Alan Poul

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Alan Poul
Born
Alan Mark Poul

(1954-05-01) May 1, 1954 (age 69)[1]
Alma materYale University[2]
Occupation(s)Director, producer
Spouse
Ari Karpel
(m. 2017)

Alan Mark Poul (born May 1, 1954) is an American film and television producer and director.

Career

Poul served as executive producer for the HBO original series, Six Feet Under, on which he made his directing debut. He directed four episodes of the series from seasons two through five.[3]

He later directed the pilot for

The Back-Up Plan, originally titled Plan B.[4]

He signed a new deal with

He directed seven episodes of the show, including the series finale.

Poul was an executive producer on Tokyo Vice and directed the final episode of its first season, Yoshino.[6] He is fluent in Japanese.[6]

Poul has been nominated for 7

News & Documentary Emmy Award in Outstanding Historical Program for The Pacific Century.[7]

Credits

Producer

Film
Television

Television director

  • Six Feet Under (2001) 4 episodes:
    • episode 2.10 "The Secret" (2002)
    • episode 3.04 "
      Nobody Sleeps
      " (2003)
    • episode 4.05 "That's My Dog" (2004)
    • episode 5.04 "Time Flies" (2005)
  • Rome (2005), 2 episodes:
    • episode 1.06 "
      Egeria
      " (2005)
    • episode 2.03 "
      These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero
      " (2007)
  • Big Love (2006) 2 episodes:
    • episode 1.11 "
      Where There's a Will (Big Love)
      " (2006)
    • episode 2.03 "Reunion" (2007)
  • Swingtown (2008) 4 episodes:
    • episode 1.01 "Pilot" (2008)
    • episode 1.02 "Love Will Find a Way" (2008)
    • episode 1.08 "Puzzlerama" (2008)
    • episode 1.13 "Take It To The Limit" (2008)
  • The Newsroom (2012–13), 7 episodes:
    • episode 1.04 "I'll Try to Fix You" (2012)
    • episode 1.09 "The Blackout Part II: Mock Debate" (2012)
    • episode 2.01 "First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers" (2013)
    • episode 2.05 "News Night with Will McAvoy" (2013)
    • episode 2.09 "Election Night, Part II" (2013)
    • episode 3.03 "Main Justice" (2014)
    • episode 3.06 "What Kind of Day Has It Been" (2014)
  • Tales of the City (2019), 3 episodes:
    • episode 1 "
      Coming Home
      "
    • episode 2 "
      She Messy
      "
    • episode 8 "
      Days of Small Surrenders
      "

Theatre

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References

  1. ^ a b Alan Mark Poul Biography (1954–)
  2. ^ "Association of Yale Alumni lists Poul 76 as Gold Host". Archived from the original on April 10, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  3. The Advocate
    . Retrieved April 2, 2008.
  4. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (February 2, 2009). "Alan Poul picks 'Plan B'". Variety.{https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/alan-poul-picks-plan-b-1117999458/}
  5. ^ "Alan Poul Inks Overall Deal with HBO, Joins Aaron Sorkin's Cable News Pilot as EP". April 11, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Motamayor, Rafael (May 31, 2022). "Every Language Everywhere All at Once". Vulture. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Alan Poul". IMDb. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

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