Josh Pate

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Josh Pate
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Joshua Warren Pate

(1970-01-15) January 15, 1970 (age 53)
Raeford, North Carolina, United States
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, director, producer
Years active1996–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 .

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleCredited as
ScreenwriterDirectorProducer
1996 The Grave Yes
1997 Deceiver YesYes
2007 The Take Yes
2012 Mirror Mirror Yes
2013Way Down SouthYes
Television
YearTitleCredited asNotes
ScreenwriterDirectorProducer
1999-2000 Good vs Evil YesYesYesco-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 YesEpisodes directed:
"Things Done Changed"
"Popdukes"
2003-04 L.A. Dragnet YesYesEpisodes written:
"17 in 6"
"Frame of Mind" (story and teleplay)
10 episodes as co-executive producer
2005-06 Surface YesYesYesco-creator
15 episodes written
Episode directed: "Episode 1.1"
15 episodes as executive producer
2006 Friday Night Lights YesEpisode directed: "Full Hearts"
2007-08 Moonlight YesYesEpisodes written:
"The Ringer"
"Love Lasts Forever"
12 episodes as consulting producer
2015 Blood & Oil YesYesco-creator
Episodes written:
"Pilot"
"The Ripple Effect"
10 episodes as executive producer
2020 Outer Banks YesYesco-creator
Episodes written:
"Pilot"
"The Forbidden Zone"
"MidSummers"
"The Phantom"
10 episodes as executive producer
Music videos
YearTitleCredited asNotes
ScreenwriterDirectorProducer
2006 Best of Chris Isaak Yes"Please"

Awards and nominations

List of awards and award nominations
YearAwardAward categoryTitle of workResult
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

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