Biography
Michael Waxman was an American film and television director and producer. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Brooklyn College. He began his career as an assistant director, working on every film directed by Michael Mann from Manhunter (1986) onwards, as well as other features including When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Heat (1995) and Collateral (2004).
Waxman served as first assistant director on the television series Friday Night Lights (2006) before making his directorial debut on the show in 2008. He directed eleven episodes, including the series finale, and received a Primetime Emmy nomination as a producer in 2011. His other directing credits include episodes of Grimm (2011), The Event (2011), Prime Suspect (2011), Chicago Med (2015–2021) and 12 Monkeys (2015). He died in April 2025.
