Alan Poul

Alan Poul
Born
Alan Mark Poul

(1954-05-01) May 1, 1954 (age 72)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationYale University
OccupationsDirector, producer
Spouse
Ari Karpel
​
(m. 2017)​

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

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 was an executive producer of Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom. 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. He is fluent in Japanese.

Poul has been nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys, a Directors Guild of America award, and won a News & Documentary Emmy Award in Outstanding Historical Program for The Pacific Century.

Credits

Producer

Film
Television

Director

Film
Television
  • Six Feet Under (2002–05), 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 (2005–07), 2 episodes:
  • Big Love (2006–07), 2 episodes:
  • 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 Big C (2010), 2 episodes:
    • episode 1.06 "Taking Lumps" (2010)
    • episode 1.07 "Two for the Road" (2010)
  • GBC (2012), 1 episode:
    • episode 1.01 "Pilot" (2012)
  • Perception (2012), 1 episode:
    • episode 1.01 "Pilot" (2012)
  • The Newsroom (2012–14), 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)
  • Grace and Frankie (2018)
    • episode 4.12 "The Rats" (2018)
  • Tales of the City (2019), 3 episodes:
    • episode 1 "Coming Home" (2019)
    • episode 2 "She Messy" (2019)
    • episode 8 "Days of Small Surrenders" (2019)
  • The Eddy (2020), 2 episodes:
    • episode 7 "Katarina" (2020)
    • Episode 8 "The Eddy" (2020)
  • Tokyo Vice (2022–24), 3 episodes:
    • episode 1.08 "Yoshino" (2022)
    • episode 2.01 "Don't Ever F**king Miss" (2024)
    • episode 2.02 "Be My Number One" (2024)

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. 1 2 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. ↑ 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.{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. 1 2 Motamayor, Rafael (May 31, 2022). "Every Language Everywhere All at Once". Vulture. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Alan Poul". IMDb. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 20, 2026). "Jessica Chastain Thriller 'The Savant' Getting 2027 Release On Apple TV After Year On Hold". Deadline. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 25, 2025). "Jessica Chastain & Adam Driver Star In The Dealer Drama Series Ordered By Apple From Media Res". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 25, 2025. Retrieved September 21, 2026.