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Erica Dunton
Education
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Websiteericadunton.com

Erica Dunton is a British director and screenwriter. Her television directing credits include Ted Lasso (2021–2023), The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022), Outer Banks (2024), and You (2025). She has been nominated for two Directors Guild of America Awards.

Biography

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Dunton's father, Joe Dunton, was a cinematographer who won the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award in 2010.[1][2] She has two brothers, Lester and Richard.[3] She earned a law degree from Durham University and later studied at the National Film and Television School.[3] Early in her filmmaking career, she also tutored Eve Hewson, whom she cast in her film The 27 Club [ru].[4][5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Ref.
2005 Lost and Found Yes Yes Yes [6]
RedMeansGo Yes Yes Yes [7]
2006 Find Love Yes Yes Yes
2008 The 27 Club [ru] Yes Yes Yes
2011 to.get.her Yes Yes Yes [8]
2014 Plastic Jesus Yes No No [9]
2018 Abigail Falls Yes Yes Yes [10]
TBA Pretty Ugly Yes Yes Yes [11]

Television

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2009 One Tree Hill Episode: "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" [12]
2017–2018 The Royals 2 episodes [13]
2019 Bluff City Law Episode: "Ave Maria" [14]
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings Episode: "Down From Dover" [15]
2019–2021 Good Trouble 2 episodes
2020 The Bold Type 2 episodes
The Baker and the Beauty Episode: "I Think She's Coming Out"
Holly & Ivy Television film
2021 The Republic of Sarah 2 episodes
2021–2026 Ted Lasso 4 episodes [16]
2022 The Summer I Turned Pretty 3 episodes [17]
Vampire Academy 2 episodes [18]
2022–2023 Julia 2 episodes [19]
2024 The Girls on the Bus 2 episodes [20]
Bad Monkey 2 episodes
Outer Banks 2 episodes [21]
2025 You Episode: "#JoeGoldberg"
We Were Liars 2 episodes [22]
The Waterfront 2 episodes
2026 Off Campus 2 episodes [23]
Brilliant Minds Episode: "Doctor, Interrupted"

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Directors Guild of America Awards 2022 Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series Ted Lasso (for "Rainbow") Nominated [24]
2024 Ted Lasso (for "La Locker Room Aux Folles") Nominated [25]
RiverRun International Film Festival 2011 Altered States: New Directions in American Cinema to.get.her Won [26]
Sundance Film Festival 2011 Best of NEXT Audience Award Won [27]

References

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  1. ↑ Turner, Mimi (21 February 2010). "'Hurt Locker' tops BAFTA Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Staton, John (9 December 2025). "Prolific cinematographer, Wilmington film booster and camera wizard dies". Star-News. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 Most, Madelyn (January 2007). "Meet the Duntons". British Cinematographer. No. 19. p. 41. Archived from the original on 22 December 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025 – via Yumpu.
  4. ↑ Utichi, Joe (21 December 2023). "'Flora And Son' Star Eve Hewson Reveals The Fear She Had To Overcome To Make John Carney's Irish Musical Drama: "I Was Scared Of Singing"". Deadline. Archived from the original on 22 July 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Luckhurst, Phoebe (13 June 2026). "Eve Hewson: 'Wanting to be famous? It's the dumbest thing on the planet'". The Times. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Ercolani, Adriano (1 October 2015). "Eve va da sola: "Da papà Bono ho ereditato serietà e impegno"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 July 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Staton, John (7 November 2007). "Double vision: From broken hearts to shattered families, Erica Dunton's two Cucalorus films project widely different themes". Star-News. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Horn, John (25 January 2011). "Sundance 2011: The film 'to.get.her' looks at dangers of social media". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 15 April 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Sneider, Jeff; Abrams, Rachel (13 September 2011). "Dunton embraces 'Plastic Jesus'". Variety. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Staton, John (27 May 2025). "Feature film from prolific TV and movie director to shoot in Wilmington this summer". Star-News. Archived from the original on 27 May 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Grobar, Matt (10 July 2025). "Nicola Peltz Beckham, Jazzy De Lisser & Mary Stuart Masterson To Star In Dramatic Thriller 'Pretty Ugly' From 'Ted Lasso's Erica Dunton". Deadline. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Hotz, Amy (22 February 2010). "Camera innovator with Wilmington ties earns iconic golden mask". Star-News. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  13. ↑ Steelman, Ben (30 January 2017). "Festival offers day of films by women". Star-News. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  14. ↑ Beifuss, John (19 November 2019). "Bluff City Law, Episode 9: God, hair and wrestling". The Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  15. ↑ Porter, Rick (11 February 2019). "'Dolly Parton's Heartstrings': All the Details on the Netflix Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 July 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Flam, Charna; Reul, Katie; Schneider, Michael (14 March 2023). "'Ted Lasso' Cast Addresses That Breakup, Nate's Betrayal and Why Season 3 Episodes Are Longer". Variety. Archived from the original on 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  17. ↑ Leon, Jessica (9 December 2022). "Best of 2022: How 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' created Belly and Conrad's big dance". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  18. ↑ Porter, Rick (30 August 2021). "Peacock's 'Vampire Academy' Series Sets Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  19. ↑ Rathe, Adam (28 April 2022). "Go Behind the Scenes of Julia with Brittany Bradford". Town & Country. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  20. ↑ Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah (9 May 2024). "The Girls on The Bus 3-Season Plan Get Optimistic Update From Co-Creators After Cliffhanger Finale". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  21. ↑ Staton, John (2 December 2023). "Wilmington's first family of film makes a celebrated return to the Port City". Star-News. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  22. ↑ Khosla, Proma (20 June 2025). "Behind the Deep, Dark Meaning of 'We Were Liars' — from Author E. Lockhart Herself". IndieWire. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  23. ↑ Wehniainen, Grace (15 June 2026). "Exclusive: Jalen Thomas Brooks Defends Polarizing Trope In Tucker's 'Off Campus' Book". Bustle. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  24. ↑ Schneider, Michael (13 March 2022). "Jane Campion Wins Top DGA Award for 'The Power of the Dog'". Variety. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  25. ↑ Murphy, J. Kim (11 February 2024). "Christopher Nolan Wins at Directors Guild for 'Oppenheimer,' 'The Bear' and 'The Last of Us' Take TV Prizes: Full DGA Winners List". Variety. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  26. ↑ Rome, Emily (20 April 2011). "'Uncle Boonmee' Director Wins RiverRun Fest's Inaugural Peter Brunette Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  27. ↑ Chang, Justin (30 January 2011). "Sundance likes 'Like Crazy'". Variety. Archived from the original on 23 December 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
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