Михаил Ситер: Канадтық актер және режиссер

Canadian actor
the English rugby union, association football (soccer), and rugby league footballer of the 1960s, and 1970s

Michael Seater (born January 15, 1987) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. His most notable roles are Spencer Sharpe in The Zack Files, Lucas Randall in Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, Tom Bellow in 18 to Life, and Derek Venturi in Life with Derek. He later portrayed James Gillies in Murdoch Mysteries, from 2009 to 2017. 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.

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 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. He also appeared in Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy, a television film based on the series.

In 2015, Seater wrote and directed the feature film People Hold On, which was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song (by Noah Reid). The film premiered at the Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival in 2015. It received mixed reviews from critics. In 2016, Seater wrote and directed his second feature film, Sadie's Last Days on Earth, which was produced by Shaftesbury Films. It was released on December 9, 2016, in theatres. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, and scored a 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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.

Year Title Role Notes 1998 Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples Peter TV film 1998–1999 Noddy Grit 4 episodes1999 Twice in a Lifetime Steven Stovall (age 12)Episode: "Death and Taxes" Real Kids, Real Adventures Robby NaylorEpisode: "Desert Rescue: The Robby Naylor Story" Vanished Without a Trace J. J. PortersonTV 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 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 role2007 Naturally, Sadie ColeEpisode: "As the Whirly Turns" She Drives Me Crazy Pete ValentiTV film2009 Degrassi Goes Hollywood Michael Ray Family Biz Warren Silverman 2 episodes Writer Episode 17: "The Consultant" 2009–2017, 2023 Murdoch Mysteries James Gillies Recurring role; 8 episode, Guest; 1 episode 2010 Vacation with Derek Derek Venturi TV film 2010–2011 18 to Life Tom Bellow Main role; 25 episodes2013 Bomb Girls Ivan Buchinsky 10 episodes Long Story, Short Dave 4 episodes 2014 Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy Ivan Buchinsky TV film 2016 The Brief ScootMiniseries 2017–2018 Upstairs Amy n/a Director 20 episodes2019 Tad Harrison Episode: "The Mourning Show" Emerald Code n/a Direct and producer 20 episodes 2020 The Wedding Planners James ClarksonMain role2023 Life with Luca Derek Venturi TV film