| Josh Pate | |
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| Born | Joshua Warren Pate January 15, 1970 Raeford, North Carolina, United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, director, producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Joshua Warren "Josh" Pate (born January 15, 1970)[1][2] is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote The Grave, Deceiver, and The Take. He also co-created Good vs Evil and Surface. Pate was a consulting producer and writer on the paranormal romance television series Moonlight.[3][4][5]
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Josh Pate was born in Raeford, North Carolina, and is the twin brother of fellow filmmaker Jonas Pate.[6] Pate's parents divorced when he was young, and the siblings were raised separately as a result.[7] He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992.[8]
Pate dated actress Renée Zellweger from 1997 to 1999.[9]
In 1996, Pate began his screenwriting career, working alongside his brother Jonas on the thriller called The Grave.[10][11] The film received a wide range of positive reviews after a screening at the Sundance Film Festival.[12] They collaborated on the movie Deceiver the following year.[13] "The Pate brothers" subsequently created the fantasy action television show Good vs Evil (1999).[14][15] He later moved on to direct two episodes of Fastlane (2002-2003).[16][17] From 2003 to 2004, Pate served as co-executive producer on L.A. Dragnet, for which he also wrote two episodes.[18][19]
In 2005, he co-created the science fiction series Surface, which aired until 2006.[20][21][14] The same year, he also co-directed the Chris Isaak music video "Please",[22] and an episode of Friday Night Lights.[23] He continued his film career by co-writing the screenplay for The Take (2007).[24][25] From 2007 to 2008, he held the position of consulting producer on the paranormal romance television drama Moonlight.[26]
Pate is an executive producer for the upcoming comedy fantasy film Mirror Mirror.[27][28]
| Year | Title | Credited as | ||
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| Screenwriter | Director | Producer | ||
| 1996 | The Grave | Yes | ||
| 1997 | Deceiver | Yes | Yes | |
| 2007 | The Take | Yes | ||
| 2012 | Mirror Mirror | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Way Down South | Yes | ||
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Director | Producer | |||
| 1999-2000 | Good vs Evil | Yes | Yes | Yes | co-creator Episodes written and directed: "Orange Volvo" "Men Are from Mars, Women Are Evil" "Buried" "Airplane" "Underworld" 1 episode as executive producer |
| 2002-2003 | Fastlane | Yes | Episodes directed: "Things Done Changed" "Popdukes" |
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| 2003-2004 | L.A. Dragnet | Yes | Yes | Episodes written: "17 in 6" "Frame of Mind" (story and teleplay) 10 episodes as co-executive producer |
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| 2005-2006 | Surface | Yes | Yes | Yes | co-creator 15 episodes written Episode directed: "Episode 1.1" 15 episodes as executive producer |
| 2006 | Friday Night Lights | Yes | Episode directed: "Full Hearts" | ||
| 2007-2008 | Moonlight | Yes | Yes | Episodes written: "The Ringer" "Love Lasts Forever" 12 episodes as consulting producer |
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| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Director | Producer | |||
| 2006 | Best of Chris Isaak | Yes | "Please" | ||
| Year | Award | Award category | Title of work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Stockholm International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Deceiver (shared with Jonas Pate) | Won |
| 1998 | Festival du Film Policier de Cognac | Special Jury Prize | Deceiver (shared with Jonas Pate) | Won |