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name: "Michael Loceff"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-loceff"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T10:27:46.293334+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."
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# Michael Loceff

Writer. Born 1 January 1952.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1952
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Loceff, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92707, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516623/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214077

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*24*](https://film.one/tv/24.md) (78)

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## Biography

Michael Loceff is an American television writer and producer. He is the cousin of *24* co-creator Joel Surnow. He began his television career as a writer and story editor on the series *La Femme Nikita* (1997), contributing to multiple episodes across its run.

Loceff joined *24* (2001) as a writer and co-producer for its first season. He wrote numerous episodes, often in collaboration with Surnow, and advanced through producing roles to co-executive producer. He remained with the series for six and a half seasons until the 2007–08 writers' strike. As part of the producing team, he shared a 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

Loceff trained as a mathematician and computer scientist. He taught computer science at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, for many years and later retired. He also contributed to *24: India* (2013).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, 24.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *24* (2001), Fi1m 78, Writer, Story, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *24* (2001), series, Writer, Teleplay, Story, Co-Producer, Producer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *La Femme Nikita* (1997), series, Writer

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