Full Name Alan Mark Poul Role Film producer Name Alan Poul | Occupation Director, producer Alma mater Yale University Education Yale University | |
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Born May 1, 1954 (age 69) ( 1954-05-01 ) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Awards Producers Guild of America Award - Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Drama Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Movies The Back‑up Plan, Candyman, Tales of the City, Woman on Top, Thursday Similar People Michaela Watkins, Alan Ball, Noureen DeWulf, Eric Christian Olsen, Alex O'Loughlin | ||
Alan Poul - Six Feet Under - 2002 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech
Alan Mark Poul (born May 1, 1954) is an American film and television producer and director.
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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.
He later directed the pilot for CBS' series Swingtown, of which he directed a total of four episodes. He also directed the 2010 CBS Films romantic comedy The Back-Up Plan, originally titled Plan B.
He signed a new deal with HBO in April 2011. He is an executive producer Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom. He has also directed five episodes of the show in the first two seasons.
Theatre
"Vagabond Stars" 1978 (lyricist) Pre-Broadway: Berkshire Theatre Festival. Starring: Lewis Stadlen, Marilyn Sokol, Robert M. Rosen aka Robert Ozn, Paul Kreppel
