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Michael Uppendahl

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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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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      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    American Horror Story (2011)
    American Horror Story
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
    The Walking Dead
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    Mad Men (2007)
    Mad Men
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    Dan Stevens in Legion (2017)
    Legion
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • The Shards
      • directed by
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Bishop
      • director
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Homer Gere, Graham Campbell, Hayes Warner, Kaia Gerber, and Igby Rigney in The Shards (2026)
      The Shards
      6.0
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2026
    • The Beauty (2026)
      The Beauty
      6.6
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2026
    • The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (2025)
      The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • American Sports Story (2024)
      American Sports Story
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Ella Beatty in Monster (2022)
      Monster
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Amar Chadha-Patel, Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Jessica Plummer, Douggie McMeekin, Karan Gill, Tanya Reynolds, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in The Decameron (2024)
      The Decameron
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Alexandra Daddario in Mayfair Witches (2023)
      Mayfair Witches
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Jessica Biel in Candy (2022)
      Candy
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
      American Crime Story
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 2021
    • Fargo (2014)
      Fargo
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2020
    • Sarah Paulson in Ratched (2020)
      Ratched
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Aaron Paul and Shannon Lucio in Adam (2020)
      Adam
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Hollywood (2020)
      Hollywood
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • directed by
      • 2020
    • Lena Olin, Carol Kane, Logan Lerman, Louis Ozawa, Jerrika Hinton, Kate Mulvany, and Tiffany Boone in Hunters (2020)
      Hunters
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Julianna Margulies in The Hot Zone (2019)
      The Hot Zone
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019

    Producer

    • The Shards
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Bishop
      • executive producer
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Homer Gere, Graham Campbell, Hayes Warner, Kaia Gerber, and Igby Rigney in The Shards (2026)
      The Shards
      6.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • The Beauty (2026)
      The Beauty
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (2025)
      The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Ella Beatty in Monster (2022)
      Monster
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Amar Chadha-Patel, Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Jessica Plummer, Douggie McMeekin, Karan Gill, Tanya Reynolds, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in The Decameron (2024)
      The Decameron
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Alexandra Daddario in Mayfair Witches (2023)
      Mayfair Witches
      6.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Jessica Biel in Candy (2022)
      Candy
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
      American Crime Story
      8.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Julianna Margulies in The Hot Zone (2019)
      The Hot Zone
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Castle Rock (2018)
      Castle Rock
      7.5
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2018
    • Dan Stevens in Legion (2017)
      Legion
      8.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2017
    • A Hundred & Forty-Six Questions
      8.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009

    Additional Crew

    • Paget Brewster, Irene Molloy, Andy Richter, Jonathan Slavin, and James Patrick Stuart in Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002)
      Andy Richter Controls the Universe
      7.9
      TV Series
      • assistant to producer (as Mike Uppendahl)
      • 2002–2003
    • Ted Danson, Shawnee Smith, and Hattie Winston in Becker (1998)
      Becker
      7.3
      TV Series
      • assistant to producers
      • assistant to the producers
      • 1998–1999

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Mike Uppendahl
    • Other works
      Known for directing plays in Los Angeles, mostly at Tim Robbins' Actors' Gang Theater.

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      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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