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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 |
| Relatives | Jonas Pate (twin brother) |
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]
He executive produces the musical series The Runarounds which premiered on September 1, 2025. [31]
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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| 1996 | The Grave | Yes | Yes |
| 1997 | Deceiver | Yes | Yes |
| 2007 | The Take | Yes | |
| 2009 | Shrink | Yes | |
| 2013 | Way Down South | Yes | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Creator | Notes |
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| 1999-2000 | Good vs Evil | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 6 episodes and directed 5 episodes |
| 2002-03 | Fastlane | Yes | Directed 2 episodes | |||
| 2003-04 | L.A. Dragnet | Yes | Executive | Wrote 2 episodes | ||
| 2005-06 | Surface | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 4 episodes and directed 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Friday Night Lights | Yes | Directed 1 episode | |||
| 2007-08 | Moonlight | Yes | Consulting | Wrote 2 episodes | ||
| 2012 | 666 Park Avenue | Yes | Wrote 1 episode | |||
| 2014 | Falling Skies | Yes | Consulting | Wrote 2 episodes | ||
| 2014 | Legends | Yes | Co-Executive | Wrote 6 episodes | ||
| 2015 | Blood & Oil | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | Outer Banks | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 33 episodes | |
| 2025 | The Runarounds | Executive |
Music video
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2006 | Best of Chris Isaak | "Please" |
| Year | Award | Category | Title | 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 | Won | |
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