Michael Uppendahl

About

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...

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American Horror StorySeries • 2011ShamelessSeries • 2011The Walking DeadSeries • 2010GleeSeries • 2009Mad MenSeries • 2007FargoSeries • 2014Fear the Walking DeadSeries • 2015WeedsSeries • 2005Ray DonovanSeries • 2013Marvel's DaredevilSeries • 2015American Crime StorySeries • 2016The ShardsSeries • 2026LegionSeries • 2017Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StorySeries • 2024Mayfair WitchesSeries • 2023Castle RockSeries • 2018Scream QueensSeries • 2015HuntersSeries • 2020The BeautySeries • 2026ManhattanSeries • 2014TURN: Washington's SpiesSeries • 2014The Hot ZoneSeries • 2019The Twisted Tale of Amanda KnoxSeries • 2025American Sports Story: Aaron HernandezSeries • 2024