Tate Ellington | |
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Born |
James Tate Ellington 1979 (age 37–38) Madison, Mississippi, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Spouse(s) | Chrissy Fiorilli (m. 2012) |
James Tate Ellington (born 1979) is an American actor. He portrayed Aidan Hall, the best friend of Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson) in the 2010 romantic drama film Remember Me. Ellington starred as Oliver Hunt in The Elephant King (2006), 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.
Ellington is from Madison, Mississippi, the son of Deborah (Cochran) 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 (also known as "Ole Miss"), 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.