Eric Dean Seaton

{{Short description|American director and producer}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Eric Dean Seaton | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date =  | birth_place = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [[Ohio State University]] | occupation = Television director, producer | years_active = 1995–present | website = {{URL|https://ericdeanseaton.com}} }}

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

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 Broadcasting Company|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''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pittsburghurbanmedia.com/Eric-Dean-Seaton-The-Legend-of-the-Manatamaji-Interview/ |title=The "Legend of the Manatamaji" Interview |website=Pittsburgh Urban Media |access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theblerdgurl.com/podcast/podcast-diversity-comics-hollywood-eric-dean-seaton-interview/|title=Podcast – Diversity in Comics and Hollywood: The Eric Dean Seaton Interview|date=August 10, 2017|website=theblerdgurl|language=en-US|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref> 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 (American TV series)|Shake It Up]]'', ''[[Imagination Movers (TV series)|Imagination Movers]]'', ''[[How to Rock]]'', ''[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|Jessie]]'', ''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'', ''[[Austin & Ally]]'', ''[[Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn]]'', ''[[Bella and the Bulldogs]]'', ''[[The Thundermans]]'', ''[[Raven's Home]]'', ''[[Knight Squad]]'', ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', and ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]''.

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Note(s) |-

| 1995 || ''[[In the House (TV series)|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 (2000 TV series)|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 |- | rowspan=2|2006 || ''[[Eve (American TV series)|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]]'' || rowspan=3|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 || ''[[Sonny with a Chance#MacKenzie Falls|MacKenzie Falls]]'' || rowspan=17|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 |- | rowspan=2|2011 || ''[[Shake It Up (American TV series)|Shake It Up]]'' || 3 episodes |- | ''[[Let's Stay Together (TV series)|Let's Stay Together]]'' || 2 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2011–12 || ''[[So Random!]]'' || 12 episodes |- | ''[[Kickin' It]]'' || 10 episodes |- | rowspan=3|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 |- | rowspan=3|2012 || ''Sketchy'' || Episode: "Bourne Again" |- | ''[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|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]]'' || rowspan=6|Director || 7 episodes |- | rowspan=3|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 |- | rowspan=2|2014 || ''[[Crash & Bernstein]]'' || Episode: "Monkey Business" |- | ''The Worst Show on the Web'' || Himself<br />(guest) || Episode: "An Interview with TV Director & Comic Book Creator Eric Dean Stanton" |- | 2014–18 || ''[[Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn]]'' || rowspan=4|Director || 19 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2015 || ''[[Ground Floor]]'' || Episode: "The Proposal – Part One" |- | ''[[Bella and the Bulldogs]]'' || 4 episodes |- | 2015–18 || ''[[The Thundermans]]'' || 12 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2015 || ''Legend of the Mantamaji'' || Writer/Producer/Director/Executive Producer || Short |- | ''[[Truth Be Told (2015 TV series)|Truth Be Told]]'' || rowspan=76|Director || Episode: "Love Thy Neighbor" |- | rowspan=2|2016 || ''[[Here We Go Again (2016 TV series)|Here We Go Again]]'' || 6 episodes |- | ''[[Dr. Ken]]'' || 2 episodes |- | 2016–17 || ''[[School of Rock (TV series)|School of Rock]]'' || 2 episodes |- | 2017–18 || ''[[Stuck in the Middle (TV series)|Stuck in the Middle]]'' || 2 episodes |- | 2017–19 || ''[[Life in Pieces]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/dirt/directors/eric-dean-seaton-directs-sale-of-hollywood-hills-home-1203377587/|title=Eric Dean Seaton Lists Hollywood Hills Home|last=David|first=Mark|date=October 21, 2019|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref>|| 4 episodes |- | rowspan=3|2017–18 || ''[[Mech-X4]]'' || 6 episodes |- | ''[[Raven's Home]]'' || 5 episodes |- | ''[[Marlon (TV series)|Marlon]]'' || 3 episodes |- | 2018 || ''[[The Mick (TV series)|The Mick]]'' || 2 episodes |- | 2018–23 || ''[[Grown-ish]]'' || 6 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2018 || ''[[Knight Squad]]'' || 2 episodes |- | ''[[Superior Donuts (TV series)|Superior Donuts]]'' || Episode: "Balls and Streaks" |- | 2018–19 || ''[[Modern Family]]'' || 4 episodes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2019-10-31/tv-director-eric-dean-seaton-lists-hollywood-hills-hacienda|title=TV director Eric Dean Seaton lists Hollywood Hills hacienda|date=October 31, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref> |- | 2018 || ''[[The Cool Kids (TV series)|The Cool Kids]]'' || Episode: "Sid Comes Out" |- | 2018–19 || ''[[Prince of Peoria]]'' || 4 episodes |- | 2018 || ''[[Champaign ILL]]'' || 2 episodes |- | rowspan=3|2019 || ''[[Cousins for Life]]'' || Episode: "This Little Piggy Went to the Market" |- | ''[[Family Reunion (TV series)|Family Reunion]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/dirt/directors/eric-dean-seaton-directs-sale-of-hollywood-hills-home-1203377587/|title=Eric Dean Seaton Lists Hollywood Hills Home|last=David|first=Mark|date=October 21, 2019|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref>|| 13 episodes |- | ''[[No Good Nick]]'' || 3 episodes |- | 2019–20 || ''[[Black-ish]]'' || 3 episodes |- |2019–21 || ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' ||2 episodes |- |2019 || ''[[Greenleaf (TV series)|Greenleaf]]'' || Episode: "Surprise!" |- | 2019–21 || ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'' || 4 episodes |- | 2019 || ''[[Mad About You]]'' || 3 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2020–21 || ''[[American Housewife (TV series)|American Housewife]]'' || 2 episodes |- | ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'' || 3 episodes |- | rowspan=3|2020 || ''[[Indebted]]'' || Episode: "Everybody's Talking About Pleasure" |- | ''[[The Big Show Show]]'' || Episode: "The Big Decision" |- | ''[[Schooled (TV series)|Schooled]]'' || Episode: "CB Saves the Planet" |- | rowspan=4|2021 || ''[[Legacies (TV series)|Legacies]]'' || Episode: "Goodbyes Sure Do Suck" |- | ''[[Batwoman (TV series)|Batwoman]]'' || Episode: "Time Off for Good Behavior" |- | ''[[Superman & Lois]]'' || Episode: "Loyal Subjekts" |- | ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'' || 2 episodes |- | 2022 || ''[[Batwoman (TV series)|Batwoman]]'' || Episode: "We're All Mad Here" |- | 2022–24 || ''[[All American: Homecoming]]'' || 3 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2022 || ''[[The Cleaning Lady (American TV series)|The Cleaning Lady]]'' || Episode: "Lolo & Lala" |- | ''[[The Rookie: Feds]]'' || Episode: "Felicia" |- | 2023–25 || ''[[Will Trent]]'' || 3 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2023 || ''[[Gotham Knights (TV series)|Gotham Knights]]'' || Episode: "Dark Knight of the Soul" |- | ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]]'' || Episode: "Dude, Where's My Gar?" |- | 2025 || ''[[High Potential]]'' || Episode: "Chutes and Murders" |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == *{{official website|http://ericdeanseaton.com/}} *{{IMDb name|1339949}} *[http://superherospeak.com/wp/129-eric-dean-seaton/ Eric Dean Seaton Interview with Super Hero Speak]

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