Daniel Sackheim was born to a
Jewish family in
Los Angeles, the son of screenwriter William Sackheim and his wife JoAnne (née Cohen). His brother Drew Sackheim is a fashion photographer. He is married to Leslie Sackheim; they have two children, Josh and Emma, and live in
Encino, California. 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
Kolchak: The Night Stalker; and again as executive producer for the 2012 series
The Finder. Sackheim directed the pilot episode of NBC's
Hawaii and the television films
Homeland Security and
The Lottery. 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. 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. == Awards ==