SEAN SKELTON brings a multi-faceted pedigree to his production entity, Mad Rocket. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara’s film program, Skelton’s foundational experience includes starring in the Student Academy Award-nominated short Oblivion and a Silver Clio-winning campaign. He later shared a key scene with Oscar winner Nicolas Cage in The Rock and performed opposite Liam Neeson and Laura Linney in the Oscar-nominated Kinsey. This early immersion in high-stakes studio environments and elite performance informs his collaborative, actor-centric approach and his ability to command the sophisticated narratives that define his work.

Upon moving to New York City, Skelton co-created, produced, and directed the MOJO HD documentary series Wall Street Warriors. The series ran for three seasons and became the most downloaded docu-series on iTunes for several months. His versatility as a director-producer continued with the Webby-nominated series Financially Fit for Yahoo! Studios and the documentary short Biosphere 2 for Retro Report and The New York Times.

Skelton’s narrative work has consistently garnered top-tier industry recognition. He helmed the indie TV pilot Trouble, which earned Best TV Drama at the Independent Television Festival and Best Writing at the New York Television Festival. His comedy pilot Schmucks, Inc., starring Richard Kind and Craig Bierko, also won Best Pilot at NYTVF. His broader creative slate has been shortlisted for major co-development by Lionsgate and AMC-Channel 4, further solidifying his reputation for high-caliber, visionary storytelling.

After spending 14 years in NYC, Skelton has returned to his home state of California and resides in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.

WALL STREET WARRIORS

This documentary TV series about the world of finance, co-created, produced and directed by Sean Skelton, ran for 3 seasons on MOJO HD, becoming the #1 most downloaded documentary series on iTunes for 2 straight months. (2 min trailer)

RAW: THE BAD VEGAN (before she was bad)

Long before the hit Netflix series BAD VEGAN: FAME. FRAUD. FUGITIVES. (and shortly before the crime spree began), Sean produced, shot and edited this sizzle reel with the infamous vegan restauranteur-turned-fugitive Sarma Melngailis (the “Bad Vegan”) when she was merely the successful and glamorous owner of NYC’s extraordinary raw food eatery Pure Food & Wine. Unfortunately for all, the series was not picked up :/

BIOSPHERE 2

This short documentary about the participants in the controversial Biosphere 2 project in Tucson, Arizona was produced for Retro Report and the New York Times. (10 min doc)

FINANCIALLY FIT

Mad Rocket producer Sean Skelton wrote, produced and directed 20 episodes of this Webby-nominated personal finance series for Yahoo! Studios. (4 min episode)