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Michael Uppendahl

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Michael Uppendahl
Michael Uppendahl is known for American Horror Story (2011), The Walking Dead (2010) and Mad Men (2007).
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Marianna Palka and Michael Uppendahl in The Lion's Mouth Opens (2014)
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Melanie Lynskey, Michael Uppendahl, and André Holland in Castle Rock (2018)
Michael Uppendahl and André Holland in Castle Rock (2018)

Known for

American Horror Story (2011)
American Horror Story
8.0
TV Series
  • Director
Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, and Michael James Shaw in The Walking Dead (2010)
The Walking Dead
8.1
TV Series
  • Director(directed by)
Mad Men (2007)
Mad Men
8.7
TV Series
  • Director
Dan Stevens in Legion (2017)
Legion
8.2
TV Series
  • Director

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Director

  • The Decameron
    • Pre-production
  • Alexandra Daddario in Mayfair Witches (2023)
    Mayfair Witches
  • Jessica Biel in Candy (2022)
    Candy
  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    American Crime Story
  • Fargo (2014)
    Fargo
  • Sarah Paulson in Ratched (2020)
    Ratched
  • Aaron Paul in Adam (2020)
    Adam
  • Hollywood (2020)
    Hollywood
    • (directed by)
  • Lena Olin, Carol Kane, Logan Lerman, Louis Ozawa, Jerrika Hinton, Kate Mulvany, and Tiffany Boone in Hunters (2020)
    Hunters
  • Julianna Margulies in The Hot Zone (2019)
    The Hot Zone
  • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
    Ray Donovan
  • Castle Rock (2018)
    Castle Rock
  • Dan Stevens in Legion (2017)
    Legion
  • Colman Domingo and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
    Fear the Walking Dead
    • (directed by)
  • Charlie Cox, Jon Bernthal, and Elodie Yung in Daredevil (2015)
    Daredevil
  • American Horror Story (2011)
    American Horror Story

Producer

  • The Decameron
    • Pre-production
  • Alexandra Daddario in Mayfair Witches (2023)
    Mayfair Witches
  • Jessica Biel in Candy (2022)
    Candy
  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    American Crime Story
  • Julianna Margulies in The Hot Zone (2019)
    The Hot Zone
  • Castle Rock (2018)
    Castle Rock
  • Dan Stevens in Legion (2017)
    Legion
  • A Hundred & Forty-Six Questions

Additional Crew

  • Marilu Henner, Jon Cryer, June Lockhart, Dan Cortese, Conan O'Brien, John Eric Bentley, Paget Brewster, Steven Gilborn, Rick Hoffman, Beth Littleford, Irene Molloy, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Michael Peña, Andy Richter, Charles Robinson, Molly Sims, Jonathan Slavin, James Patrick Stuart, and Bree Turner in Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002)
    Andy Richter Controls the Universe
    • (as Mike Uppendahl)
  • Terry Farrell, Ted Danson, Alex Désert, Shawnee Smith, and Hattie Winston in Becker (1998)
    Becker

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    Known for directing plays in Los Angeles, mostly at Tim Robbins' Actors' Gang Theater.

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    Was thanked in Richard Linklater's "subUrbia" because Linklater cast Amie Carey as his lead after seeing her perform the role on stage under Uppendahl's direction.

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