Daniel Aukin

Daniel Max Aukin (born 1970/1971) is a British-American theater director. He won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2024 for Stereophonic.^[2]

Daniel Aukin
Aukin at the 77th Tony Awards in 2024
Born	Daniel Max Aukin[1] 1970/1971 London, England
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Years active	1999–present
Parents	David Aukin (father) Nancy Meckler (mother)

Early life

From North London,^[3] Aukin was born to English father David Aukin and American-born mother Nancy Meckler, who both work in theatre.^[4] His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants, his grandfather from Belarus and his grandmother born in Germany of Polish parentage.^[5] Aukin studied comparative religion abroad at the University of Chicago. During university, he became interested in student theatre.^[6]

Career

Aukin became the artistic director of the SoHo Rep theatre in 1999.^[7]

Aukin's directorial debut on Broadway was the 2015 revival of the Sam Shepard play Fool for Love.^[2]

Awards

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2024	Stereophonic	Lucille Lortel Awards	Outstanding Director	Nominated	[8]
		Drama League Award	Outstanding Direction of a Play	Won	[9]
		Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Play	Won	[10]
		Tony Awards	Best Direction of a Play	Won	[2]