Lauren Dark

Lauren Emily Dark (born January 1984) is a British film producer. She produced Beast the debut film of director Michael Pearce and was nominated for two BAFTA awards. She won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a Writer, Director or Producer in 2019. In 2021, she left Film4 and co-founded the London based production company Aluna Entertainment with Vanessa Kirby; which has a first look deal with Netflix. Dark worked at Ken Loach and Rebecca O'Brien's production company Sixteen Films for five yearswhile there she produced the political thriller War Book. In March 2025 Lauren Dark founded UK production Company Unified with Aftersun Producer Amy Jackson.