Herskovitz has directed two feature films, Jack the Bear and Dangerous Beauty.

Herskovitz was a creator and executive producer of the television shows thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, and Once and Again, and also wrote and directed several episodes of all three series.

"[3] He serves on the advisory board of The Climate Mobilization, a grassroots advocacy group calling for a national economic mobilization against climate change on the scale of the home front during World War II, with the goal of 100% clean energy and net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.

[4] Thirtysomething won numerous Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama series in 1988.

That year it also won Outstanding Writing in a Drama series for an episode that Herskovitz co-wrote with Paul Haggis.