Jonas Pate
| Jonas Pate | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jonas James Pate January 15, 1970 Raeford, North Carolina, United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, director, producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Pate (2001-present; 2 children) |
Jonas James Pate (born January 15, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and directed The Grave, Deceiver, The Take, and also directed Shrink. Pate also co-created Good vs Evil and Surface.
Jonas Pate was born in Winston-Salem NC, , and is the twin brother of fellow filmmaker Josh Pate. Pate's parents divorced when he was young, and the siblings were raised through elementary school with their mother and step-father in Atlanta, Ga, and through high school with their father and step-mother in Raeford, NC. separately as a result. He studied philosophy at Princeton University, and graduated in 1993.
In 1996, Pate started his career by writing and directing the thriller film called The Grave with his brother Josh. After a screening at the Sundance Film Festival, it received a wide range of positive reviews. The following year, they collaborated on the movie Deceiver. He subsequently co-created the fantasy action television show Good vs Evil (1999) alongside his brother. From 2003 to 2004, he served as co-executive producer on L.A. Dragnet, for which he also wrote an episode. In 2005, he co-created the science fiction series Surface, which aired until 2006.
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