Tate Donovan

Actor Tate Donovan plays Tom Shayes on the FX drama Damages. He rose to national attention with roles on Friends, Space Camp and Clean and Sober in the 1990s. In 2003, Donovan staged a comeback when he played Jimmy Cooper on the Fox nighttime soap The O.C.

• Chuck Upton in Dangerous Curves (1988)
• Owen in Partners (1995-1996)
• Hercules in Hercules (1997)
• Jimmy Cooper in The O.C. (2003-2006)
• Tom Shayes in Damages (2007)

"A career in showbiz is like a distance run. You have to have patience and pace yourself."—Tate Donovan

"Why do I run? It's the best form of exercise. It's totally the core of being in shape. I really feel so good anytime after the first mile. You start [fantasizing]. You start thinking about things. You start mulling over problems you have. It's a wonderful meditation of sorts."—Tate Donovan

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• September 25, 1963: Born

• 1984: No Small Affair

• 1986: Magnum P.I.

• 1992: Love Potion No. 9

• 1997: Ally McBeal

• 1998: Friends

• 2001-02: House of Mouse

• 2003-2006: The O.C.

• 2005: The Pacifier

• 2006: Nominated for a Screen Actor's Guild Award for Good Night, and Good Luck

• 2007: Shooter

• 2007: Damages

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