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name: "Tate Ellington"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 April 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:28.475969+00:00"
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# Tate Ellington

Actor. Born 17 April 1979 in Madison, Mississippi, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 April 1979, Madison, Mississippi, USA
- **Also known as:** James Tate Ellington

## Biography

Tate Ellington, also credited as James Tate Ellington, is an American actor. He was born on 17 April 1979 in Madison, Mississippi, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theatre performance from the University of Mississippi.

Ellington began his career in independent films and made his Broadway debut in the 2009 production of *The Philanthropist*. He is known for roles including Aidan Hall in *Remember Me* (2010), Bryan Turner in *Straight Outta Compton* (2015), and Simon Asher in the series *Quantico* (2015–2016). His other credits include appearances in *The Walking Dead*, *The Big Bang Theory*, *Sinister 2* (2015) and *The Endless* (2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Straight Outta Compton* (2015), Fi1m 76, as Bryan Turner — [page](https://film.one/film/straight-outta-compton.md)

## Also known for

- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Alex
- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), Mitchell
- *Remember Me* (2010), Aidan Hall
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Miles McGrath
- *The Invention of Lying* (2009), Waiter #2
- *Sinister 2* (2015), Dr. Stomberg
- *Castle* (2009), Henry Wright
- *The Endless* (2017), Hal

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