Birth Name: Field Adrianus Cate

Category: Actor

Born: July 22, 1997

Location: Burlington, Vermont, USA

Astrological Sign: Cancer

Zodiac Year: Ox

Age: 13

Height: 5' 0" (1.52 m)

Grade Level: 8th (2010-2011)

Hair: Light Brown

Eyes: Hazel

Filmography:
"The Young and the Restless" .... Eric (4 episodes, 2010)
Santa Buddies (2009) (V) (voice) .... Buddha
"Pushing Daisies" .... Young Ned (22 episodes, 2007-2009)
Space Buddies (2009) (V) (voice) .... Buddha
Struck (2008) (uncredited) .... Teasing Child
"Cold Case" - The Road (2008) TV episode .... John Smith '83
Seven's Eleven: Sweet Toys (2007) .... Sonny
Forever (2007/II) .... Young Boy
"Without a Trace" - The Damage Done (2006) TV episode .... Petros Marku
"Untold Stories of the ER" - Foam in Veins (2006) TV episode .... Kevin Welch
Chloe's Prayer (2006) .... Owen
"Passions" - Episode #1.1383 (2004) TV episode .... Ethan Winthrop Jr.

Biography:
Field Adrianus Cate (born 22 July 1997 in Burlington, Vermont) is an American actor. He is best known to date for his series-regular role playing Young Ned on the dramedy Pushing Daisies.
Field Cate comes from a family with a history of entertainers. He is the great-grandnephew of famous silent film star Esther Ralston. He is the great grandson of Walt Disney's thirteenth employee, Marjorie Ralston, who was an inker and the original (uncredited) voice of Minnie Mouse. He is also the grandson of television/stage/radio/recording artist Bob Ralston.
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, and Cate turned professional at the age of six, doing improvisational comedy, independent films, commercials and other work. Cate also appears in Placebo's video clip 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.
He lives in Los Angeles, California.
A lifelong vegetarian Cate has spoken out on behalf of animal rights group PETA.
Cate has also supported groups such as Mattel Children's Hospital.
He currently serves as a StarPower Ambassador for Starlight Children's Foundation.

Trivia:
He has three cats: Daisy, Mewtwo, and Pepper.
One of his grandmothers is from Holland, the other from France.
His great-grandmother Marjorie Ralston was Walt Disney's 13th employee. She worked as an inker and was the original (uncredited) voice of Minnie Mouse.
His great-great-aunt Esther Ralston was a silent film actress who has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He has a brother, Springer Holland Cate, who is 7 1/2 years younger.
He is a StarPower Ambassador for the Starlight Children's Foundation.
His favorite actors are Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr., Heath Ledger, and Ben Stiller.
CARE Award recipient (2007).
CARE Award recipient (2008).
He has been a vegetarian since birth.
He likes Johnny Cash.

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Page Last Updated: 14 June 2010