon
2001Get Well Soonas MarkMovie
24
200124as Mark BoudreauTV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Luke NelsonTV
The Guardian
2001The Guardianas Lou CaffeyTV
The Legend of Tarzan
2001The Legend of Tarzanas Gobu (voice)TV
Disney's House of Mouse
2001Disney's House of Mouseas Hercules (voice)TV
G-Men from Hell
2000G-Men from Hellas Mike MattressMovie
The Making of Hercules
2000The Making of Herculesas SelfMovie
Drop Back Ten
2000Drop Back Tenas Wally BixerMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Eli ColtonTV
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999Hercules: Zero to Heroas Hercules (voice) (archive sound)Movie
October 22
1998October 22as PeterMovie
Trinity
1998Trinityas Kevin McCallisterTV
The Thin Pink Line
1998The Thin Pink Lineas SimonMovie
Hercules
1998Herculesas Hercules (voice)TV
Tempting Fate
1998Tempting Fateas Dr. Ben CreedMovie
Waiting for Woody Allen
1998Waiting for Woody Allenas DavidMovie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas Ronald CheanieTV
Hercules
1997Herculesas Hercules (voice)Movie
Murder at 1600
1997Murder at 1600as Kyle NeilMovie
The Only Thrill
1997The Only Thrillas EddieMovie
America's Dream
1996America's Dreamas David (segment "Long Black Song")Movie
Partners
1995PartnersTV
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Tom SeymourTV
Friends
1994Friendsas Joshua BurginTV
Holy Matrimony
1994Holy Matrimonyas PeterMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Ethan Frome
1993Ethan Fromeas Reverend SmithMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Greg KellermanTV
Love Potion No. 9
1992Love Potion No. 9as Paul MatthewsMovie
Equinox
1992Equinoxas Richie NunnMovie
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992Inside Monkey Zetterlandas Brent ZetterlandMovie
Little Noises
1992Little Noisesas Elliott ArdsleyMovie
Memphis Belle
1990Memphis Belleas Luke SinclairMovie
Rising Son
1990Rising Sonas DesMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas NelsonTV
Dead Bang
1989Dead Bangas John BurnsMovie
Dangerous Curves
1988Dangerous Curvesas Chuck UptonMovie
Clean and Sober
1988Clean and Soberas Donald TowleMovie
N
1987Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murderas MarcTV
SpaceCamp
1986SpaceCampas KevinMovie
A
1986A Case of Deadly Forceas Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.Movie
North Beach and Rawhide
1985North Beach and Rawhideas Sean ConnellyMovie
Into Thin Air
1985Into Thin Airas Brian WalkerMovie
Not My Kid
1985Not My Kidas RickyMovie
No Small Affair
1984No Small Affairas BobMovie
Family Ties
1982Family Tiesas ClancyTV
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street BluesTV
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as R.J. MastersTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Christy ByrneTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Audience Member (uncredited)TV
Bonding
—Bondingas JamesMovie