Tate Ellington


James Tate Ellington is an American actor. He portrayed Aidan Hall, the best friend of Tyler Hawkins in the 2010 romantic drama film Remember Me. Ellington starred as Oliver Hunt in The Elephant King, 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. 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.

Early life

Ellington is from Madison, Mississippi, the son of Deborah and James R. Ellington, who own a residential construction company. He received his high school education at the private Madison-Ridgeland Academy, in Madison, where he graduated in 1997. While at MRA, he was a starting center for the school's football team for three seasons.
Upon graduation from MRA, 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 from Ole Miss with a bachelor's degree in theatre performance and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Awards

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

Personal life

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

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009'Mark StanwoodEpisode: "One Man Band"
2009Rescue MeSaulEpisode: "Jump"
2010'Tim WillensEpisode: "Infamy"
2012Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23Steven2 episodes
2012'Richard ObermanEpisode: "Close Encounters"
2013PsychPatrick HessEpisode: "Juliet Wears the Pantsuit"
2014'Ira WellsEpisode: "Zero Days"
2014Bad TeacherJerryEpisode: "The Bottle"
2014'Alex2 episodes
2014CastleHenry WrightEpisode: "Clear & Present Danger"
2014ParenthoodGriffinEpisode: "The Scale of Affection Is Fluid"
2015'Rob Gurglar4 episodes
2015The Big Bang TheoryMitchellEpisode: "The Skywalker Incursion"
2015–16QuanticoSimon AsherMain cast
2016ShamelessChadRecurring role
2016RosewoodTroyEpisode "Secrets and Silent Killers"
2016The BlacklistMiles McGrathEpisode "Miles McGrath"
2017–18The BraveNoah MorgenthauMain role
2018Lethal WeaponDarylEpisode "A Game of Chicken"
2018The ResidentJason ThomsEpisode "00:42:30"
2019The AffairDashiell
2020'Felix

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Wolfpack of ResedaBen March6 episodes
2014'Max2 episodes

Theatre