J. Miles Dale

J. Miles Dale (born 1961) is a Canadian producer and director of film and television, best known for producing the critically acclaimed film, The Shape of Water, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards. He is a regular collaborator of director Guillermo del Toro.

More recently, Dale has 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.

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