Mike Newell

Career Overview

Mike Newell has 63 screen credits in a career dating back to 1960. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently The Young Indiana Jones Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Donnie Brasco. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

63

Birth Date

1942-03-28

Birth Place

St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• 

  Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
• 

  Donnie Brasco
• 

  Four Weddings and a Funeral
• 

  Mona Lisa Smile
• 

  The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• The Young Indiana Jones Collection (2 titles)
• Prince of Persia (1 titles)
• Wizarding World (1 titles)
• Indiana Jones (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Kevin Hudson (2 collaborations)
• Bernice Stegers (2 collaborations)
• Daniel Radcliffe (1 collaborations)
• Rupert Grint (1 collaborations)
• Emma Watson (1 collaborations)
• Brendan Gleeson (1 collaborations)
• Michael Gambon (1 collaborations)
• Robert Pattinson (1 collaborations)
• Ralph Fiennes (1 collaborations)
• Robbie Coltrane (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (50 credits)

  • My Duchess

    director

    directing
    2026
  • The Spirit of 1926

    director

    directing
    2022
  • One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

    director

    directing
    2019
  • The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Great Expectations

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Love in the Time of Cholera

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Mona Lisa Smile

    director

    directing
    2003
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

    director

    directing
    2000
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Pushing Tin

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Donnie Brasco

    director

    directing
    1997
  • An Awfully Big Adventure

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Four Weddings and a Funeral

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Into the West

    director

    directing
    1992
  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

    - Vienna, November 1908 (1993) ... director directing
    1992
  • Enchanted April

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Common Ground

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Soursweet

    director

    directing
    1988
  • Amazing Grace and Chuck

    director

    directing
    1987
  • The Good Father

    director

    directing
    1985
  • Dance with a Stranger

    director

    directing
    1985
  • Birth of a Nation

    director

    directing
    1983
  • Blood Feud

    director

    directing
    1983
  • Bad Blood

    director

    directing
    1982
  • Little Girls Don't

    director

    directing
    1981
  • The Awakening

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Destiny

    director

    directing
    1978
  • Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

    director

    directing
    1978
  • The Mayor's Charity

    director

    directing
    1977
  • The Man in the Iron Mask

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Buffet

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

    director

    directing
    1976
  • The Boundary

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Brassneck

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Mrs. Acland's Ghosts

    director

    directing
    1975
  • The Gift of Friendship

    director

    directing
    1974
  • The Childhood Friend

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Ms or Jill and Jack

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Playhouse

    - Mrs. Acland's Ghosts (1975) ... director directing
    1974
  • Just Your Luck

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Not Counting the Savages

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Big Soft Nelly Mrs. Mouse

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Play for Today

    - Destiny (1978) ... director directing

    - The Mayor's Charity (1977) ... director directing

    - Brassneck (1975) ... director directing

    - The Childhood Friend (1974) ... director directing

    - Just Your Luck (1972) ... director directing
    1970
  • The Visitors

    director

    directing
    1968
  • None of That

    director

    directing
    1967
  • Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver

    director

    directing
    1964
  • Coronation Street

    - 7th February 1966 (1966) ... director directing

    - 2nd February 1966 (1966) ... director directing

    - 31st January 1966 (1966) ... director directing

    - January 5th, 1966 (1967) ... director directing
    1960

• writing (1 credits)

  • 578: Magnum

    script consultant

    writing
    2022

• actors (4 credits)

  • Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • At Sundance

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995

• production (8 credits)

  • Enchanted Kingdom

    executive producer

    production
    2014
  • Great Expectations

    executive producer

    production
    2012
  • I Capture the Castle

    executive producer

    production
    2003
  • Traffic

    executive producer

    production
    2000
  • High Fidelity

    executive producer

    production
    2000
  • Best Laid Plans

    executive producer

    production
    1999
  • 200 Cigarettes

    executive producer

    production
    1999
  • Photographing Fairies

    executive producer

    production
    1997