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J. Miles Dale

J. Miles Dale

Actor, director and producer · Born January 1, 1961 (65) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oscar winner · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Miles Dale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
January 1, 1961 (65)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor, director and producer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 56% in 30 days

Filmography

39 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson(2025)

    Producer · as Self - Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein(2025)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Last Voyage of the Demeter(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Nightmare Alley(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Antlers(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark(2019)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Shape of Water(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Shadowhunters(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Strain(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Endless Love(2014)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Iris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Carrie(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mama(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Vow(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Thing(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World(2010)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Love Happens(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Pontypool(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Flash of Genius(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Talk to Me(2007)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director · as Program Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • 'Til Death Do Us Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Hollywoodland(2006)

    Executive Producer · Second Unit Director · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle(2004)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Skulls III(2004)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Blizzard(2003)

    Producer · as Additional reindeer voices

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Skulls II(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Wolf Girl(2001)

    Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Harvard Man(2001)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Andromeda(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Sideshow(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • All American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • RoboCop(1994)

    Show 22 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • The Comedy Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 7 episodes · Associate Producer · Producer

  • Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Mockingbird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Boy in the Iron Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer