Alan Poul

Alan Poul
Born	Alan Mark Poul May 1, 1954[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Alma mater	Yale University [2]
Occupation	Director, producer

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

Career

Poul^[3] 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.^[4]

He signed a new deal with HBO in April 2011. He is an executive producer Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom.^[5] He has also directed 5 episodes of the show in the first two seasons.

Credits

Producer Film Black Rain (1989) Candyman (1992) Inside Out (1992) 'Til There Was You (1997) Woman on Top (2000) Television Tales of the City (1993) My So-Called Life (1994–1995) More Tales of the City (1998) Six Feet Under (2001–2005) Further Tales of the City (2001) Swingtown (2008) Perception Good Christian Bitches

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), 5 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)

Theatre

"Vagabond Stars" 1978 (lyricist) Pre-Broadway: Berkshire Theatre Festival. Starring: Lewis Stadlen, Marilyn Sokol, Robert M. Rosen aka Robert Ozn, Paul Kreppel

References

1. Alan Mark Poul Biography (1954–)
2. Association of Yale Alumni lists Poul 76 as Gold Host
3. Buchanan, Kyle (December 18, 2007). "The gigolo grows up". The Advocate. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
4. Siegel, Tatiana (February 2, 2009). "Alan Poul picks 'Plan B'". Variety.
5. http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/alan-poul-inks-overal-deal-with-hbo-joins-aaron-sorkins-cable-news-pilot-as-ep/

External links

• Alan Poul at the Internet Movie Database