J. Miles Dale


J. Miles Dale is a Canadian producer and director of film and television. He is best known for producing the critically acclaimed film The Shape of Water, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony. Dale is a regular collaborator of fellow director Guillermo del Toro and formed a creative partnership with Netflix.

Early life

Dale was born in Toronto, Ontario, to British-born Canadian jazz musician Jimmy Dale. Dale attended Bayview Glen School from 1965 to 1968. In 1968, his father moved the family to Hollywood where he worked as a music director for The Smothers Brothers Show, The Andy Williams Show and The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. The family returned to Toronto in the mid-1970s, and Miles graduated from Jarvis Collegiate Institute. He attended the University of Toronto for a year and later transferred to the University of British Columbia before dropping out to join the film industry.

Filmography

Film

ProducerHarvard Man The Skulls II Blizzard The Skulls III Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Mama The Shape of Water Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Antlers Nightmare Alley Frankenstein The Boy in the Iron Box
2nd unit directorWolf Girl Hollywoodland Talk to Me
Executive producerHollywoodland Talk to Me Pontypool Flash of Genius Love Happens Scott Pilgrim vs. the World The Thing The Vow Carrie Endless Love
Unit production managerHollywoodland Flash of Genius Scott Pilgrim vs. the World The Thing
  • ''Nightmare Alley''