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Hanelle Culpepper
Born
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Other namesHanelle M. Culpepper, Hanelle Culpepper Meier
OccupationsDirector, producer
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Jeffrey Meier
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(m. 2000)​
Children2
Websitehillview798.com

Hanelle M. Culpepper is an American television and film director, best known for her work in television directing episodes of 90210, Parenthood, Criminal Minds, Revenge, Grimm, and Star Trek: Discovery along with other series. Before working in television, Culpepper worked as a production assistant and directed and produced short films. She also directed the thriller feature films Within (2009), Deadly Sibling Rivalry (2011),[1] Murder on the 13th Floor (2012)[2] and Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer (2013).[3]

Culpepper became the first woman director and the first African American director[4] to launch a new Star Trek series in the franchise's history, directing the opening three episodes of Star Trek: Picard (2020).[5] Culpepper directed and co-executive-produced the pilot of the series revival of Kung Fu (2021).[6]

Early life and education

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Culpepper grew up in Alabama in a family that loved movies and television. At first, she wanted to be an actor, but her parents pointed out that she was always directing her siblings in plays she wrote and put on.

Her father worked as a lineman for a telephone company in Birmingham. He became one of the first African American executives at the company. Her mother was a homemaker who later worked in a bank and the city government.[7]

Culpepper is a 1988 alumna of Indian Springs School, a private high school outside of Birmingham.[8] In her senior year, she decided she wanted to be a director after directing her first play, a one-act comedy by George S. Kaufman, If Men Played Cards As Women Do.[7]

She attended Lake Forest College, near Chicago, IL. She was active in theater and majored in economics and French, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.[9][10] She earned her M.A. from USC Annenberg School for Communication.[11]

Career

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Culpepper is the director and co-executive producer of the pilot of Kung Fu (2021). The series is a reboot of the 1970s television show Kung Fu, which starred David Carradine. Olivia Liang stars in the reboot as a young Chinese American woman, Nicky Chen. Culpepper said that she is honoured to introduce "an authentic and honest portrayal of a Chinese American family".[6]

On March 13, 2020, restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily shut down production of the Kung Fu pilot, as well as most film productions around the world.[12] Because of this delay, The CW Television Network producing the new series pushed its launch to later in 2021.[13]

Culpepper is listed among the alumni of AFI’s longtime directing workshop program called AFI DWW+ (originally the Directing Workshop for Women).[14]

In January 2024, AFI announced that Culpepper would serve as Guest Artistic Director for the DWW+ Class of 2025 — meaning she will oversee the program’s artistic curriculum and mentor the new cohort of filmmakers.[15]

Awards and Nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards 2026 Outstanding Directing in Drama Series Paradise (episode: "Exodus") Nominated [16]
NAACP Image Awards 2022 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series True Story (episode: "Like Cain Did Abel") Nominated [17]
2021 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Star Trek: Picard (episode: "Remembrance") Won [18]
2015 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Criminal Minds (episode: "The Edge of Winter") Nominated [19]
The Astra Awards 2025 Best Directing in a Drama Series Matlock (episode: "I Was That, Too") Nominated [20]
Black Reel TV Awards 2026 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Paradise (episode: "Exodus") Won [21]
2022 Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (episode: "Ptolemy") Nominated [22]

Other Accolades

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Personal life

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Culpepper met her future husband, Jeffrey Meier, when she was interning at Sony while studying film for her M.A.

Television

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References

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  1. ^ "Deadly Sibling Rivalry | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "Murder on the 13th Floor (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  3. ^ "Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "'Star Trek: Picard' Director Hanelle Culpepper On Breaking Barriers And Doing The Work – Guest Column". Deadline. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hanelle Culpepper to Make Trek History Directing Picard Series". March 2019.
  6. ^ a b Otterson, Joe (March 5, 2020). "Hanelle Culpepper to Direct 'Kung Fu' Pilot at CW (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Wachter, Paul (January 22, 2020). "Famous for its history of diversity, 'Star Trek' gets its first black female director". Andscape. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  8. ^ Cook, Sarah (Summer 2017). "Hanelle Culpepper Meier '88: From School Plays to Hollywood Productions". Indian Springs a Magazine for Alumni and Friends of Indian Springs School. 15 (2). Indian Springs, Alabama: Indian Springs School: 49.
  9. ^ "Phi Beta Kappa - Elected in the 1990s". Lake Forest College. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Culpepper". Star Trek. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Bio – Hanelle M. Culpepper". Hillview798.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  12. ^ Andrew Whalen (March 31, 2020). "'Picard' is the first 'Star Trek' series launched by a woman director—here's how she did it". Newsweek. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  13. ^ Keveney, Bill. "CW delays returning favorites until January after COVID-19 shutters production". USA Today. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Watch: AFI Alums Hanelle Culpepper and Tessa Blake Talk About Directing Episodic Television". American Film Institute. October 31, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  15. ^ "AFI Announces Participants for Prestigious AFI DWW+ Program and Names Hanelle M. Culpepper Guest Artistic Director". American Film Institute. October 19, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  16. ^ "Hanelle M. Culpepper | Emmy Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  17. ^ "Hanelle M. Culpepper | NAACP Image Awards" (PDF). Society Awards. Retrieved October 2, 2026.
  18. ^ "Hanelle M. Culpepper | NAACP Image Awards". Variety. March 28, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
  19. ^ "Hanelle M. Culpepper | NAACP Image Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
  20. ^ "Hanelle M. Culpepper | The Astra TV Awards". Gold Derby. June 11, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
  21. ^ "Hanelle M. Culpepper | Black Reel TV Awards". Gold Derby. August 18, 2026. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
  22. ^ "Hanelle M. Culpepper | Black Reel TV Awards". Deadline. June 16, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
  23. ^ "Hanelle M. Culpepper | Sundance". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 2026-10-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  24. ^ "Hanelle M. Culpepper | Variety". Variety. May 9, 2019. Retrieved 2026-10-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  25. ^ "Hanelle M. Culpepper | Canvas Rebel". [[1]]. Retrieved 2026-10-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  26. ^ "Hanelle Culpepper Chosen As Director For Star Trek Picard Show Premiere Episodes". TrekMovie.com. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
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