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J. Miles Dale (born 1961) 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

Producer

• Harvard Man (2001)
• The Skulls II (2002)
• Blizzard (2003)
• The Skulls III (2004) (Also director)
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
• Mama (2013)
• The Shape of Water (2017)
• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
• Antlers (2021)
• Nightmare Alley (2021)
• Frankenstein (2025)

2nd unit director

• Wolf Girl (2001) (TV movie)
• Hollywoodland (2006)
• Talk to Me (2007)
• Flash of Genius (2008)
• Love Happens (2009)
• The Thing (2011)

Executive producer

• Hollywoodland (2006)
• Talk to Me (2007)
• Pontypool (2008)
• Flash of Genius (2008)
• Love Happens (2009)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
• The Thing (2011)
• The Vow (2012)
• Carrie (2013)
• Endless Love (2014)

Unit production manager

• Hollywoodland (2006)
• Flash of Genius (2008)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
• The Thing (2011)
• Nightmare Alley (2021)

Television

(citation: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197703/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ Ahearn, Victoria (March 5, 2018). "Toronto producer J. Miles Dale on his Oscar win — and spoiled speech". CBC. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
2. "J. Miles Dale". Produced By: New York 2017. 2017-09-28. Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
3. "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
4. Laws, Zach (2018-02-12). "J. Miles Dale ('The Shape of Water' producer): The 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' finally gets the girl [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
5. Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 19, 2022). "'Nightmare Alley' Producer J. Miles Dale Strikes Creative Partnership With Netflix". Deadline Hollywood.
6. ^ "J. Miles Dale '68". Bayview Glen Independent School. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
7. "Meet the Toronto producer behind 'The Shape of Water'". The National Post. January 22, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

External links

• J. Miles Dale at IMDb

• Living people
• Film producers from Ontario
• Film directors from Toronto
• Producers who won the Best Picture Academy Award
• Canadian expatriates in the United States
• University of Toronto alumni
• University of British Columbia alumni
• 1961 births