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) The Boy in the Iron Box (TBA)
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 Year TitleProducerDirector Notes1985Comedy Factory 1986True Confessions 1987–90Friday the 13th: The Series 1990Top Cops1 episode 1994RoboCop: The Series Episode "Midnight Minus One"1996–98F/X: The Series2000Earth: Final ConflictEpisode "Scorched Earth"2001–04Doc5 episodes2002–03AndromedaEpisodes "Dance of the Mayflies" and "The Unconquerable Man"2002–04Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye4 episodes2007'Til Death Do Us Part2 episodes2016Shadowhunters: The Mortal InstrumentsDirected 3 episodes2014–17The StrainDirected 7 episodes;Also unit production manager and 2nd unit director2021Sex/Life2022Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
(citation: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197703/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2017Awards Circuit Community AwardsBest Motion PictureThe Shape of Water2018Producers Guild of AmericaBest Theatrical Motion PictureGold DerbyBest Motion PictureOnline Film & Television AssociationBest PictureAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesBest PictureBritish Academy of Film and Television ArtsBest FilmIrish Film & Television AcademyBest International Film 2022Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesBest PictureNightmare Alley 2026Frankenstein
References
External links
https://www.demilofilm.com/