Michael Uppendahl is an American television and film director.
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. He wrote, directed and produced the 2009 short film A Hundred & Forty-Six Questions, starring Jamie Anne Allman.
Since 2008, Uppendahl has directed 7 episodes 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. The film was later renamed Adam and released in 2020.
Uppendahl served as co-executive producer and director on the first season of Marvels Legion; which aired on FX. The series centers on David Haller, possibly the most powerful mutant on the planet.
Uppendahl also worked on the video game L.A. Noire, where he served as the director for the game's cutscenes.
Filmography Television credits Year Title Episode Notes2003Becker"Thank You for Not Smoking""Amanda Moves Out""The Unbelievable Wrongness of Talking"2004"Snow Means Snow"2008Mad 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 72011American Horror Story: Murder House"Piggy Piggy"episode 62012Mad Men"At the Codfish Ball""Christmas Waltz"Glee"Choke"season 3, episode 18"Glease"season 4, episode 6Longmire"The Dark Road"season 1, episode 2American Horror Story: Asylum"Nor'easter"episode 3"I Am Anne Frank (Part 1)"episode 42013Ray Donovan"Housewarming"season 1, episode 6American Horror Story: Coven"Fearful Pranks Ensue"episode 4"The Axeman Cometh"episode 6Mad Men"To Have and to Hold"season 6, episode 4"The Crash"season 6, episode 8The Walking Dead"Live Bait"season 4, episode 62014Mad Men"A Day's Work"season 7, episode 2Turn: Washington's Spies"Epiphany"season 1, episode 5Ray Donovan"Uber Ray"season 2, episode 2Manhattan"Acceptable Limits"season 1, episode 6Ray Donovan"Volchek"season 2, episode 10"Rodef"season 2, episode 11"The Captain"season 2, episode 12American Horror Story: Freak Show"Edward Mordrake (Part 1)"episode 3"Pink Cupcakes"episode 52015House 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 9Shameless"South Side Rules"season 5, episode 10Mad Men"New Business"season 7, episode 9Turn: Washington's Spies"Providence"season 2, episode 8Ray Donovan"Tulip"season 3, episode 8Fargo"Waiting for Dutch"season 2, episode 1Scream Queens"Seven Minutes in Hell"season 1, episode 6Fargo"The Myth of Sisyphus"season 2, episode 3"Fear and Trembling"season 2, episode 4Scream Queens"Mommie Dearest"season 1, episode 8"Ghost Stories"season 1, episode 9Manhattan"Brooklyn"season 2, episode 9American Horror Story: Hotel"She Wants Revenge"episode 92016"Battle Royale"episode 11Daredevil"Guilty as Sin"season 2, episode 8Fear the Walking Dead"Blood in the Streets"season 2, episode 42017Legion"Chapter 2"season 1, episode 2"Chapter 3"season 1, episode 3"Chapter 8"season 1, episode 82018Castle Rock"Severance"season 1, episode 1"Habeas Corpus"season 1, episode 2"The Box"season 1, episode 42019The Hot Zone"Arrival"season 1, episode 1"Cell H"season 1, episode 2"Hidden"season 1, episode 62020Hunters"The Jewish Question"season 1, episode 8"Eliu v' Eliu"season 1, episode 10Ratched"Angel of Mercy: Part Two"season 1, episode 4"The Dance"season 1, episode 5Fargo"East/West"season 4, episode 92021American 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 102022Candy"Friday The 13th"season 1, episode 1"The Fight"season 1, episode 52023Mayfair Witches"The Witching Hour"season 1, episode 1"The Dark Place"season 1, episode 22024The Decameron"The Beautiful, Not-Infected Countryside"season 1, episode 1"Holiday State of Mind"season 1, episode 2"This is Awful, And You'll Never Recover"season 1, episode 7"We've Had A Good Cry"season 1, episode 8Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story"The Hurt Man"season 2, episode 5"Showtime"season 2, episode 7"Hang Men"season 2, episode 9American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez"Who Killed Aaron Hernandez?"season 1, episode 102025The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox"Amanda"season 1, episode 1"Ci vediamo piu tardi"season 1, episode 22026The Beauty"Beautiful Patient Zero"season 1, episode 6"Beautiful Living Rooms"season 1, episode 7"Beautiful Brothers"season 1, episode 8"Beautiful Beauty Day"season 1, episode 10"Beautiful Betrayal"season 1, episode 11
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