
Person
Mike Newell
Directing · Born 1942-03-28 · St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biography
Michael Cormac "Mike" Newell (born 28 March 1942) is an English director and producer of motion pictures for the screen and for television. After the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2005, Newell became the third most commercially successful British director in recent years, behind Christopher Nolan and David Yates, as confirmed by the UK Film Council in their 2010 Statistical Yearbook. Newell won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction in 1994 for Four Weddings and a Funeral and the BAFTA Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing for his career prior to 2005. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Newell (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Coronation Street
Director

Play for Today
Director

BBC2 Play of the Week
Director

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Director

The South Bank Show
Self

Playhouse
Director

ITV Playhouse
Director

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Director

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Director

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Director
Filmography
- 2022The Spirit of 1926Director
- 2022Reel BritanniaSelf
- 2022578: MagnumScript Consultant
- 2022Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to HogwartsSelf
- 2019One Red Nose Day and a WeddingDirector
- 2018The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie SocietyDirector
- 2016The InterestingsDirector
- 2014Enchanted KingdomExecutive Producer
- 2012Great ExpectationsDirector
- 2011Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal JourneySelf
- 2010Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeDirector
- 2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster FilmSelf
- 2007Love in the Time of CholeraDirector
- 2007Movie ConnectionsSelf
- 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireDirector
- 2004HuffExecutive Producer
- 2003Mona Lisa SmileDirector
- 2003I Capture the CastleExecutive Producer
- 2000TrafficExecutive Producer
- 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidDirector
- 2000High FidelityExecutive Producer
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of EvilDirector
- 1999Pushing TinDirector
- 1999Best Laid PlansExecutive Producer
- 1999200 CigarettesExecutive Producer
- 1997Photographing FairiesExecutive Producer
- 1997Donnie BrascoDirector
- 1995An Awfully Big AdventureDirector
- 1995At SundanceSelf
- 1994Four Weddings and a FuneralDirector
- 1992Into the WestDirector
- 1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesDirector
- 1991Enchanted AprilDirector
- 1990Common GroundDirector
- 1989Smith And Jones In Small DosesDirector
- 1988SoursweetDirector
- 1987Amazing Grace and ChuckDirector
- 1985The Good FatherDirector
- 1985Dance with a StrangerDirector
- 1983Birth of a NationDirector
- 1983Tales Out of SchoolDirector
- 1983Blood FeudDirector
- 1983Blood FeudDirector
- 1982Bad BloodDirector
- 1981Little Girls Don'tDirector
- 1980The AwakeningDirector
- 1978DestinyDirector
- 1978Mr and Mrs BureaucratDirector
- 1978The South Bank ShowSelf
- 1977The Mayor's CharityDirector
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekDirector
- 1977The Man in the Iron MaskDirector
- 1977The Sunday DramaDirector
- 1977ChildhoodDirector
- 1976BuffetDirector
- 1976Jack Flea's Birthday CelebrationDirector
- 1976Ready When You Are, Mr McGillDirector
- 1976Red Letter DayDirector
- 1975The BoundaryDirector
- 1975BrassneckDirector
- 1975Mrs. Acland's GhostsDirector
- 1974The Gift of FriendshipDirector
- 1974Late Night DramaDirector
- 1974The Childhood FriendDirector
- 1974PlayhouseDirector
- 1974Ms or Jill and JackDirector
- 1973Wessex TalesDirector
- 1973Second City FirstsDirector
- 1972Just Your LuckDirector
- 1972The Man from HavenDirector
- 1972Late Night TheatreDirector
- 1972Not Counting the SavagesDirector
- 1971The GuardiansDirector
- 1971BudgieDirector
- 1971Big Soft Nelly Mrs. MouseDirector
- 1970The Adventures of Don QuickDirector
- 1970Play for TodayDirector
- 1970Diamond Crack DiamondDirector
- 1970ConfessionDirector
- 1969Parkin's PatchDirector
- 1969HadleighDirector
- 1969Big Breadwinner HogDirector
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreDirector
- 1968Her Majesty's PleasureDirector
- 1968SpindoeDirector
- 1968The VisitorsDirector
- 1967City '68Director
- 1967None of ThatDirector
- 1967ITV PlayhouseDirector
- 1967EscapeDirector
- 1967The FellowsDirector
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreDirector
- 1964Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud CarverDirector
- 1963Love StoryDirector
- 1960Coronation StreetDirector
- —The Duchess and IDirector
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