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Michael Middleton(XI)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Director
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Michael Middleton was born on 12 November 1987 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an assistant director and director, known for Annihilation (2018), The Northman (2022) and Overlord (2018).
BornNovember 12, 1987
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson in Annihilation (2018)
    Annihilation
    6.8
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Michael Middleton-Downer)
    • 2018
    Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Björk, Alexander Skarsgård, Claes Bang, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Northman (2022)
    The Northman
    7.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Michael Middleton-Downer)
    • 2022
    Iain De Caestecker, Wyatt Russell, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro, Jacob Anderson, Jovan Adepo, and Mathilde Ollivier in Overlord (2018)
    Overlord
    6.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Michael Middleton-Downer)
    • 2018
    Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Mads Mikkelsen, Ethann Isidore, Boyd Holbrook, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Shaunette Renée Wilson in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
    6.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Michael Middleton Downer)
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Eloise
      • crowd 2nd assistant director
      • Post-production
    • Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Lindsey, Theodore Lindsey, Zoe Colletti, and Van Crosby in The Family Plan 2 (2025)
      The Family Plan 2
      5.6
      • crowd second assistant director
      • 2025
    • Jacob Elordi in Frankenstein (2025)
      Frankenstein
      7.4
      • crowd second assistant director: UK
      • 2025
    • Orlando Bloom, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Nick Mohammed in Deep Cover (2025)
      Deep Cover
      6.7
      • crowd second assistant director
      • 2025
    • Sky Yang in Last Days (2025)
      Last Days
      5.0
      • crowd second assistant director
      • 2025
    • Elliott Heffernan and Saoirse Ronan in Blitz (2024)
      Blitz
      6.2
      • crowd second assistant director
      • 2024
    • Apartment 7A (2024)
      Apartment 7A
      5.9
      • crowd second assistant director
      • 2024
    • Steve Toussaint, Phia Saban, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Tom Glynn-Carney, Harry Collett, Ewan Mitchell, Emma D'Arcy, Bethany Antonia, and Phoebe Campbell in House of the Dragon (2022)
      House of the Dragon
      8.3
      TV Series
      • crowd second assistant director
      • 2024
    • Bookyville (2024)
      Bookyville
      Short
      • second assistant director
      • 2024
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, and Teyonah Parris in The Marvels (2023)
      The Marvels
      5.4
      • crowd second assistant director: additional photography
      • 2023
    • Anthony Hopkins in One Life (2023)
      One Life
      7.5
      • crowd second assistant director
      • 2023
    • Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Mads Mikkelsen, Ethann Isidore, Boyd Holbrook, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Shaunette Renée Wilson in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
      Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
      6.5
      • key crowd second assistant director (as Michael Middleton Downer)
      • 2023
    • Allison Janney, Kristen Bell, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and Ben Platt in The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)
      The People We Hate at the Wedding
      5.8
      • crowd second assistant director
      • 2022
    • Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Björk, Alexander Skarsgård, Claes Bang, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Northman (2022)
      The Northman
      7.0
      • crowd second assistant director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2022
    • Uma Thurman, Elyes Gabel, Gerran Howell, Kunal Nayyar, Georgina Campbell, Tom Rhys Harries, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Suspicion (2022)
      Suspicion
      6.2
      TV Series
      • crowd second assistant director
      • Crowd 2nd Assistant Director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2022
    • Alexa Davies in Dead Pixels (2019)
      Dead Pixels
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2021

    Additional Crew

    • Tawai: A Voice from the Forest (2017)
      Tawai: A Voice from the Forest
      7.3
      • runner (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2017
    • The Bastard Executioner (2015)
      The Bastard Executioner
      6.2
      TV Series
      • base pa (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Timothy Spall in The Enfield Haunting (2015)
      The Enfield Haunting
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • floor runner
      • 2015
    • Meghan Markle in Anti-Social (2015)
      Anti-Social
      5.7
      • floor runner: UK (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2015
    • Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2015)
      Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
      5.2
      • runner (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2015
    • Jude Law in Black Sea (2014)
      Black Sea
      6.4
      • additional floor runner: dailies (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2014
    • GT Academy USA (2011)
      GT Academy USA
      8.4
      TV Series
      • runner
      • runner: UK (as Michael Middleton-Downer, as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2013–2014
    • Teaser one-sheet (UK - 2013)
      The Smoke
      4.3
      • floor runner (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2014
    • Yasmin Paige, Kierston Wareing, Charlotte Spencer, Jordan Stephens, Callum Turner, Tommy McDonnell, and Billy Howle in Glue (2014)
      Glue
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • floor runner (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2014
    • Maxine Peake in Keeping Rosy (2014)
      Keeping Rosy
      6.5
      • additional runner
      • floor runner: dailies (as Michael Middleton-Downer, as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2014
    • Nick Cave in 20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
      20,000 Days on Earth
      7.4
      • floor runner (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2014
    • Danny Dyer in Vendetta (2013)
      Vendetta
      5.8
      • floor runner (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2013
    • Özcan Deniz and Yasemin Kay Allen in Water and Fire (2013)
      Water and Fire
      6.1
      • floor runner (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2013
    • Hammer of the Gods (2013)
      Hammer of the Gods
      4.5
      • floor runner (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2013
    • I Against I (2012)
      I Against I
      4.3
      • runner (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2012

    Director

    • Gross Misconduct (2021)
      Gross Misconduct
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Delicacy (2018)
      Delicacy
      Short
      • Director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2018
    • The Game (2016)
      The Game
      Short
      • Director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2016
    • Return of the Beast
      Short
      • Director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2013
    • Top Hat (2013)
      Top Hat
      6.4
      Short
      • Director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2013
    • One Tonne (2011)
      One Tonne
      Short
      • Director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2011
    • Tell Tale
      Short
      • Director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2011
    • Nature of the Beast
      Short
      • Director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2011
    • Sleep
      Short
      • Director (as Michael Middleton-Downer)
      • 2010

    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Alternative names
      • Michael Middleton Downer
    • Born
      • November 12, 1987
      • Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

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    • Trivia
      Studying MA in Directing Digital Film and Television at Bournemouth University

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