Josh Pate

Joshua Warren Pate (born January 15, 1970)^[1][2] is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote The Grave, Deceiver, and The Take. Pate also co-created Good vs Evil, Surface, and Outer Banks.

Josh Pate
Born	Joshua Warren Pate (1970-01-15) January 15, 1970 (age 55) Raeford, North Carolina, United States
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, director, producer
Years active	1996–present

Not to be confused with Josh Pate (sports commentator).

Early life

Josh Pate was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is the twin brother of fellow filmmaker Jonas Pate.^[3][4]

He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992.^[5]

Career

In 1996, Pate began his screenwriting career, working alongside his brother Jonas on the thriller called The Grave.^[6][7] The film received a wide range of positive reviews after a screening at the Sundance Film Festival.^[8]

They collaborated on the movie Deceiver the following year.^[9] "The Pate brothers" subsequently created the fantasy action television show Good vs Evil (1999).^[10][11] He later moved on to direct two episodes of Fastlane (2002–2003).^[12][13]

From 2003 to 2004, Pate served as co-executive producer on L.A. Dragnet, for which he also wrote two episodes.^[14][15]

In 2005, he co-created the science fiction series Surface, which aired until 2006.^[16][17][18] The same year, he also co-directed the Chris Isaak music video "Please",^[19] and an episode of Friday Night Lights.^[20]

He continued his film career by co-writing the screenplay for The Take (2007).^[21][22] From 2007 to 2008, he held the position of consulting producer on the paranormal romance television drama Moonlight.^{[23][24][25][26]}

Pate was an executive producer for the 2012 comedy fantasy film Mirror Mirror.^[27][28]

He also signed on to co-write—with his brother—the independent crime drama film Way Down South.^[29][30]

He created the musical series The Runarounds which began filming in Wilmington, North Carolina in July 2024.^[31]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer
1996	The Grave	Yes	Yes
1997	Deceiver	Yes	Yes
2007	The Take		Yes
2009	Shrink	Yes
2013	Way Down South	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Creator	Notes
1999-2000	Good vs Evil	Yes	Yes	Executive	Yes	Wrote and directed 5 episodes
2002-03	Fastlane	Yes				2 episodes
2003-04	L.A. Dragnet		Yes	Executive		Wrote 2 episodes
2005-06	Surface	Yes	Yes	Executive	Yes	Wrote 15 episodes Directed episode "There's Something Strange Going On In The World's Oceans"
2006	Friday Night Lights	Yes				Episode "Full Hearts"
2007-08	Moonlight	Yes		Consulting		Wrote 2 episodes
2015	Blood & Oil	Yes		Executive	Yes	Wrote 2 episodes
2020	Outer Banks	Yes		Executive	Yes	Wrote 4 episodes

Music video

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Best of Chris Isaak	"Please"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
1997	Stockholm International Film Festival	Best Screenplay	Deceiver (shared with Jonas Pate)	Won
1998	Festival du Film Policier de Cognac	Special Jury Prize		Won