Josh Pate

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Josh Pate
Born
Joshua Warren Pate

(1970-01-15) January 15, 1970 (age 54)
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]

He created the musical series The Runarounds which began filming in Wilmington, North Carolina in July 2024. [31]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriter
1996 The Grave YesYes
1997 Deceiver YesYes
2007 The Take Yes
2009 Shrink Yes
2013Way Down SouthYesYes

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerCreatorNotes
1999-2000 Good vs Evil YesYesExecutiveYesWrote and directed 5 episodes
2002-03 Fastlane Yes2 episodes
2003-04 L.A. Dragnet YesExecutiveWrote 2 episodes
2005-06 Surface YesYesExecutiveYesWrote 15 episodes
Directed episode "There's Something Strange
Going On In The World's Oceans"
2006 Friday Night Lights YesEpisode "Full Hearts"
2007-08 Moonlight YesConsultingWrote 2 episodes
2015 Blood & Oil YesExecutiveYesWrote 2 episodes
2020 Outer Banks YesExecutiveYesWrote 4 episodes

Music video

YearTitleNotes
2006 Best of Chris Isaak "Please"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
1997 Stockholm International Film Festival Best Screenplay Deceiver (shared with Jonas Pate )Won
1998 Festival du Film Policier de Cognac Special Jury PrizeWon

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