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) in the 2010 romantic drama film ''

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''. Ellington starred as Oliver Hunt in ''The Elephant King'' (2006), and has appeared in television shows such as ''

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'', '' Rescue Me'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He appeared in the 2009

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production of '' The Philanthropist'', which starred

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. He is best known for his role as

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recruit Simon Asher on the

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'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.Andreeva, Nellie (May 4, 2017). ''Deadline Hollywood''. Retrieved September 26, 2017.

Early life

Ellington is from

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, the son of Deborah (Cochran) and James R. Ellington, who own a residential construction company. He received his high school education at the private

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, in Madison, where he graduated in 1997. While at MRA, he was a starting

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for the school's

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team for three seasons. Upon graduation from MRA, Ellington enrolled as a double major in art and theater at the

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(also known as "Ole Miss"), after turning down a

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to the

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. He graduated from Ole Miss with a

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in theatre performance and was a member of the

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fraternity.

Awards

Ellington won Best Actor for his role in ''The Elephant King'' at the 2006

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.Brooklyn International Film Festival, X EDITION: 2007 winners
brooklynfilmfestival.org; accessed August 29, 2014.

Personal life

On May 20, 2012, Ellington married casting director Chrissy Fiorilli at the Dixie Gin in

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Filmography

Theatre

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellington, Tate 1979 births 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Mississippi American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Living people People from Madison, Mississippi University of Mississippi alumni