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's Living Single and Disney Channel's That's So Raven. In 2004, Seaton made his professional directorial debut on That's So Raven. 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 episodes2006 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 episodes2011 Shake It Up 3 episodes Let's Stay Together 2 episodes2011–12 So Random! 12 episodes Kickin' It 10 episodes2011 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 episodes2012 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 episodes2013 Dog with a Blog Episode: "Avery's Wild Party" Mighty Med 3 episodes A.N.T. Farm Episode: "FinANTial Crisis" 2014–15 Undateable 3 episodes2014 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 episodes2015 Ground Floor Episode: "The Proposal – Part One" Bella and the Bulldogs 4 episodes 2015–18 The Thundermans 12 episodes2015 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 4 episodes2017–18 Mech-X4 6 episodes Raven's Home 5 episodes Marlon 3 episodes 2018 The Mick 2 episodes 2018–23 Grown-ish 6 episodes2018 Knight Squad 2 episodes Superior Donuts Episode: "Balls and Streaks" 2018–19 Modern Family 4 episodes 2018 The Cool Kids Episode: "Sid Comes Out" 2018–19 Prince of Peoria 4 episodes 2018 Champaign ILL 2 episodes2019 Cousins for Life Episode: "This Little Piggy Went to the Market" Family Reunion 13 episodes No Good Nick 3 episodes 2019–20 Black-ish 3 episodes2019–21 Supergirl 2 episodes2019 Greenleaf Episode: "Surprise!" 2019–21 The Goldbergs 4 episodes 2019 Mad About You 3 episodes2020–21 American Housewife 2 episodes The Flash 3 episodes2020 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 episodes2022 The Cleaning Lady Episode: "Lolo & Lala" The Rookie: Feds Episode: "Felicia" 2023–25 Will Trent 3 episodes2023 Gotham Knights Episode: "Dark Knight of the Soul" Titans Episode: "Dude, Where's My Gar?" 2025 High Potential Episode: "Chutes and Murders"
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External links
Eric Dean Seaton Interview with Super Hero Speak