James Tate Ellington (born April 17, 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. Beginning September 25, 2017, Ellington
joined the main cast of NBC's new drama The Brave. He played Noah
Morgenthau in the military thriller, which was one of the first two
new series announced by NBC for the 2017â€"18 season.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.Ellington won
Best Actor for his role in The Elephant King at the 2006 Brooklyn
International Film Festival.
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. Beginning September 25, 2017, Ellington
joined the main cast of NBC's new drama The Brave. He played Noah
Morgenthau in the military thriller, which was one of the first two
new series announced by NBC for the 2017â€"18 season.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.Ellington won
Best Actor for his role in The Elephant King at the 2006 Brooklyn
International Film Festival.
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