David Aukin
Head of Drama
David Aukin is one of the UK’s most respected drama producers responsible for some of the UK’s biggest films and critically acclaimed television dramas. He set up Daybreak Pictures with Hal Vogel and since then has secured an exclusive output deal with Peter Kosminsky and executive produced the RTS and BAFTA-award winning Britz, and more recently the critically acclaimed Endgame.
As Head of Drama at Mentorn, he has executive produced the multi-Bafta winning The Government Inspector, about the death of Dr David Kelly; the first major drama on 9/11 - The Hamburg Cell - which has been shown around the world; Nostradamus – Discovery’s first ever drama commission; and the award winning A Very Social Secretary about the David Blunkett / Spectator affair.
At Channel 4, over a period of eight years, he commissioned more than 100 films including The Madness of King George, Secrets and Lies, Trainspotting, The Crying Game, Welcome to Sarajevo, Brassed Off, Shallow Grave and Four Weddings and a Funeral. His latest feature film was the academy award nominated Mrs Henderson Presents.