Michael Seater

Aside from acting, Seater has ventured into filmmaking, with the independent feature films People Hold On (2015) and Sadie's Last Days on Earth (2016), which he wrote, directed, and co-produced.

• Name — Michael Seater • Birth Name — Michael Bruce Patrick Seater • Born — 15 January 1987 • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Occupation — * Actor • director • screenwriter • producer • Years Active — 1997–present • Known for — The Zack Files Strange Days at Blake Holsey High Life with Derek 18 to Life

Seater was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts and worked as a child actor.

Seater began acting in the late 1990s and appeared in the short films, direct-to-video films, made-for-television films, several television series. Seater voiced the title character in the series Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall, which aired in 2000, starred as Lucas Randall in the television series Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, which began airing in 2002 and ended in 2006, and had a role in the 2005 film The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, which starred Julianne Moore. Seater then appeared in the recurring role of Owen on the series ReGenesis, which ended after its fourth season.

Seater garnered wider public recognition for his role as Derek Venturi on the popular Canadian family sitcom, Life with Derek, which was a hit with teens at the time. Seater starred on the series from its premiere in 2005 to its finale in 2009, for a total of 70 episodes and four seasons. Before the show's cancellation, Seater had written a script for an episode of the fourth season with his brother, Graham. In 2009, following the conclusion of Life with Derek, Seater played a character in the Degrassi movie Degrassi Goes Hollywood and in 2010 he starred in the CBC series 18 to Life. He also played the recurring role of murderer and criminal mastermind James Gillies in the Canadian series Murdoch Mysteries. From 2012 to 2013, Seater also had a recurring role on the Canadian television series Bomb Girls. He also appeared in Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy, a television film based on the series.

Seater identifies as queer, and had input into the creation of his character James, a gay man, on The Wedding Planners. He is close friends with his Life with Derek co-star Ashley Leggat. He has spoken publicly about the struggles of working in the industry as a child actor, in the wake of the documentary film Quiet on Set in 2024.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1998 — Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples — Peter — TV film • 1998–1999 — Noddy — Grit — 4 episodes • 1999 — Twice in a Lifetime — Steven Stovall (age 12) — Episode: "Death and Taxes" • Real Kids, Real Adventures — Robby Naylor — Episode: "Desert Rescue: The Robby Naylor Story" • Vanished Without a Trace — J.J. Porterson — TV film • Jenny and the Queen of Light — Eli • 1999–2000 — Noddy — 2 episodes • 2000 — Dirty Pictures — Ian Barrie — TV film • 2000–2001 — Redwall — Mattimeo (voice) — 13 episodes • 2000–2002 — data-sort-value="Zack Files, The" | The Zack Files — Spencer Sharpe — Main role; 52 episodes • 2001 — I Was a Rat — Pikey — Miniseries • 2002–2006 — Strange Days at Blake Holsey High — Lucas Randall — Main role; 42 episodes • 2003 — On Thin Ice — Jason McCartle — TV film • 2004 — Wild Card — Episode: "Dr. Sidney Loses a Kidney" • 2005 — Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life — Nolan Mitchell — TV film • 2005–2009 — Life with Derek — Derek Venturi — Lead role Writer - 2 episodes • 2006 — Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story — Young Conrad Black — TV film • 2006–2007 — ReGenesis — Owen — Recurring role • 2007 — Naturally, Sadie — Cole — Episode: "As the Whirly Turns" • She Drives Me Crazy — Pete Valenti — TV film • 2009 — Degrassi Goes Hollywood — Michael Ray • Family Biz — Warren Silverman — 2 episodes Writer - Episode 17: "The Consultant" • 2009–2017, 2023 & 2026 — Murdoch Mysteries — James Gillies — Recurring role • 2010 — Vacation with Derek — Derek Venturi — TV film • 2010–2011 — 18 to Life — Tom Bellow — Main role; 25 episodes • 2013 — Bomb Girls — Ivan Buchinsky — 10 episodes • Long Story, Short — Dave — 4 episodes • 2014 — Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy — Ivan Buchinsky — TV film • 2016 — data-sort-value="Brief, The" | The Brief — Scoot — Miniseries • 2017–2018 — Upstairs Amy — n/a — Director - 20 episodes • 2019 — Hudson — Tad Harrison — Episode: "The Mourning Show" • Emerald Code — n/a — Direct and producer - 20 episodes • 2020 — data-sort-value="Wedding Planners, The" | The Wedding Planners — James Clarkson — Main role • 2023 — Life with Luca — Derek Venturi — TV film