Jonas Pate

Jonas James Pate (born January 15, 1970)^[1][2] is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and directed The Grave, Deceiver, The Take, and also directed Shrink. Pate also co-created Good vs Evil and Surface.

Early life

Jonas Pate was born in Raeford, North Carolina, and is the twin brother of fellow filmmaker Josh Pate.^[3] Pate's parents divorced when he was young, and the siblings were raised separately as a result.^[4] He studied philosophy at Princeton University, and graduated in 1993.^[5][6]

Career

In 1996, Pate started his career by writing and directing the thriller film called The Grave with his brother Josh.^[7][8] After a screening at the Sundance Film Festival, it received a wide range of positive reviews.^[6][9] The following year, they collaborated on the movie Deceiver.^[10] He subsequently co-created the fantasy action television show Good vs Evil (1999) alongside his brother.^[11] From 2003 to 2004, he served as co-executive producer on L.A. Dragnet,^[12][13] for which he also wrote an episode.^[14] In 2005, he co-created the science fiction series Surface, which aired until 2006.^[15][16]

As his filmography was already fleshing out, he took on several directing jobs on television series like Battlestar Galactica (2005),^[17][18] Bionic Woman (2007),^[19] Friday Night Lights (2007-2010),^[14] Chuck (2008),^[20] The Philanthropist (2009),^[21] Caprica (2010),^[15][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]

Personal life

Pate currently lives with his wife, Jennifer Pate^[36] and two children, Cooper and Lilah,^[37] in Los Angeles, California.^[1]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Jonas Pate at the Internet Movie Database