---
name: "Daniel Sackheim"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/daniel-sackheim"
fi1m_id: "daniel-sackheim"
imdb_id: "nm0755261"
tmdb_id: 12632
wikidata_id: "Q3014648"
roles: ["Director","Producer"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 20
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "director"
average_over: 17
updated: "2026-10-10T04:37:29.791125+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."
---

# Daniel Sackheim

## Identity

Daniel Sackheim

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/daniel-sackheim
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** daniel-sackheim
- **IMDb ID:** nm0755261
- **TMDB ID:** 12632
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3014648
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Sackheim, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3014648, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0755261/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12632

Director and producer. Born 1 January 1953 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1953, USA
- **Active:** 1982–present
- **Also known as:** Dan Sackheim
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 20: 17 directing, 1 writing, 1 producing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Lesli Linka Glatter](https://film.one/person/lesli-linka-glatter.md), [Michelle MacLaren](https://film.one/person/michelle-maclaren.md), [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [James Hayman](https://film.one/person/james-hayman.md), [Alex Chapple](https://film.one/person/alex-chapple.md), [Alik Sakharov](https://film.one/person/alik-sakharov.md), [Andrew Bernstein](https://film.one/person/andrew-bernstein.md), [Christopher Misiano](https://film.one/person/christopher-misiano.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as director, over 17 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 70 (2), 1990s 78 (5), 2000s 74 (2), 2010s 79 (8), 2020s 69 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 76 across 13 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 15, Crime 7, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 5, Mystery 3, Action & Adventure 2, Comedy 2
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Sackheim, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3014648, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0755261/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12632

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Americans*](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md) (91), [*ER*](https://film.one/tv/er.md) (88), [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84), [*House*](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) (78)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Leftovers*](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md) (87), [*Game of Thrones*](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md) (82), [*True Detective*](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md) (80), [*Lovecraft Country*](https://film.one/tv/lovecraft-country.md) (74)
- **Netflix:** [*Better Call Saul*](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md) (84)
- **Tubi:** [*Miami Vice*](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md) (81)
- **Apple TV:** [*Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed*](https://film.one/tv/maximum-pleasure-guaranteed.md) (74)
- **Hulu:** [*Law & Order*](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) (72)

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

## Biography

Daniel Sackheim is an American television and film director and producer. He began directing in the early 1990s on series including *Law & Order* and went on to direct episodes of *The X-Files*, *NYPD Blue*, *House* and *Life*, serving as executive producer on the last two.

His later credits include episodes of *Game of Thrones*, *The Walking Dead*, *Better Call Saul*, *True Detective*, *Ozark* and *Fear the Walking Dead*. He directed two episodes of the 2026 series *Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed*. Sackheim won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for an episode of *NYPD Blue* and has received further Emmy nominations as a producer and director.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (20)

### Directed (17) — the average rests on these

- *Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed* (2026), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/maximum-pleasure-guaranteed.md)
- *The Audacity* (2026), Fi1m 60, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-audacity.md)
- *Lovecraft Country* (2020), Fi1m 74, Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/lovecraft-country.md)
- *Ozark* (2017), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md)
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *The Leftovers* (2014), Fi1m 87, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *True Detective* (2014), Fi1m 80, Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md)
- *The Americans* (2013), Fi1m 91, Executive Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)
- *Longmire* (2012), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/longmire.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Bones* (2005), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *Miami Vice* (1984), Fi1m 81, Story, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)

### Produced (1)

- *The X-Files* (1998), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-x-files-1998.md)

### Crew (1)

- *Annie* (1982), Fi1m 58, Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/annie.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed* (2026), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/maximum-pleasure-guaranteed.md)
- *The Audacity* (2026), series, Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-audacity.md)
- *Lovecraft Country* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/lovecraft-country.md)
- *Servant* (2019), series, Director
- *The First* (2018), series, Director
- *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Ozark* (2017), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md)
- *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), series, Director
- *Battle Creek* (2015), series, Director, Writer
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *The Man in the High Castle* (2015), series, Director
- *The Leftovers* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *True Detective* (2014), series, Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md)
- *The Bridge* (2013), series, Director
- *Red Widow* (2013), series, Director
- *The Americans* (2013), series, Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)
- *Chicago Fire* (2012), series, Director
- *Longmire* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/longmire.md)
- *The Finder* (2012), series, Director
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Nikita* (2010), series, Director
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, Director
- *Life* (2007), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Night Stalker* (2005), series, Director
- *Bones* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *House* (2004), series, Director, Executive Producer, Consulting Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Hawaii* (2004), series, Director
- *Homeland Security* (2004), Director
- *The Lyon's Den* (2003), series, Executive Producer
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, Director
- *Kingpin* (2003), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *The Glass House* (2001), Director
- *Harsh Realm* (1999), series, Director
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, Director
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, Director
- *The X-Files* (1998), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-x-files-1998.md)
- *Millennium* (1996), series, Director
- *The Lottery* (1996), Director
- *Grand Avenue* (1996), Director
- *In the Shadow of Evil* (1995), Director
- *Earth 2* (1994), series, Director
- *ER* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Midnight Run for Your Life* (1994), Director
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, Director, Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, Teleplay, Story, Associate Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Annie* (1982), Assistant Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/annie.md)

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1994: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (won), for *NYPD Blue*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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