Josh Pate | |
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Born | Joshua Warren Pate January 15, 1970
Raeford, North Carolina, United States |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director, producer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Joshua Warren Pate (born January 15, 1970) [1] [2] is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote The Grave, Deceiver, and The Take. Pate also co-created Good vs Evil, Surface, and Outer Banks.
Josh Pate was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is the twin brother of fellow filmmaker Jonas Pate. [3] [4] He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992. [5]
In 1996, Pate began his screenwriting career, working alongside his brother Jonas on the thriller called The Grave. [6] [7] The film received a wide range of positive reviews after a screening at the Sundance Film Festival. [8] They collaborated on the movie Deceiver the following year. [9] "The Pate brothers" subsequently created the fantasy action television show Good vs Evil (1999). [10] [11] He later moved on to direct two episodes of Fastlane (2002-2003). [12] [13] From 2003 to 2004, Pate served as co-executive producer on L.A. Dragnet, for which he also wrote two episodes. [14] [15]
In 2005, he co-created the science fiction series Surface, which aired until 2006. [16] [17] [18] The same year, he also co-directed the Chris Isaak music video " Please", [19] and an episode of Friday Night Lights. [20] He continued his film career by co-writing the screenplay for The Take (2007). [21] [22] From 2007 to 2008, he held the position of consulting producer on the paranormal romance television drama Moonlight. [23] [24] [25] [26]
Pate was an executive producer for the 2012 comedy fantasy film Mirror Mirror. [27] [28] He also signed on to co-write—with his brother—the independent crime drama film Way Down South. [29] [30]
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 | ||
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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 |
2002-03 | Fastlane | Yes | Episodes directed: " Things Done Changed" " Popdukes" | ||
2003-04 | L.A. Dragnet | Yes | Yes | Episodes written: " 17 in 6" " Frame of Mind" (story and teleplay) 10 episodes as co-executive producer | |
2005-06 | 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" | ||
2007-08 | Moonlight | Yes | Yes | Episodes written: " The Ringer" " Love Lasts Forever" 12 episodes as consulting producer | |
2015 | Blood & Oil | Yes | Yes | co-creator Episodes written: "Pilot" "The Ripple Effect" 10 episodes as executive producer | |
2020 | Outer Banks | Yes | Yes | co-creator Episodes written: "Pilot" "The Forbidden Zone" "MidSummers" "The Phantom" 10 episodes as executive producer |
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Screenwriter | Director | Producer | |||
2006 | Best of Chris Isaak | Yes | " Please" |
Year | Award | Award category | Title of work | Result |
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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 |
Josh Pate | |
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Born | Joshua Warren Pate January 15, 1970
Raeford, North Carolina, United States |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director, producer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Joshua Warren Pate (born January 15, 1970) [1] [2] is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote The Grave, Deceiver, and The Take. Pate also co-created Good vs Evil, Surface, and Outer Banks.
Josh Pate was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is the twin brother of fellow filmmaker Jonas Pate. [3] [4] He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992. [5]
In 1996, Pate began his screenwriting career, working alongside his brother Jonas on the thriller called The Grave. [6] [7] The film received a wide range of positive reviews after a screening at the Sundance Film Festival. [8] They collaborated on the movie Deceiver the following year. [9] "The Pate brothers" subsequently created the fantasy action television show Good vs Evil (1999). [10] [11] He later moved on to direct two episodes of Fastlane (2002-2003). [12] [13] From 2003 to 2004, Pate served as co-executive producer on L.A. Dragnet, for which he also wrote two episodes. [14] [15]
In 2005, he co-created the science fiction series Surface, which aired until 2006. [16] [17] [18] The same year, he also co-directed the Chris Isaak music video " Please", [19] and an episode of Friday Night Lights. [20] He continued his film career by co-writing the screenplay for The Take (2007). [21] [22] From 2007 to 2008, he held the position of consulting producer on the paranormal romance television drama Moonlight. [23] [24] [25] [26]
Pate was an executive producer for the 2012 comedy fantasy film Mirror Mirror. [27] [28] He also signed on to co-write—with his brother—the independent crime drama film Way Down South. [29] [30]
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 | ||
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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 |
2002-03 | Fastlane | Yes | Episodes directed: " Things Done Changed" " Popdukes" | ||
2003-04 | L.A. Dragnet | Yes | Yes | Episodes written: " 17 in 6" " Frame of Mind" (story and teleplay) 10 episodes as co-executive producer | |
2005-06 | 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" | ||
2007-08 | Moonlight | Yes | Yes | Episodes written: " The Ringer" " Love Lasts Forever" 12 episodes as consulting producer | |
2015 | Blood & Oil | Yes | Yes | co-creator Episodes written: "Pilot" "The Ripple Effect" 10 episodes as executive producer | |
2020 | Outer Banks | Yes | Yes | co-creator Episodes written: "Pilot" "The Forbidden Zone" "MidSummers" "The Phantom" 10 episodes as executive producer |
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Screenwriter | Director | Producer | |||
2006 | Best of Chris Isaak | Yes | " Please" |
Year | Award | Award category | Title of work | Result |
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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 |