David Aukin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Aukin

Theatrical/executive producer/qualified solicitor

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1942

Place of Birth: Harrow, England, United Kingdom

Profession: solicitor, executive producer, theatrical producer, film producer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

David Aukin (born 12 February 1942) 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 & Lies and Trainspotting.
Secrets & Lies also won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival.