McLean, Seaton 1955–

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McLean, Seaton 1955–

(Seaton Mclean)

PERSONAL

Full name, Seaton S. McLean; born February 19, 1955, in Clearwater, Florida; raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; son of Allan and Lily (maiden name, Seaton) McLean; married Sonja Smits (an actress); children: Avalon, Lian. Education: Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, B.A., 1978; also attended Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Addresses:

Office—Closson Chase Vineyards, Inc., 629 Closson Rd., Hillier, Ontario K0K 2J0, Canada.

Career:

Producer and executive. Atlantis Films, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, founder, 1978, then president, principal, and executive vice president, between 1978 and 1998; Alliance Atlantis Communications, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, executive, 1998-2003; Canadian Film Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, vice chair. Closson Chase Vineyards, Hillier, Ontario, Canada, co-owner, 1998—. Also known as Seaton Mclean.

Awards, Honors:

Gemini Award, best pay television drama, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1986, for The Ray Bradbury Theater; Gemini Award (with Gillian Richardson), best short drama, 1988, for A Child's Christmas in Wales; Gemini Award nomination (with others), best dramatic miniseries, 1989, for Glory! Glory!; Gemini Award nominations, best short dramatic program, both 1990, for "To the Chicago Abyss," The Ray Bradbury Theater, and "Pray for Me, Paul Henderson," CBC's "Magic Hour"; Gemini Award, best youth program or series, 1990, for Talkin' about AIDS; Gemeaux Award nomination, best youth program or series: variety and/or information, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1990, for Le SIDA faut que j't'en parle; Daytime Emmy Award, outstanding children's special, 1991, and Gemini Award, best youth program or series, 1992, both with others, for Lost in the Barrens; Gemini Award (with others), best television movie, 1992, for Journey into Darkness: The Bruce Curtis Story; Gemini Award nomination (with others), best television movie, 1992, for "Rookies," CBC's "Magic Hour"; Gemini Award nominations (with others), best comedy series, 1992 and 1994, for Maniac Mansion; Gemini Award nomination (with others), best children's program or series, 1993, for Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave; Gemini Award nominations (with others), best dramatic series, 1997 and 1999, both for Traders; Gemini Award (with others), best dramatic series, 1998, for Traders; Gemini Award nomination (with others), best dramatic series, 1998, for Cold Squad; Gemini Award nomination (with others), best television movie or dramatic miniseries, 1999, for Justice; Gemini Award nomination (with others), best dramatic series, 2004, for The Eleventh Hour; Genie Award nomination (with others), best motion picture, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 2004, for Owning Mahowny; Genie Award nomination (with others), best motion picture, 2006, for Saint Ralph.

CREDITS

Film Executive Producer:

The Painted Door (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1984.

Morvern Callar, Cowboy Pictures, 2002.

The Stone Angel, Buffalo Gal Pictures/HandMade Films/Sequence Film, 2007.

Film Producer:

The Olden Days Coat (short film), Atlantis Films, 1981.

Boys and Girls (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1982, broadcast as part of Sons and Daughters, CBC, 1984, also broadcast on Thames Television.

I Know a Secret (short film), Atlantis Films, 1982, broadcast as part of Sons and Daughters, CBC, 1985, also broadcast on Thames Television.

Storytelling, [Canada], c. 1983.

All the Years (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1984.

A Good Tree (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1984.

John Cat (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1984.

The Concert Stages of Europe (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1985.

The Legs of the Lame (short film; also known as Les jambes de l'eclope), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1985.

Uncle T (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1985.

The Dream and the Triumph (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1986.

Happy Birthday Hacker John (short documentary), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1986.

Jack of Hearts (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1986.

The Rebellion of Young David (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1986.

The Trumpeter (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1986.

Destiny to Order, Cineplex-Odeon Films, 1989.

The 51st State (also known as Formula 51 and Formule 51), Screen Gems, 2001.

Foolproof (also known as A toute epreuve), Odeon Films/DEJ Productions, 2003.

The Good Thief (also known as Le dernier coup de Monsieur Bob, Le dernier coup de Mr Bob, and L'homme de la riviera), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2003.

Owning Mahowny (also known as La double vie de Mahowny), Sony Pictures Classics, 2003.

Saint Ralph, Odeon Films/Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2005.

Film Work; Other:

Film editor, Boys and Girls (short film), National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1982, broadcast as part of Sons and Daughters, CBC, 1984, also broadcast on Thames Television.

Studio executive, The Good Thief (also known as Le dernier coup de Monsieur Bob, Le dernier coup de Mr Bob, and L'homme de la riviera), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2003.

Executive for other projects.

Television Work; Series:

Producer, Bell Canada Playhouse, [Canada], 1983-84.

