Tate Ellington Biography

April 2024 ยท 3 minute read

Double Major In Arts

James Tate was born on 17th April 1979 in Madison, Mississippi, United States. He holds American nationality, and his birth sign is Aries. He belongs to white ethnicity.

His father James R. Ellington and mother Deborah Cochran own a residential construction company in Mississippi. 

James went on to study at the private high school, . In his school days, he played football for three seasons as a center from the school team.

His passion for acting lead him to the while he got an opportunity from the with a scholarship. He graduated from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) with a double bachelor's degree with a major in art and Theater. 

Got Main Role In

Tate Ellington debuted acting career appearing in the 2005 movie . In 2006, he got his first major role film, for which he won Best Actor award at

In 2009, Tate appeared in television series and in an episode. He shared a screen with actors Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin in . 

Tate Ellington on the premiere of Remember Me SOURCE: Getty Image

The 5 feet 10 inches actor got his first major role in the 2015 television series as Simon Asher in and shared screen space with Josh Hopkins, Jake McLaughlin, and Yasmine Al Massri.

In 2018, he appeared in television series and movie . His future project , will be released in 2020 with actor Russel Hornsby.

Has A Net Worth Of $2 Million

Tate Ellington's net worth is around $2 Million. The primary source of his income is his career in the entertainment industry.

The actor has collected thousands of dollars from his work. He also appeared in various movies that did well in box-office. Here are some of his films with its initial budget and box office collection.

MovieReleased YearBudgetBox-Office
The Invention of Lying2009US$18.5 millionUS$32.7 million
Remember Me2010$16 million$56.032 million
Straight Outta Compton2015$50 million$201.6 million
Sinister 22015$10 million$54.1 million

Married To Casting Director Chrissy

Tate Ellington has been married to wife Chrissy Fiorilli since 19th May 2012. The couple first met in August 2009 at the friend's party. The couple later again met for his audition for The Good Wife in which she as a casting director. 

 Tate Ellington With His Wife Chrissy Fiorilli SOURCE: Getty Image

Gradually their friendship turned into a relationship and married in Shreveport, Los Angeles. Tate and his wife welcomed their first child daughter Veda Ellington on 20th October 2014 and blessed with second kid daughter Wit Ellington on 20th September 2018.

The couple is now living a happy and blissful life with their children in Los Angeles, California.

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