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Seth Gordon

Directing

Born July 20, 1974 · Evanston, Illinois, USA

Biography

Seth Gordon has produced and edited the critically lauded films NEW YORK DOLL and CRY WOLF, which grossed $10m at the US box office, and was the cinematographer on the Oscar-nominated SHUT UP AND SING. Most recently, Seth directed the critically acclaimed THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS. The film was noted on a host of critics; and publicationsʼ Best of the Year lists. He is currently set to direct HORRIBLE BOSSES starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman and Kevin Spacey. Seth is an honors graduate of Yale University, winner of an Oxford University writing fellowship and alumni of Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. He has also produced documentaries for PBS, the Gates Foundation and the UN.

Filmography35 titles

The Office

2005Director

The Good Doctor

2017Director

Gleason

2016Producer

Wrestle

2018Producer

Atypical

2017Director, Executive Producer

Community

2009Director

Parks and Recreation

2009Director

Modern Family

2009Director

The Night Agent

2023Director, Executive Producer

For All Mankind

2019Director, Executive Producer

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

2007Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer

Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector

2020Director, Executive Producer

Sneaky Pete

2015Director, Executive Producer

The Goldbergs

2013Director

Undefeated

2011Producer

Deep Web

2015Executive Producer

Print the Legend

2014Producer

Horrible Bosses

2011as Ralph Peterberg

The Lost City

2022Producer, Story

Finders Keepers

2015Producer

Breaking In

2011Creator, Director

The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball

Executive Producer

Back in Action

2025Director, Producer, Writer

Bill Nye: Science Guy

2017Producer

Baywatch

2017as Helicopter Pilot

Freakonomics

2010Director, Executive Producer

Identity Thief

2013Director

Pixels

2015Executive Producer

Marry Me

2014Director, Producer

Four Christmases

2008Director

Cry Wolf

2005Editor, Producer

Served Like a Girl

2017Producer

Arcades & Love Songs: The Ballad of Walter Day

2025Producer

Finding Home: Journey to MLB

2023Executive Producer

Hunted by Night

2010as Peter