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David Yates(II)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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David Yates at an event for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
IMDb sits down with director David Yates to discuss his first directing credit, a short film titled 'When I Was a Girl' from 1988.
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David Yates was born on 8 October 1963 in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) and The Legend of Tarzan (2016).
BornOctober 8, 1963
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BornOctober 8, 1963
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 17 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Known for

    Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, and Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    7.5
    Movie
    • Director
    • 2007
    Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    8.1
    Movie
    • Director
    • 2011
    Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
    The Legend of Tarzan
    6.2
    Movie
    • Director
    • 2016
    Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
    7.7
    Movie
    • Director
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Director

    • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 5
      • Director
      • In Development
    • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 4
      • Director
      • In Development
    • Chris Evans and Emily Blunt in Pain Hustlers (2023)
      Pain Hustlers
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Jude Law, James Newton Howard, Jacqueline Boatswain, Matthias Brenner, Richard Coyle, Stuart Craig, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Mark Day, Dan Fogler, Fiona Glascott, David Heyman, Manuel Klein, Steve Kloves, Neil Lamont, Tim Lewis, Ramona Kunze-Libnow, Oliver Masucci, Mads Mikkelsen, William Nadylam, Paul Parker, George Richmond, J.K. Rowling, Peter Simonischek, Alison Sudol, Lionel Wigram, David Yates, Dónal Finn, Mimi Pitakworraratana, Amore Psiche, Tony McCarthy, Stefan Race, Roy 'Tony' Pickering, David Thrower, Radha Sthanakiya, Winston Hayles, Cormac O'Shea, Emilia Karlsson, Lucy Ross, Paul Candelent, Tianyi Kiy, Jessica Cartledge, Isabelle Coverdale, Eugene Lin, Jessica Wai Sum Tong, Pippa Hurley, Eddie Redmayne, Cara Mahoney, Jessica Williams, David Bertrand, Katherine Waterston, Jan Pohl, Maja Bloom, Ezra Miller, Sean Talo, Hebe Beardsall, Richard Price, Nick Owenford, Victoria Yeates, Noor Dillan-Night, Callum Turner, Dave Wong, Martin Polak, Jeremy Azis, Martyn Mayger, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Paul Low-Hang, Sam Shoubber, Valerie Pachner, Lucas Englander, Wilf Scolding, Kazeem Tosin Amore, Nick Davison, Jag Patel, Alexander Kuznetsov, Elizabeth Back, Phil Reeve, Chris Robb, and Johnny Li Gotti in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
      Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Dan Fogler, William Nadylam, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Claudia Kim, Zoë Kravitz, Ezra Miller, and Callum Turner in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
      Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmayne, and Katherine Waterston in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
      Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
      The Legend of Tarzan
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Adam Rayner, Ashraf Barhom, and Moran Atias in Tyrant (2014)
      Tyrant
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
      8.1
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
      Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, and Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
      Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Kelly Macdonald and Bill Nighy in The Girl in the Café (2005)
      The Girl in the Café
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Sex Traffic (2004)
      Sex Traffic
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • The Young Visiters (2003)
      The Young Visiters
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2003
    • State of Play (2003)
      State of Play
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Rank (2002)
      Rank
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002

    Producer

    • Chris Evans and Emily Blunt in Pain Hustlers (2023)
      Pain Hustlers
      6.6
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2023
    • Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
      The Legend of Tarzan
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Adam Rayner, Ashraf Barhom, and Moran Atias in Tyrant (2014)
      Tyrant
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Tale of Three Seaside Towns
      3.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1995
    • When I Was a Girl (1988)
      When I Was a Girl
      5.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 1988

    Writer

    • Josie Ayers and Rebecca Hill in The Weaver's Wife (1991)
      The Weaver's Wife
      6.2
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 1991
    • When I Was a Girl (1988)
      When I Was a Girl
      5.9
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 1988

    Videos17

    "Drop Your Wands"
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    "Drop Your Wands"
    "Cafe Attack"
    Clip 1:07
    "Cafe Attack"
    "Cafe Attack"
    Clip 1:07
    "Cafe Attack"
    "I Killed Sirius Black"
    Clip 1:16
    "I Killed Sirius Black"
    "Who Is the Half-Blood Prince?"
    Clip 0:44
    "Who Is the Half-Blood Prince?"
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- MTV Movie Awards Clip
    Clip 1:33
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- MTV Movie Awards Clip
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- "I'm in Love with Her"
    Clip 1:09
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- "I'm in Love with Her"

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • October 8, 1963
      • St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
    • Relatives
        Andrew Yates(Sibling)
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      • 1 Interview
      • 3 Articles

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    • Trivia
      His favorite Harry Potter film is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), one that was not directed by him .
    • Quotes
      People who work in television often don't think they can trust film makers because they are supposed to be a bit more arty and self indulgent, and people in film might think anyone who works in television is a hack. If we had more filmmakers working in television, and more television writers and directors working in film, we'd have a much healthier and more vital industry.
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        Use of hand-held camera

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