Michael Uppendahl

Regie, Produzent, Darsteller

Michael Uppendahl is an American television and film director.

He is well known for his work on the AMC period drama Mad Men; FX's horror anthology series American Horror Story, and Marvel's Legion; and the Fox musical/dramedy Glee.

His first television credit came from directing 4 episodes of the CBS sitcom Becker, from 2003-2004. He wrote, directed and produced the 2009 short film A Hundred & Forty-Six Questions, starring Jamie Anne Allman.

Since 2008, Uppendahl has directed 7 hours of the AMC drama Mad Men, for which he has received critical acclaim. In 2011 and 2012, Uppendahl joined the crews of Fox's Glee and FX's American Horror Story, directing 2 episodes of the former and 3 of the latter.

In 2013, Uppendahl made his feature film directorial debut with Grounded (formerly under the working title, Quad), a drama about a salesman that becomes a quadriplegic. It was co-written by Michael Burke, Mike Young, Robin Veith, and Brett Johnson. Jeff Daniels, Lena Olin, Aaron Paul, and Tom Berenger star.

Uppendahl serves as co-executive producer and director on Marvel's Legion; which airs on FX. The series centers on David Haller, possibly the most powerful mutant on the planet.

Filme & Serien auf plex.tv

  • Mad Men
    Mad Men1 Staffel
  • Fear the Walking Dead
    Fear the Walking Dead3 Staffeln
  • Weeds - Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn
    Weeds - Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn8 Staffeln
  • Are You Here
    Are You Here2013
  • Manhattan
    Manhattan2 Staffeln

Bekannt aus

  • Fargo
    Fargo5 Staffeln
  • Mad Men
    Mad Men7 Staffeln
  • American Horror Story
    American Horror Story12 Staffeln
  • Ray Donovan
    Ray Donovan7 Staffeln
  • Marvel's Daredevil
    Marvel's Daredevil3 Staffeln
  • Ratched
    Ratched1 Staffel
  • Dahmer - Monster: Die Geschichte von Jeffrey Dahmer
    Dahmer - Monster: Die Geschichte von Jeffrey Dahmer3 Staffeln
  • Castle Rock
    Castle Rock2 Staffeln
  • Candy: Tod in Texas
    Candy: Tod in Texas5 Folgen
  • The Walking Dead
    The Walking Dead11 Staffeln
  • Legion
    Legion3 Staffeln
  • Scream Queens
    Scream Queens2 Staffeln
  • Hollywood
    Hollywood7 Folgen
  • Hunters
    Hunters2 Staffeln
  • American Crime Story
    American Crime Story3 Staffeln
  • The Beauty
    The Beauty1 Staffel
  • Glee
    Glee6 Staffeln
  • Weeds - Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn
    Weeds - Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn8 Staffeln
  • Mayfair Witches
    Mayfair Witches2 Staffeln
  • Shameless - Nicht ganz nüchtern
    Shameless - Nicht ganz nüchtern11 Staffeln

Filmografie

2026
The Shards · as Executive Producer
2026
The Beauty · as Executive Producer
2025
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox · as Executive Producer
2024
The Decameron · as Executive Producer
2023
Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches · as Executive Producer
2022
Monster (2022) · as Executive Producer
2022
Candy · as Executive Producer
2019
The Hot Zone · as Executive Producer
2016
American Crime Story · as Executive Producer

2014
2013
Are You Here · as Officier Norbeyauf plex.tv

2011
Talking Dead · as Self - 'director'

2018
Castle Rock · as Co-Executive Producer
2017
Legion · as Co-Executive Producer