Eric Dean Seaton

Eric Dean Seaton is an American television director, producer and graphic novelist.

Eric Dean Seaton
Born	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Occupation(s)	Television director, producer
Years active	2004–present
Website	ericdeanseaton.com

Seaton was born in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from Ohio State University, he moved to California and quickly climbed the assistant director ladder on television shows such as Fox's Living Single and Disney Channel's That's So Raven. In 2004, Seaton made his professional directorial debut on That's So Raven.^[1][2] Since then, he has directed episodes for several other series, including Cory in the House, True Jackson, VP, Sonny with a Chance, Good Luck Charlie, The Suite Life on Deck, I'm in the Band, Shake It Up, Imagination Movers, How to Rock, Jessie, A.N.T. Farm, Austin & Ally, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Bella and the Bulldogs, The Thundermans, Raven's Home, Knight Squad, The Flash, and Supergirl.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Note(s)
1995	In The House	First Stage Manager
1998–99	Smart Guy	Stage Manager	22 episodes
1998	Kenan & Kel	Second Stage Manager	Episode: "You Dirty Rat"
1999–2000	The Amanda Show	Swiss Guy	3 episodes
2000	Girlfriends	Second Assistant Director	2 episodes
2002	The Jamie Kennedy Experiment	Stage Manager
2003-07	That's So Raven	Stage Manager/Director	76 episodes
2003-04	The Tracy Morgan Show	Second Assistant Director	2 episodes
2005-06	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Stage Manager/Director	2 episodes
2006	Eve	Director	Episode: "Diva Day Care"
	Hannah Montana	First Assistant Director	Episode: "Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?"
2007-08	Cory in the House	First Assistant Director/Director	10 episodes
2008	Just Jordan	Director	Episode: "Cool Guys Don't Wear Periwinkle"
2009-10	Sonny with a Chance		31 episodes
2009	True Jackson, VP		Episode: "Switcheroo"
2009-10	The Wannabes Starring Chevy	Co-Executive Producer/Director	25 episodes
2009	MacKenzie Falls	Director	10 episodes
2010	Good Luck Charlie		11 episodes
2010-11	The Suite Life on Deck		4 episodes
2010–13	Pair of Kings		6 episodes
2011	Shake It Up		3 episodes
	Let's Stay Together		2 episodes
2011-12	So Random!		12 episodes
	Kickin' It		10 episodes
2011	Imagination Movers		Episode: "Castaways"
	I'm in the Band		Episode: "Pain Games"
	Reed Between the Lines		2 episodes
2012	How to Rock		6 episodes
2012–15	Austin & Ally		11 episodes
2012	Sketchy		Episode: "Bourne Again"
	Jessie		2 episodes
	Bad Fairy		TV movie
2012–13	Marvin Marvin		7 episodes
2013	Calvin and Freddie's Encounters	Producer/Director	10 episodes
2013–15	The Haunted Hathaways	Director	7 episodes
2013	Dog with a Blog		Episode: "Avery's Wild Party"
	Mighty Med		3 episodes
	A.N.T. Farm		Episode: "FinANTial Crisis"
2014–15	Undateable		3 episodes
2014	Crash & Bernstein		Episode: "Monkey Business"
	The Worst Show on the Web	Himself (guest)	Episode: "An Interview with TV Director & Comic Book Creator Eric Dean Stanton"
2014–18	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn	Director	19 episodes
2015	Ground Floor		Episode: "The Proposal – Part One"
	Bella and the Bulldogs		4 episodes
2015–18	The Thundermans		12 episodes
2015	Legend of the Mantamaji	Writer/Producer/Director/Executive Producer	Short
	Truth Be Told	Director	Episode: "Love Thy Neighbor"
2016	Here We Go Again		6 episodes
	Dr. Ken		2 episodes
2016–17	School of Rock		2 episodes
2017–18	Stuck in the Middle		2 episodes
2017–19	Life in Pieces[3]		4 episodes
2017–18	Mech-X4		6 episodes
	Raven's Home		5 episodes
	Marlon		3 episodes
2018	The Mick		2 episodes
2018–23	Grown-ish		6 episodes
2018	Knight Squad		2 episodes
	Superior Donuts		Episode: "Balls and Streaks"
2018–19	Modern Family		4 episodes[4]
2018	The Cool Kids		Episode: "Sid Comes Out"
2018–19	Prince of Peoria		4 episodes
2018	Champaign ILL		2 episodes
2019	Cousins for Life		Episode: "This Little Piggy Went To The Market"
	Family Reunion[5]		13 episodes
	No Good Nick		3 episodes
2019–20	Black-ish		3 episodes
2019–21	Supergirl		2 episodes
2019	Greenleaf		Episode: "Surprise!"
2019–21	The Goldbergs		4 episodes
2019	Mad About You		3 episodes
2020–21	American Housewife		2 episodes
	The Flash		3 episodes
2020	Indebted		Episode: "Everybody's Talking About Pleasure"
	The Big Show Show		Episode: "The Big Decision"
	Schooled		Episode: "CB Saves the Planet"
2021	Legacies		Episode: "Goodbyes Sure Do Suck"
	Batwoman		Episode: "Time Off for Good Behavior"
	Superman & Lois		Episode: "Loyal Subjekts"
	Legends of Tomorrow		2 episodes
2022	Batwoman		Episode: "We're All Mad Here"
2022-24	All American: Homecoming		3 episodes
2022	The Cleaning Lady		Episode: "Lolo & Lala"
	The Rookie: Feds		Episode: "Felicia"
2023-24	Will Trent		2 episodes
2023	Gotham Knights		Episode: "Dark Knight of the Soul"
	Titans		Episode: "Dude, Where's My Gar?"

References

1. "The "Legend of the Manatamaji" Interview". Pittsburgh Urban Media. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
2. "Podcast – Diversity in Comics and Hollywood: The Eric Dean Seaton Interview". theblerdgurl. August 10, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
3. David, Mark (October 21, 2019). "Eric Dean Seaton Lists Hollywood Hills Home". Variety. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
4. "TV director Eric Dean Seaton lists Hollywood Hills hacienda". Los Angeles Times. October 31, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
5. David, Mark (October 21, 2019). "Eric Dean Seaton Lists Hollywood Hills Home". Variety. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Eric Dean Seaton at IMDb
• Eric Dean Seaton Interview with Super Hero Speak