David Aukin

David Aukin
Aukin in 2010
Born	(1942-02-12) 12 February 1942 (age 82) Harrow, London, England
Alma mater	St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Years active	1970–present
Spouse	Nancy Meckler ​ (m. 1969)​
Children	2; including Daniel

David Aukin (born 12 February 1942) is an English theatrical and executive producer as well as a qualified solicitor. He has been nominated for multiple British Academy Television Awards and has won twice for producing films about Tony Blair: The Government Inspector in 2005 and Britz in 2009.^[1][2] 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.