Tate Buckley Donovan began making television appearances while still in his teens, most often cast as angst-ridden high schoolers in such made-for-TV films such as _Not My Kid .
Was engaged to actress Jennifer Aniston from 1995-1996.
He plays the fiddle. Displayed this skill on the "The New Tom Green Show" .
He is hoping to become a television director, and is learning how to do it by "trailing" the directors on his series "The O.C." .
In addition to fiddling, he can sing and play the bodhran (a hand-held Irish drum). He used to play a regular gig with a local band in Los Angeles.
Is the youngest of six children in a Catholic family. He is of Irish, and a small amount of German, ancestry.
Attended Dwight-Englewood High School in New Jersey, the same school attended by Brooke Shields , Mira Sorvino and Lesley Gore.
Participated in the 2005 ING New York City Marathon - finish time was 3:28:49.
Uncle of Ari Weiss and Marnika Weiss.
He was considered for the role of George McFly in Back to the Future .
In September 2006, he starring with Amy Ryan in the West Coast production of "Rabbit Hole".
He played the White House Chief of Staff in both "24: Live Another Day" and Elvis & Nixon .
As of 2017, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Good Night, and Good Luck. , Argo and Manchester by the Sea . Of those, Argo is a winner in the category.
Donovan and his Hercules adversary James Woods each played former White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman: Woods in Oliver Stone s 1995 film Nixon and Donovan in 2016s Elvis & Nixon .
When I told everybody I was doing Hercules (1997) , they felt,really sorry for me. They thought I was so down on my luck that I was,having to do extra work on the TV series,"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) .
A career in showbiz is like a distance run. You have to have patience and pace yourself. .
