Joshua Warren Pate (born January 15, 1970) is an American

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and

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. He wrote ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Take''. Pate also co-created '' Good vs Evil'', '' Surface'', and '' Outer Banks''.

Early life

Josh Pate was born in

Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...

, and is the

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of fellow filmmaker

Jonas Pate Jonas James Pate (born January 15, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and directed ''The Grave'', '' Deceiver'', '' The Take'', and directed '' Shrink''. Pate also co-created '' Good vs Evil,'' ''Surface'' and ' ...

. He received a

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from the

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in 1992.

Career

In 1996, Pate began his screenwriting career, working alongside his brother

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on the

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called ''

''. The film received a wide range of positive reviews after a screening at the

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. They collaborated on the movie ''

'' the following year. "The Pate brothers" subsequently created the

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action television show '' Good vs Evil'' (1999). He later moved on to direct two episodes of '' Fastlane'' (2002-2003). From 2003 to 2004, Pate served as co-executive producer on ''

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'', for which he also wrote two episodes. In 2005, he co-created the

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series '' Surface'', which aired until 2006. The same year, he also co-directed the Chris Isaak music video "

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", and an episode of '' Friday Night Lights''. He continued his film career by co-writing the

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for '' The Take'' (2007). From 2007 to 2008, he held the position of

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on the

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television drama ''

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''. Pate was an

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for the 2012

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film '' Mirror Mirror''. He also signed on to co-write—with his brother—the independent

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film ''Way Down South''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pate, Josh 1970 births Living people American television directors University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni People from Raeford, North Carolina Film directors from North Carolina