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Date of Birth
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12-February-1942
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Place of Birth
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Harrow, London
(London Borough of Harrow, London, United Kingdom, Middlesex)
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Nationality
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England
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Profession
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Film Producer, Lawyer, Television Producer
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David Aukin is a theatrical and executive producer as well as a qualified solicitor. He has been nominated many times for British Academy Television Awards and has won twice for producing films about Tony Blair: The Government Inspector in 2005 and "Britz" in 2009. While Head of Film at Channel 4 he received the Michael Balcon Award from Bafta for the quality of its output. The films he commissioned at Channel 4 gathered numerous Oscar nominations and they won for the Madness of King George, Secrets and Lies and Trainspotting. Secrets and Lies also won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival.
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