Field Cate

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Field Cate
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Cate at the 12th Annual Satellite Awards in 2007
Born
Field Adrianus Cate

(1997-07-22) July 22, 1997 (age 24)
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2003–present

Field Adrianus Cate (born July 22, 1997) is an American actor and musician. He is best known his main role portraying young Ned in the fantasy comedy-drama Pushing Daisies (2007–2009). He is currently lead singer and guitarist of American rock trio Fencer.[1]

Early life[]

Field Cate was born in Burlington, Vermont, into a lineage of entertainers. He is the great-grandnephew of famous silent film star Esther Ralston, who has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is the great-grandson of Walt Disney's thirteenth employee, Marjorie Ralston, who was an inker and also the first female voice actor for Minnie Mouse, in the 1929 series Wild Waves.[2][3]

Cate was born and lived first in Vermont, then in Georgia. From the age of three he started to perform in theater and dance productions. His family returned to their hometown in Los Angeles when he was four.

Career[]

Cate turned professional at the age of five, doing improvisational comedy, independent films, commercials, and other work. Cate also appears in Placebo's music video of "Song to Say Goodbye".

Cate worked in guest roles on various television series including Without a Trace and Cold Case. His most notable role was as Young Ned on ABC's Pushing Daisies becoming a regular cast member in season 2 and earning a Young Artist Award nomination in 2008.

Raised a vegetarian, Cate spoke out on behalf of animal rights group PETA.[4] Cate also supported groups such as Mattel Children's Hospital[5] and served as a StarPower Ambassador for Starlight Children's Foundation.[6]

In May 2017, his band Fencer released their first EP, With;[7] and in February 2019, they released a music video for their single "Junebug."[8] Their second EP, Growing Up Selfish,[9] was released on November 1st, 2019.

Personal life[]

He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[citation needed]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Chloe's Prayer Owen
2007 Forever Young boy
2008 Struck Teasing child
2009 Space Buddies Buddha (voice)
2009 Mystical Chairs Son Short film
2009 Santa Buddies Buddha (voice)

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Passions Ethan Winthrop Jr. 1 episode
2006 Untold Stories of the E.R. Kevin Welch 1 Episode
2006 Without a Trace Petros Marku Episode: "The Damage Done"
2007 Seven's Eleven Sonny Episode: "Sweet Toys"
2007–2009 Pushing Daisies Young Ned Main role
2008 Cold Case Young John Smith Episode: "The Road"
2010 The Young and the Restless Eric Sharpe Recurring role
2010 The Bold and the Beautiful Eric Sharpe Recurring role

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.instagram.com/fencerband
  2. ^ Bob Ralston#cite note-Star-Bulletin 1998 Aug 4-4
  3. ^ Bob Ralston#cite note-IMdb-NortonBio-3
  4. ^ "> Contests > Field Cate From Pushing Daisies!". PETAKiDS.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  5. ^ "'Party on the Pier' to benefit Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA - UCLA Health and Medicine News". Uclahealth.org. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  6. ^ "StarPower Ambassadors". Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  7. ^ https://fencerband.bandcamp.com/releases
  8. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NVJwDMbMu8
  9. ^ https://open.spotify.com/album/5U383ZpZ3bHvHVwB2hjoU3

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