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Field Cate

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

(1997-07-22) July 22, 1997 (age 27)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Musician
Years active2003–present

Field Adrianus Cate (born July 22, 1997) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for 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.

Career

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

He 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.[citation needed]

Raised a vegetarian, Cate spoke out on behalf of animal rights group PETA.[1] He also supported groups such as Mattel Children's Hospital[2] and served as a StarPower Ambassador for Starlight Children's Foundation.[3]

In May 2017, his band Fencer released their first EP, With;[4] and in February 2019, they released a music video for their single "Junebug."[5] Their second EP, Growing Up Selfish,[6] was released on November 1, 2019. Their debut album, Fencer,[7] was released on February 3, 2023. The album was self produced.

Filmography

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "> Contests > Field Cate From Pushing Daisies!". PETAKiDS.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  2. ^ "'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.
  3. ^ "StarPower Ambassadors". Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  4. ^ "Fencer - Sleepcount". bandcamp.com.
  5. ^ Fencer - Junebug (Official Video). YouTube. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Growing Up Selfish". Spotify. November 2019.
  7. ^ "Fencer". Spotify. February 2023.
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