From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Deran Sarafian (born January 17, 1968) is an Armenian-American actor, film and television director. Sarafian has directed several episodes of the FOX series House and was made a co-executive producer of the show for the 2007/08 season. He also directed a Season 2 Lost episode, titled "?", and has directed for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Cold Case, The District, Without a Trace, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Cape, Nash Bridges, and ...