Alan Poul was born may 1, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 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 Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom. He has also directed five episodes of the show in the first two seasons.

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