---
name: "Michael Blieden"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-blieden"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "29 October 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T18:59:32.933430+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Blieden

Director. Born 29 October 1971 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 29 October 1971, USA
- **Active:** 2013–2014
- **Frequently works with:** [Gabe Liedman](https://film.one/person/gabe-liedman.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as director, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113254850, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0088392/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/91610

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Broad City*](https://film.one/tv/broad-city.md) (80)
- **Netflix:** [*Brooklyn Nine-Nine*](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Blieden is an American director and writer. He directed an episode of the series *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2014) and episodes of *Broad City* (2015).

His other directing credits include episodes of *Awkward.* (2011), *Sirens* (2014), *Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll* (2015–2016) and *South Side* (2019–2022), on which he also served as writer and executive producer. He directed the feature *The Comedians of Comedy* (2005) and segments for *Late Night with Jimmy Fallon*. He is an alumnus of the Comedy Company at the University of Michigan.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Broad City* (2014), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/broad-city.md)
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *South Side* (2019), series, Director
- *Throwing Shade Live* (2017), Director
- *Mary + Jane* (2016), series, Director
- *Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll* (2015), series, Director
- *Jason Nash Is Married* (2014), as Jeff Grayson
- *Sirens* (2014), series, Director
- *Growing Up Fisher* (2014), series, Director
- *Broad City* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/broad-city.md)
- *Us & Them* (2014), series, Director
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *The Inbetweeners* (2012), series, Director
- *Awkward.* (2011), series, Director
- *Andy Kindler: I Wish I Was Bitter* (2009), Producer, Camera Operator
- *Childrens Hospital* (2008), series, as Assistant Director
- *Super High Me* (2007), Director
- *Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion* (2007), Director, Editor, Co-Producer, Camera Operator
- *Joe Rogan: Live* (2006), Director
- *The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey* (2006), Director
- *Comedians of Comedy* (2005), series, Director, Creator
- *The Comedians of Comedy* (2005), Director
- *Zoey 101* (2005), series, as Mr. Bender
- *Zach Galifianakis: Look Who it Isn't* (2005), Director
- *The Frank International Film Festival* (2004), Michael Blieden, Writer, Music, Editor
- *Melvin Goes to Dinner* (2003), Melvin, Screenplay, Theatre Play, Editor, Co-Producer
- *Arrested Development* (2003), series, as Agent Cummings — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *Maryam* (2002), as Pete
- *Everything's Relative* (1999), series, as Patient
- *The King of Queens* (1998), series, as John
- *ER* (1994), series, as Paul's Brother — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary*, Executive Producer

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