Tate Ellington

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Tate Ellington
Born
James Tate Ellington

(1979-04-17) April 17, 1979 (age 46) [1] [2]
Education University of Mississippi (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Spouse
Chrissy Fiorilli
(m. 2012)
Children1

James Tate Ellington (born April 17, 1979) [3] is an American actor. He portrayed Aidan Hall, the best friend of Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson) in the 2010 romantic drama film Remember Me .

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Early life and education

Ellington is from Madison, Mississippi, the son of Deborah (Cochran) and James R. Ellington, who own a residential construction company. [3] He received his high school education at the private Madison-Ridgeland Academy, in Madison, where he graduated in 1997. [4] In high school, he was a starting center for the school's football team for three seasons. [4]

Ellington enrolled as a double major in art and theater at the University of Mississippi, after turning down a scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in theatre performance [4] and is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.[ citation needed ]

Career

Ellington starred as Oliver Hunt in The Elephant King (2006) and has appeared in television shows such as The Unusuals , Rescue Me , The Good Wife , and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 . He appeared in the 2009 Broadway production of The Philanthropist , which starred Matthew Broderick. He is best known for his role as FBI recruit Simon Asher on the ABC thriller Quantico . [4] Beginning September 25, 2017, Ellington joined the main cast of NBC's new drama The Brave . He played Noah Morgenthau in the military thriller, which was one of the first two new series announced by NBC for the 2017–18 season. [5]

Ellington won Best Actor for his role in The Elephant King at the 2006 Brooklyn International Film Festival. [6]

Personal life

On May 20, 2012, Ellington married casting director Chrissy Fiorilli at the Dixie Gin in Shreveport, Louisiana. [3]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004ArianaKarlShort film
2004Lower East SideShort film
2005You Are AloneMike
2006 The Elephant King Oliver Hunt
2007 Descent GeorgeUncredited
2008 Red Gun shop clerk
2009 Taking Chances A.V. Scott
2009 Breaking Upwards Brian
2009 The Invention of Lying Waiter #2
2009Red HookGavin
2010 Remember Me Aidan Hall
2011 Silver Tongues Alex
2011NortheastPatrick
2012 The Kitchen Kenny
2015 Chronic Greg
2015 Straight Outta Compton Bryan Turner
2015 Sinister 2 Dr. Stomberg
2017 The Endless Hal
2017 Belzebuth Ivan Franco
2018 A Patient Man Aaron Clarke
2019 Tone-Deaf James
2023Jess Plus NoneNate
2023 Maggie Moore(s) Duane Rich
2023 Genie Johnny
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 The Unusuals Mark StanwoodEpisode: "One Man Band"
2009 Rescue Me SaulEpisode: "Jump"
2010 The Good Wife Tim WillensEpisode: "Infamy"
2012 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Steven2 episodes
2012 The Glades Richard ObermanEpisode: "Close Encounters"
2013 Psych Patrick HessEpisode: "Juliet Wears the Pantsuit"
2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Ira WellsEpisode: "Zero Days"
2014 Bad Teacher JerryEpisode: "The Bottle"
2014 The Walking Dead Alex2 episodes
2014 Castle Henry WrightEpisode: "Clear & Present Danger"
2014 Parenthood GriffinEpisode: "The Scale of Affection Is Fluid"
2015 The Mindy Project Rob Gurglar4 episodes
2015 The Big Bang Theory MitchellEpisode: "The Skywalker Incursion"
2015–2016 Quantico Simon AsherMain role, 22 episodes
2016 Shameless ChadRecurring role, 6 episodes
2016 Rosewood TroyEpisode "Secrets and Silent Killers"
2016 The Blacklist Miles McGrathEpisode "Miles McGrath"
2017–2018 The Brave Noah MorgenthauMain role, 13 episodes
2018 Lethal Weapon DarylEpisode: "A Game of Chicken"
2018 The Resident Jason ThomsEpisode: "00:42:30"
2019 The Affair DashiellEpisode #5.4
2019 Unbelievable Stephan Graham2 episodes
2020 Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector Felix10 episodes
2021 All Rise JA Ralph CarsonEpisode: "Chasing Waterfalls"
2022 Kenan David2 episodes
2022 Law & Order Colin BakerEpisode: "Severance"
2022 The Rookie: Feds Jerry PalmerEpisode: "Felicia"
2023 FBI: Most Wanted Benjamin PiccagliEpisode: "Heaven Falling"
2024–present Law & Order: Organized Crime Professor Kyle VargasRecurring role
TBADick BunnyWolfieEpisode: "Chapter Six"
Web roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Wolfpack of ResedaBen March6 episodes
2014The BritishesMax2 episodes

Theatre

YearPlayRoleNotes
2009 The Philanthropist John American Airlines Theatre
April 26 – June 28, 2009

References

  1. "Quantico on Instagram: "Happy Birthday, @tateellington!"".
  2. http://www.peoplefinders.com/search/preview.aspx?searchtype=people-name&item-id=OP-386457672&fn=Tate&mn=&ln=Ellington&city=&state=&age=&dobmm=&dobdd=&doby= [ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 3 Radomsky, Rosalie R. (May 20, 2012). "Christiana Fiorilli and Tate Ellington". The New York Times . Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 The Clarion-Ledger: Madison native co-starring in movie 'Remember Me'; archived at WebCite;; accessed August 29, 2014.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (May 4, 2017). Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  6. Brooklyn International Film Festival, X EDITION: 2007 winners, brooklynfilmfestival.org; accessed August 29, 2014.