| Daniel Sackheim | |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, United States |
| Yearsactive: | 1984–present |
| Spouse: | Leslie Sackheim |
| Children: | 2 |
| Parents: | William Sackheim JoAnne Cohen Sackheim |
| Occupation: | Film director, television producer, television director |
Daniel Sackheim (born in 1962)[1] is an American television and film director, producer, and photographer. Sackheim has produced and directed for The X-Files, Law & Order, House and NYPD Blue. He also directed The Walking Dead, The Americans, and Ozark, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He has won a Primetime Emmy Award as a director and been nominated twice for his work as a producer and director. Sackheim directed the third and fourth episodes of the sixth season of Game of Thrones.
Daniel Sackheim was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles,[2] the son of screenwriter William Sackheim and his wife JoAnne (née Cohen).[3] His brother Drew Sackheim is a fashion photographer.[4] [5] 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.[6]
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 ;[7] and again as executive producer for the 2012 series The Finder.[8] Sackheim directed the pilot episode of NBC's Hawaii and the television films Homeland Security and The Lottery.[7] [9] 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.[10]
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.[8] 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.[11]
Sackheim's work has earned him one Primetime Emmy Award and three additional Emmy nominations. In 1994, Sackheim won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, having been nominated for his work on the NYPD Blue episode "Tempest in a C-Cup".[12] His three other nominations have both been for Outstanding Drama Series in the role of producer—for Law & Order in 1992,[13] and for House in 2007.[14] and outstanding directing for Ozark in 2018.
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Love Streams | Assistant editor |
| 1994 | Midnight Run for Your Life | Director |
| 1995 | In the Shadow of Evil | Director |
| 1996 | Grand Avenue | Director |
| The Lottery | Director | |
| 1998 | The X-Files | Producer |
| 2001 | The Glass House | Director |
| 2004 | Homeland Security | Director; co-executive producer |
| 2010 | Baby | Producer (uncredited) |
| Series | As director | As producer |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | — | 21 episodes |
| Miami Vice | — | 42 episodes |
| Law & Order | 7 episodes | 44 episodes |
| ER | 1 episode | — |
| Earth 2 | 1 episode | — |
| NYPD Blue | 3 episodes | — |
| Millennium | 1 episode | 11 episodes |
| The X-Files | 5 episodes | 23 episodes |
| Harsh Realm | 3 episodes | 8 episodes |
| Judging Amy | 3 episodes | 24 episodes |
| Kingpin | 2 episodes | 5 episodes |
| The Lyon's Den | 1 episode | 2 episodes |
| Hawaii | 1 episode | — |
| Las Vegas | 1 episode | 5 episodes |
| 1 episode | — | |
| Night Stalker | 2 episodes | 5 episodes |
| House | 7 episodes | 44 episodes |
| Life | 7 episodes | 31 episodes |
| Lie to Me | 6 episodes | 35 episodes |
| Bones | 1 episode | — |
| The Finder | 2 episodes | 9 episodes |
| The Walking Dead | 3 episodes | — |
| The Americans | 7 episodes | 26 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 | — |