Ted Eccles began his entertainment career as a child actor appearing in dozens of movies and television shows. He went to work behind the camera in the feature film marketing departments of Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Studios. He created movie advertising for the hit films "Witness," "Beverly Hills Cop," "Ruthless People," "Pretty Woman," "Three Men and a Baby," "Honey I Shrunk the Kids," "Dick Tracy," "Sister Act" and "The Lion King." In television Eccles has created marketing campaigns for the successful shows "Seinfeld", "Everybody Loves Raymond", "How I Met Your Mother", "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader ?" "Deal or No Deal" and "Modern Family". He has directed over 200 episodes of various television shows.

His work has won multiple Key Art Awards from the Hollywood Reporter, Gold Promax Awards and first place at both the Chicago and Houston International Film Festivals.