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Seyi Peter-Thomas

Seyi Peter-Thomas is a commercial director represented in the U.S.

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Production company & representation
Station Film
Production company · US · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
Daytime Emmy — Nickelodeon Black History Month spots
2019 · award
Creativity Platinum Award — 2009 MTV VMA West Side Story promo
Creativity · 2009 · award
Emmy — Kaiser Foundation Condom Factory PSAs
award
Selected clients
MTVMasterCardNickelodeonYouth AmbassadorsFarmers InsuranceMotionpoemsThe GeneralGeicoKaiser FoundationRakuten

Bio & background

Seyi Peter-Thomas is a commercial director represented in the U.S. by Station Film. Born to a Nigerian-British mother and raised in London until age 12, he later attended Washington, D.C.'s Duke Ellington School of the Arts and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He began writing and directing MTV on-air promos, including the Digital Abuse campaign tied to President Obama's Conference on Bullying Prevention, a Creativity Platinum-winning 2009 VMA West Side Story promo, and the Hard Times of RJ Berger spot shown in the Cannes New Directors showcase. Early awards include an Emmy for the Kaiser Foundation Condom Factory PSAs and a Daytime Emmy for Nickelodeon's 2019 Black History Month films. His MasterCard #ArnieWould Arnold Palmer tribute earned CLIO recognition; Youth Ambassadors PSAs took One Show and Cannes Lions honors; and the Motionpoems short How Do You Raise a Black Child? won One Show, Webby, and AICP Next awards and entered MoMA's permanent collection. Brand work includes Farmers Insurance's Sesame Street 50th campaign with J.K. Simmons, The General with Shaquille O'Neal, Rakuten with Stephen Curry, Geico, Truth, Sprint, Farm Bureau, Burger King, TXU Energy, Maxfli, NJM, Orbit Gum, and Visa x Bank of America. He is noted for celebrity performance direction, puppet and practical-effects craft, and kids-cast storytelling, and has participated in the DGA TV Director Development Program.

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Awards
  • Daytime Emmy — Nickelodeon Black History Month spots
    2019
  • Creativity Platinum Award — 2009 MTV VMA West Side Story promo
    Creativity · 2009
  • Emmy — Kaiser Foundation Condom Factory PSAs
  • CLIO recognition (incl. CLIO Sport) — MasterCard #ArnieWould
    CLIO
  • One Show, Webby, AICP Next (MoMA permanent collection) — Motionpoems How Do You Raise a Black Child?
    One Show / Webby / AICP
  • One Show and Cannes Lions recognition — Youth Ambassadors PSA
    One Show / Cannes Lions
  • Cannes New Directors showcase — MTV Hard Times of RJ Berger promo
    Cannes
  • SHOOT New Directors Showcase
    SHOOT · 2010
  • Press
    • RBL Celebrates Seyi Peter-Thomas, Director
      Reel 360 · 2024
    • The General pairs Montell Jordan and Michael Buffer with Shaq
      Adweek · 2021
    • Sesame Street jumps into Farmers Insurance ads
      Muse by Clio · 2019
    • Nickelodeon celebrates Black History Month with Our Places, Our History campaign
      Shots · 2018
    • Seyi Peter-Thomas on acclaimed branded short How Do You Raise a Black Child?
      LBB · 2017
    • SHOOT New Directors Showcase 2010 profile
      SHOOT · 2010