Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950) is an American screenwriter, novelist, and director.

[3] In 2018, Tolkin served as co-creator of the miniseries Escape at Dannemora with Brett Johnson.

In 2022, he served as creator of the miniseries The Offer, which centered on the development of the 1972 film The Godfather.

Tolkin was born to a Romanian-Jewish and Ukrainian-Jewish family[5][6] in New York City, the son of Edith (née Leibovitch), a studio executive and film industry lawyer, and the late comedy writer Mel Tolkin.

[1] Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife, author Wendy Mogel.