Michael Bruce Patrick Seater (born January 15, 1987) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing the title role, Derek Venturi, in the television series Life with Derek.
Biography
Seater was born in Toronto, Ontario and began acting in the late 1980s. He appeared in the short films Night of the Living and The Stone Skipper, and had minor roles in the direct-to-video film Future Fear and the made-for-television films Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples, Vanished Without a Trace, On Thin Ice, Dirty Pictures, Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, the Hanukkah-themed Jenny and the Queen of Light, as well as in episodes of 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.
As of 2007, Seater appears in the recurring role of Owen on the series ReGenesis, which is in its third season, and plays Derek Venturi on another Canadian series, Life with Derek, which began in 2005 and as of September 2006, was in production on its third and fourth seasons. Seater has written a script for an episode of the show's fourth season with his brother, Graham.
Seater attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts and, as of 2006, would like to attend film school to study directing. He has a Cairn Terrier named Angus.
Personal life
Michael is part of the Stand up! Against Bullying campaign with his fellow co-star Ashley Leggat. [1] His best friends are Noah Reid and Ashley Leggat, both co-stars of his.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| [1997 in film | Night of the Living | Zack | short film |
| 1998 in television | Future Fear | Young Denniel | direct-to-video |
| Jonovision | TV series; 1 episode | ||
| Noddy | TV series; 1 episode | ||
| Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples | Peter | TV movie | |
| 1999 in television | Twice in a Lifetime (TV series) | Steven Stovall | TV series; 1 episode |
| Vanished Without a Trace | J. J. | TV movie | |
| The Stone Skippe] | Simon | short film | |
| Jenny and the Queen of Light | Eli | TV special | |
| Real Kids, Real Adventures | Robby Naylor | TV series; 1 episode | |
| [[2000 in television | Dirty Pictures | Ian | TV movie |
| 'Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall | Mattimeo | TV series; voice role | |
| 2001 in television | I Was a Rat | Pikey | TV mini-series |
| The Zack Files | Spencer Sharpe | TV series | |
| 2002-2006 | Strange Days at Blake Holsey High | Lucas Randall | TV series; 39 episodes |
| 2003 in television | On Thin Ice | Jason McCartle | TV movie |
| 2004 in television | Wild Card | TV series; 1 episode | |
| 2005-Present | Life with Derek | Derek Venturi | Main Role |
| 2005 in film | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | Bub Ryan at 15 yrs | limited release |
| Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life | Nolan Mitchell | TV movie | |
| 2006 in television|2006 | Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story | Young Conrad Black | TV movie |
| ReGenesis | Owen | TV series; 5 episodes | |
| 2007 in television|2007 | Naturally, Sadie | Cole | TV series; 1 episode |
| She Drives Me Crazy | Pete | Lifetime Movie | |
| 2008 in television | Disney Channel Games 2008 | Himself | TV mini-series; Host |
| Life With Derek | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Cast: | Ashley Leggat | Michael Seater | Jordan Todosey | Daniel Madger | Ariel Waller | Joy Tanner | John Ralston | Shadia Simmons | Arnold Pinnock | |
| Characters: | Casey MacDonald | Derek Venturi | Lizzie MacDonald | Edwin Venturi | Marti Venturi | Nora MacDonald | George Venturi | Emily Davis | Paul Hoen | |
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