 He also performed at the Los Angeles Shakespeare Fest in "Twelfth Night" and "Merry Wives of Windsor" as well as in the Los Angeles production of "Beyond Therapy".Choate appeared in regional productions at the Long Wharf Theater, the Kennedy Center and the Berkshire Theatre Festival.His film appearances included several Merchant Ivory productions including "The Europeans" (1979), "Jane Austen in Manhattan" (1980) and "Jefferson in Paris" (1995); "Times Square" (1980), "Ghost Story" (1981), "Blow Out" (1981), "Def-Con 4" (1985), the Oscar-winning short "Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall" (1987), "Soapdish" (1991), "Immaculate Conception" (1992), "Live Nude Girls" (1995), and "Pearl Harbor" (2001).