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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.
He is an English film director and producer recognized for balancing intimate British dramas with major Hollywood productions.
He is best known for directing the fantasy blockbuster Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the BAFTA-winning Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the crime thriller Donnie Brasco.
His filmography spans a wide variety of genres including period romance, crime thriller, fantasy, and comedy-drama.
Newell began his career working extensively for British television institutions like the BBC and ITV before transitioning to international feature film directing.