Paul Seed

Paul Seed is a British actor. Early in his career, he appeared in the likes of Coronation Street, Tales of the Unexpected and the Doctor Who serial The Ribos Operation, in which he played the Graff Vynda-K.

During the filming of that serial, Seed's dog bit Tom Baker on the lip after Baker tried to perform a trick with the dog that Seed himself had performed. This left a scar on Baker's lip that was visible for much of the rest of the season.

In the late 1970s, Seed completed a BBC Directors' course. He went on to direct the smash-hit shows House of Cards and its sequel To Play the King.

More recently, Seed has directed episodes of New Tricks, Northern Lights, Lark Rise to Candleford and Just William.