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English filmmaker (born 1963)

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  • Our Mum
  • Maine Appalachian Trail Rare Mammal Inventory From 2006-2008
  • Traveler
  • Beaches, Bars and Blisters of the Isle of Wight
  • Yates-Haynes Family Album

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Directing · St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK

David Yates (born 8 October 1963) is an English filmmaker who has directed feature films, short films, and television productions. He is best known for directing the final four films in the Harry Potter series and the three films of its prequel series, Fantastic Beasts. His work on the Harry Potter series brought him critical and commercial success, along with accolades such as the British…

Known for

  • Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts — Self2022
  • (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story — Self2021
  • Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter — Self - Director2012
  • When Harry Left Hogwarts — Self2011

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1963

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Total plays
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Born
( 1963-10-08 ) 8 October 1963 (age 62) , St Helens , England
Alma mater
University of Essex ( BA ) , National Film and Television School
Occupations
Film director producer screenwriter
Years active
1988–present
Spouse
Yvonne Walcott
Relatives
Theo Walcott (nephew)

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David Yates
date of birth
1963-10-08
start of work period
1988-00-00
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David Yates (born 8 October 1963) is an English filmmaker, who has directed feature films, short films, and television productions. He is best known for directing the final four films in the Harry Potter series and the three films of its prequel series, Fantastic Beasts. His work on the Harry Potter series brought him critical and commercial success along with accolades, such as the British Academy Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing.

Yates directed various short films and became a television director early in his career. His credits include the six-part political thriller State of Play (2003), for which he won the Directors Guild of Great Britain Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, the adult two-part documentary drama Sex Traffic (2004) and the Emmy Award-winning television film The Girl in the Café (2005).

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