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Josh Pate
American film director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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
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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]
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