Producer, The Ray Bradbury Theater (also known as The Bradbury Trilogy, Mystery Theatre, Ray Bradbury Theater, Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, and Ray Bradbury presente), HBO, 1985-87, USA Network, 1987-92.

Producer, Airwaves (also known as Air Waves), CBC, 1986-87.

Executive producer, Ramona (also known as Ramona Q and The Ramona Stories), PBS, 1988-89.

Producer, Mom P.I., CBC, 1990-92.

Supervising producer, Maniac Mansion, YTV (Canada) and Family Channel, 1990-93.

Supervising producer, African Skies, Family Channel, 1992-94.

Creator, Destiny Ridge, CanWest Global Television (Canada), 1993.

Producer, White Fang (also known as Croc blanc), [Canada and France], 1993-94.

Supervising producer, TekWar (also known as TekWar: The Series), syndicated, 1994-96.

Supervising producer, The Adventures of Sinbad (also known as Sinbad), CanWest Global Television (Canada) and syndicated, 1996-98.

Executive producer, PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (also known as PSI Factor, Psi Factor, and Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal), CanWest Global Television and syndicated, 1996-2000.

Executive producer, Traders (also known as Haute finance), CanWest Global Television (Canada) and Lifetime, 1996-2000.

Executive producer, Flash Forward, Disney Channel, 1997.

Executive producer, Earth: Final Conflict (also known as EFC, Gene Roddenberry's "Battleground Earth," Gene Roddenberry's "Earth: Final Conflict," Invasion planete Terre, and Mission Erde: Sie sind unter uns), syndicated, 1997-2002.

Producer, Cold Squad (also known as Files from the Past, Cold Squad, brigade speciale, and Halott uegyek), CTV (Canada), 1998-2005.

Executive producer, Amazon (also known as Peter Benchley's "Amazon" and Amazonas—Gefangene des Schungels), syndicated, 1999-2000.

Executive producer, I Was a Sixth Grade Alien (also known as My Best Friend Is an Alien), ABC Family Channel, 1999-2000.

Producer of Global Playhouse; affiliated with The Eleventh Hour, CTV (Canada), 2002-05. Also the executive for other projects.

Television Producer; Miniseries:

Brothers by Choice, CBC, 1986.

Glory! Glory! (also known as Gloria! Gloria!), HBO, 1989.

Television Work; Movies:

Producer, Last Train Home (also known as Tom Alone), CBC and Family Channel, 1990.

Producer, Lost in the Barrens, CBC and Disney Channel, 1990.

Supervising producer, Clarence, Family Channel, 1990.

Supervising producer, "Rookies," CBC's "Magic Hour" (also known as CBC's "Magic Hour: Rookies" and Magic Hour), CBC, 1990.

Producer, Journey into Darkness: The Bruce Curtis Story (also known as Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story), CBC and NBC, 1991.

Producer, Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave (also known as Curse of the Viking Grave and Legend of the Viking Cross), Disney Channel, 1991.

Supervising producer, The Girl from Mars, 1991.

Supervising producer, Partners 'n Love (also known as Socios enamorados), Family Channel, 1992.

Executive producer, Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad, [Canada], 1994.

Supervising producer, TekWar (also known as TekWar: The Movie and TekWar: The Original Movie), syndicated, 1994.

Supervising producer, TekJustice (also known as TekJustice), syndicated, 1994.

Supervising producer, TekWar: TekLab (also known as TekLab), syndicated, 1994.

Supervising producer, TekWar: TekLords (also known as TekLords), syndicated, 1994.

Also affiliated with "Pray for Me, Paul Henderson," CBC's "Magic Hour" (also known as CBC's "Magic Hour: Pray for Me, Paul Henderson" and Magic Hour), CBC, 1989.

Television Producer; Specials:

David, [Canada], 1982.

A Child's Christmas in Wales, Harlech Television and PBS, 1986.

Executive producer, "Red Shoes," Family Playhouse, [Canada], 1986.

Really Weird Tales, HBO, 1987.

Also affiliated with Talkin' about AIDS (short documentary), 1989; and with Le SIDA faut que j't'en parle (short documentary), 1990.

Television Producer; Episodic:

"Boys and Girls," Sons and Daughters, CBC, 1984, also broadcast on Thames Television, Boys and Girls originally a short film released by National Film Board of Canada/Atlantis Films, 1982.

"Islands," WonderWorks, PBS, c. 1984 (some sources cite 1987).

"I Know a Secret," Sons and Daughters, CBC, 1985, also broadcast on Thames Television, I Know a Secret originally a short film released by Atlantis Films, 1982.

"Miracle at Moreaux," WonderWorks, PBS, c. 1985.

"Father and Son Game," The Twilight Zone (also known as The New Twilight Zone), CBS, 1989.

"Stranger in Possum Meadows," The Twilight Zone (also known as The New Twilight Zone), CBS, 1989.