

In 2009, he directed an episode of the sixth season of Medium. In 2007 he guest starred on a season 6 episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

In 2005, Donovan began directing episodic television when he directed an episode of The O.C. From 2007-10, he portrayed Tom Shayes on Damages. (2003), where he appeared as Jimmy Cooper. He has appeared as a guest star in several television series, such as Magnum, P.I. He also portrayed 'Cheanie' in 1997, who was a client of and also dated Ally McBeal in season 1 of the show He later portrayed the priest-son of a large Catholic family in Trinity (1998). Television ĭonovan portrayed Joshua, the love interest of Rachel Green, on several episodes of Season 4 of Friends. Later, he played Bob Anders, one of the key supporting roles in the Oscar-winning film Argo (2012). In 2007, Donovan starred in the film Nancy Drew alongside Emma Roberts. Donovan played Jesse Zousmer in the Best Picture nominated film Good Night and Good Luck (2005). Donovan voiced the title character in the Disney animated film Hercules (1997). He appeared on television since his teenage years.ĭonovan's earliest film roles included Kevin Donaldson in SpaceCamp (1986), a recovering drug addict in Clean and Sober (1988), 1st Lieutenant Luke Sinclair in Memphis Belle (1990) and Paul Matthews in Love Potion No. He attended Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey, before transferring to Tenafly High School and attending the University of Southern California. ĭonovan was born in Tenafly, New Jersey, to John Timothy Donovan, a surgeon, and Eileen Frances ( née McAllister), both Roman Catholics of Irish descent. He has also worked as a producer of 30 for 30 Shorts, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series. He has been a guest star in a number of television series, notably Friends. Donovan also played Brian Sanders in Hostages and White House Chief of Staff Mark Boudreau in 24: Live Another Day. He also had supporting roles in films, such as Good Night, and Good Luck and Argo.

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Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor, voice artist, and director, known for portraying Tom Shayes in Damages, Jimmy Cooper in The O.C., and 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.
