J. Miles Dale

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

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Awards and nominations