Michael Uppendahl

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Michael Uppendahl
Other namesMike Uppendahl
Occupation(s)Film director, television director
Years active1999–present

Michael Uppendahl is an American television and film director.

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He is well known for his work on the AMC period drama Mad Men ; the FX shows American Horror Story , Fargo , and Legion ; and the Fox musical/dramedy Glee .

Career

His first television credit came from directing 4 episodes of the CBS sitcom Becker , from 2003 to 2004. [1] [2] He wrote, directed and produced the 2009 short film A Hundred & Forty-Six Questions, starring Jamie Anne Allman.[ citation needed ]

Since 2008, Uppendahl has directed 7 episodes of the AMC drama Mad Men , for which he has received critical acclaim. [1] 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. [1]

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. [1] [3] The film was later renamed Adam and released in 2020.

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

Filmography

Television credits

YearTitleEpisodeNotes
2003 Becker "Thank You for Not Smoking"
"Amanda Moves Out"
"The Unbelievable Wrongness of Talking"
2004"Snow Means Snow"
2008 Mad Men "Six Month Leave"
2009"The Arrangements"
"The Color Blue"
2010"Christmas Comes But Once a Year"
"The Beautiful Girls"
Weeds "Pinwheels and Whirligigs" season 6, episode 7
2011 American Horror Story: Murder House "Piggy Piggy"episode 6
2012Mad Men"At the Codfish Ball"
"Christmas Waltz"
Glee "Choke" season 3, episode 18
"Glease" season 4, episode 6
Longmire "The Dark Road"season 1, episode 2
American Horror Story: Asylum "Nor'easter"episode 3
"I Am Anne Frank (Part 1)"episode 4
2013 Ray Donovan "Housewarming"season 1, episode 6
American Horror Story: Coven "Fearful Pranks Ensue"episode 4
"The Axeman Cometh"episode 6
Mad Men"To Have and to Hold"season 6, episode 4
"The Crash"season 6, episode 8
The Walking Dead "Live Bait"season 4, episode 6
2014Mad Men"A Day's Work"season 7, episode 2
Turn: Washington's Spies "Epiphany"season 1, episode 5
Ray Donovan"Uber Ray"season 2, episode 2
Manhattan "Acceptable Limits"season 1, episode 6
Ray Donovan"Volchek"season 2, episode 10
"Rodef"season 2, episode 11
"The Captain"season 2, episode 12
American Horror Story: Freak Show "Edward Mordrake (Part 1)"episode 3
"Pink Cupcakes"episode 5
2015 House of Lies "He Didn't Mean That, Natalie Portman"season 4, episode 8
"We're Going to Build a Mothership and Rule the Universe"season 4, episode 9
Shameless "South Side Rules" season 5, episode 10
Mad Men"New Business" season 7, episode 9
Turn: Washington's Spies"Providence"season 2, episode 8
Ray Donovan"Tulip"season 3, episode 8
Fargo "Waiting for Dutch" season 2, episode 1
Scream Queens "Seven Minutes in Hell"season 1, episode 6
Fargo"The Myth of Sisyphus"season 2, episode 3
"Fear and Trembling"season 2, episode 4
Scream Queens"Mommie Dearest"season 1, episode 8
"Ghost Stories"season 1, episode 9
Manhattan"Brooklyn"season 2, episode 9
American Horror Story: Hotel "She Wants Revenge"episode 9
2016"Battle Royale"episode 11 [4]
Daredevil "Guilty as Sin" season 2, episode 8
Fear the Walking Dead "Blood in the Streets" season 2, episode 4
2017 Legion "Chapter 2"season 1, episode 2
"Chapter 3"season 1, episode 3
"Chapter 8"season 1, episode 8 [5]
2018 Castle Rock "Severance"season 1, episode 1
"Habeas Corpus"season 1, episode 2
"The Box"season 1, episode 4
2019 The Hot Zone "Arrival"season 1, episode 1
"Cell H"season 1, episode 2
"Hidden"season 1, episode 6
2020 Hunters "The Jewish Question"season 1, episode 8
"Eliu v' Eliu"season 1, episode 10
Ratched "Angel of Mercy: Part Two"season 1, episode 4
"The Dance"season 1, episode 5
Fargo"East/West" season 4, episode 9
2021 American Crime Story "The President Kissed Me"season 3, episode 2
"Not to Be Believed"season 3, episode 3
"The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky"season 3, episode 7
"The Wilderness"season 3, episode 10
2022 Candy "Friday The 13th"season 1, episode 1
"The Fight"season 1, episode 5
2023 Mayfair Witches "The Witching Hour"season 1, episode 1
"The Dark Place"season 1, episode 2

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