Daniel Sackheim

He has won a Primetime Emmy Award as a director and been nominated twice for his work as a producer and director.

• Name — Daniel Sackheim • Born — 1962 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, United States • Years Active — 1984–present • Spouse — Leslie Sackheim • Children — 2 • Website — http: danielsackheim.com/ • Parents — William Sackheim JoAnne Cohen Sackheim • Occupation — Film director, television producer, television director

Daniel Sackheim was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, the son of screenwriter William Sackheim and his wife JoAnne (née Cohen). His brother Drew Sackheim is a fashion photographer. He is married to Leslie Sackheim; they have two children, Josh and Emma, and live in Encino, California. Sackheim's career began with a role as an assistant film editor on the 1984 John Cassavetes film Love Streams, before he found work as a music supervisor and associate producer on the NBC series Miami Vice. Sackheim's first time as a director was on "Mushrooms", a 1991 episode from the premiere season of the television series Law & Order. Sackheim later went on to produce the pilot episode of The X-Files and direct the pilot episode of Harsh Realm. Sackheim also served as an executive producer for the 2005 series Night Stalker, a remake of the 1970s series Kolchak: The Night Stalker; and again as executive producer for the 2012 series The Finder. Sackheim directed the pilot episode of NBC's Hawaii and the television films Homeland Security and The Lottery. Sackheim made his feature film directing debut on 2001's The Glass House. In 1999, he signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television. From 2010 Sackheim has directed a number of episodes of high rating AMC series The Walking Dead, and since 2013 has also worked as a producer on the FX series The Americans which was listed in the American Film Institute Awards 2013 best ten television programs of the year; as well as serving as executive producer for the 2012 series The Finder. He has also directed three episodes of Jack Ryan. On July 21, 2020, he and producer Tony To founded Bedrock Entertainment with ITV Studios America as partner.

• Title — Director — Producer — Notes • Alfred Hitchcock Presents • Miami Vice • Law & Order • ER — 1 episode • Earth 2 — 1 episode • NYPD Blue — 3 episodes • Millennium — 1 episode • The X-Files — 5 episodes • Harsh Realm — 3 episodes • Judging Amy — 3 episodes • Kingpin — 2 episodes • The Lyon's Den — 1 episode • Hawaii — 1 episode • Las Vegas — 1 episode • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 1 episode • Night Stalker — 2 episodes • House — 7 episodes • Life — 7 episodes • Lie to Me — 6 episodes • Bones — 1 episode • The Finder — 2 episodes • The Walking Dead — 3 episodes • The Americans — 7 episodes • The Bridge — 1 episode • The Leftovers — 2 episodes • Battle Creek — 1 episode • Game of Thrones — 2 episodes • The Man in the High Castle — 1 episode • Fear the Walking Dead — 1 episode • Better Call Saul — 2 episodes • Ozark — 2 episodes • Jack Ryan — 3 episodes • The First — 2 episodes • True Detective — 4 episodes • Servant — 2 episodes • Lovecraft Country — 2 episodes • The Audacity — 2 episodes • Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed — 2 episodes TV movies • Midnight Run for Your Life (1994) • In the Shadow of Evil (1995) • Grand Avenue (1996) • The Lottery (1996) • Homeland Security (2004) (Also co-executive producer)

Daniel Sackheim is recorded as having received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.