Michel Noll is a French television director and producer. Born in Cologne in Germany on 10th May 1949, Noll has lived in France for more than 40 years. After reading Economics and Sociology at Cologne University in Germany, he became a Producer/Director of television programmes when, in 1977, he joined TELECIP in Paris, then leading French independent production company. Since the year 2000, he started to move away from television into the movie industry, producing and/or directing several feature documentaries. He is married to Anglo-Irish author and actress Carol Drinkwater.