J. Miles Dale

• Name — J. Miles Dale • Born — 1961 • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Years Active — 1985–present • Known for — Producer of The Shape of Water • Parents — Jimmy Dale (father) Irene Dale (mother) • Awards — Academy Award for Best Picture The Shape of Water (2017) • Occupation — Producer, director

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.

• Year — Title — Producer — Director — Notes • 1985 — Comedy Factory • 1986 — True Confessions • 1987–90 — Friday the 13th: The Series • 1990 — Top Cops — 1 episode • 1994 — RoboCop: The Series — Episode "Midnight Minus One" • 1996–98 — F/X: The Series — Co-executive • 2000 — Earth: Final Conflict — Episode "Scorched Earth" • 2001–04 — Doc — 5 episodes • 2002–03 — Andromeda — Episodes "Dance of the Mayflies" and "The Unconquerable Man" • 2002–04 — Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye — 4 episodes • 2007 — 'Til Death Do Us Part — 2 episodes • 2016 — Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments — Executive — Directed 3 episodes • 2014–17 — The Strain — Executive — Directed 7 episodes; Also unit production manager and 2nd unit director • 2021 — Sex/Life — Executive • 2022 — Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities — Executive (citation: https: www.imdb.com/name/nm0197703/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)