Michael Uppendahl

Regista, Produttore, Attore

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.

Film e Serie su Plex

  • Mad Men
    Mad Men1 stagione
  • Fear the Walking Dead
    Fear the Walking Dead3 stagioni
  • Weeds
    Weeds8 stagioni
  • Are You Here
    Are You Here2013
  • Manhattan
    Manhattan2 stagioni

Famoso per

  • Mad Men
    Mad Men7 stagioni
  • Ratched
    Ratched1 stagione
  • Fargo
    Fargo5 stagioni
  • American Horror Story
    American Horror Story12 stagioni
  • Ray Donovan
    Ray Donovan7 stagioni
  • Dahmer - Mostro: la storia di Jeffrey Dahmer
    Dahmer - Mostro: la storia di Jeffrey Dahmer3 stagioni
  • Castle Rock
    Castle Rock2 stagioni
  • Candy: Morte in Texas
    Candy: Morte in Texas5 episodi
  • The Walking Dead
    The Walking Dead11 stagioni
  • Daredevil
    Daredevil3 stagioni
  • Legion
    Legion3 stagioni
  • Hunters
    Hunters2 stagioni
  • Scream Queens
    Scream Queens2 stagioni
  • Hollywood
    Hollywood7 episodi
  • American Crime Story
    American Crime Story3 stagioni
  • The Beauty
    The Beauty1 stagione
  • Shameless
    Shameless11 stagioni
  • Glee
    Glee6 stagioni
  • Weeds
    Weeds8 stagioni
  • Le streghe Mayfair di Anne Rice
    Le streghe Mayfair di Anne Rice2 stagioni

Filmografia

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 NorbeySu Plex

2011
Talking Dead · as Self - 'director'

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