--- name: "Michael Waxman" canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-waxman" fi1m_id: "michael-waxman" imdb_id: "nm0915400" tmdb_id: 212137 wikidata_id: "Q6835243" roles: ["Director","Producer"] born: "1 January 1901" reviewed_on_fi1m: 15 average_fi1m_score: 70 average_as: "director" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-10-05T01:58:35.260811+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." --- # Michael Waxman ## Identity Michael Waxman - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-waxman - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** michael-waxman - **IMDb ID:** nm0915400 - **TMDB ID:** 212137 - **Wikidata ID:** Q6835243 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Waxman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6835243, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915400/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/212137 Director and producer. Born 1 January 1901 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Director, Producer - **Born:** 1 January 1901, Brooklyn, New York, USA - **Active:** 1986–2013 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 15: 5 directing, 3 producing, 7 crew - **Frequently works with:** [Dan Lerner](https://film.one/person/dan-lerner.md), [Paul A. Edwards](https://film.one/person/paul-a-edwards.md), [Alex Zakrzewski](https://film.one/person/alex-zakrzewski.md), [Ami Canaan Mann](https://film.one/person/ami-canaan-mann.md), [Bethany Rooney](https://film.one/person/bethany-rooney.md), [Connie Britton](https://film.one/person/connie-britton.md), [David Grossman](https://film.one/person/david-grossman.md), [David Solomon](https://film.one/person/david-solomon.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as director, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (2), 1990s 78 (4), 2000s 73 (5), 2010s 66 (4) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 72 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 5, Mystery 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Crime 1, Sport 1 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Waxman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6835243, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915400/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/212137 ## Streaming the US now - **Paramount+:** [*Friday Night Lights*](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md) (86) - **Pluto TV:** [*Nashville*](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md) (74) - **Disney+:** [*Once Upon a Time*](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md) (65) - **Netflix:** [*The Blacklist*](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) (63) - **Peacock:** [*Grimm*](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md) (63) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## 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. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (15) ### Directed (5) — the average rests on these - *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) - *Nashville* (2012), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md) - *Grimm* (2011), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md) - *Once Upon a Time* (2011), Fi1m 65, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md) - *Friday Night Lights* (2006), Fi1m 86, Producer, Co-Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md) ### Produced (3) - *Miami Vice* (2006), Fi1m 67, First Assistant Director, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md) - *Collateral* (2004), Fi1m 85, Assistant Director, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/collateral.md) - *The Insider* (1999), Fi1m 89, Co-Producer, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md) ### Crew (7) - *Public Enemies* (2009), Fi1m 64, Second Unit Director, Second Unit First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/public-enemies.md) - *Scary Movie* (2000), Fi1m 63, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-2000.md) - *Heat* (1995), Fi1m 91, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/heat.md) - *The Last of the Mohicans* (1992), Fi1m 84, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-of-the-mohicans.md) - *Drop Dead Fred* (1991), Fi1m 48, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/drop-dead-fred.md) - *When Harry Met Sally...* (1989), Fi1m 84, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/when-harry-met-sally.md) - *Manhunter* (1986), Fi1m 84, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/manhunter.md) ## Complete filmography (30) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Chicago Med* (2015), series, Director, Executive Producer, In Memory Of - *12 Monkeys* (2015), series, Director - *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, Director - *The Blacklist* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) - *Nashville* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md) - *Grimm* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md) - *Once Upon a Time* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md) - *The Event* (2010), series, Director - *Public Enemies* (2009), Second Unit Director, Second Unit First Assistant Director — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/public-enemies.md) - *Friday the 13th* (2009), First Assistant Director - *Friday Night Lights* (2006), series, as TABC Agent · Director, Co-Producer, Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md) - *Miami Vice* (2006), Co-Producer, First Assistant Director — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md) - *Transporter 2* (2005), Stunts, Associate Producer, First Assistant Director - *Collateral* (2004), as Lenny the Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited) · Co-Producer, Assistant Director — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/collateral.md) - *Scary Movie* (2000), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-2000.md) - *The Insider* (1999), Co-Producer, First Assistant Director — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md) - *Metro* (1997), First Assistant Director - *Celtic Pride* (1996), Associate Producer - *Heat* (1995), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/heat.md) - *A Low Down Dirty Shame* (1994), Associate Producer, First Assistant Director - *Knight Rider 2010* (1994), First Assistant Director - *Rudy* (1993), First Assistant Director - *In the Company of Darkness* (1993), First Assistant Director - *The Last of the Mohicans* (1992), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-of-the-mohicans.md) - *Highway to Hell* (1991), as Beer Pitchman · First Assistant Director - *Drop Dead Fred* (1991), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/drop-dead-fred.md) - *L.A. Takedown* (1989), First Assistant Director - *When Harry Met Sally...* (1989), Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/when-harry-met-sally.md) - *Manhunter* (1986), Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/manhunter.md) - *The Two Worlds of Angelita* (1983), Assistant Director --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/michael-waxman