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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), The Legend of Tarzan (2016) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).
BornOctober 8, 1963
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BornOctober 8, 1963
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 17 wins & 21 nominations total

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Alison Sudol and David Yates in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
David Yates in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and David Yates in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
David Yates in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Daniel Radcliffe, David Yates, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, and Courtney Fearon in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and David Yates in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
David Yates in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Jason Isaacs, Tom Felton, David Yates, and Peter G. Reed in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
David Yates in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
David Yates, James Phelps, and Oliver Phelps in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Jim Broadbent, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and David Yates in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Michael Gambon and David Yates in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

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
  • Director
  • 2007
Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
The Legend of Tarzan
6.2
  • Director
  • 2016
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

Credits

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Director

  • Pain Hustlers
    • Director
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 4
    • Director
    • In Development
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 5
    • Director
    • In Development
  • Jude Law, Dan Fogler, nm0586568, William Nadylam, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmayne, Jessica Williams, Ezra Miller, Victoria Yeates, and Callum Turner in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2022
  • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
    • Director (directed by)
    • 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
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2016
  • Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
    The Legend of Tarzan
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Adam Rayner, Ashraf Barhom, and Moran Atias in Tyrant (2014)
    Tyrant
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Kelly Macdonald and Bill Nighy in The Girl in the Café (2005)
    The Girl in the Café
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Sex Traffic (2004)
    Sex Traffic
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2004
  • Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, and Lyndsey Marshal in The Young Visiters (2003)
    The Young Visiters
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • State of Play (2003)
    State of Play
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2003
  • Rank (2002)
    Rank
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2002
  • Shirley Henderson and Matthew Macfadyen in The Way We Live Now (2001)
    The Way We Live Now
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2001

Producer

  • Pain Hustlers
    • co-producer
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
    The Legend of Tarzan
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Adam Rayner, Ashraf Barhom, and Moran Atias in Tyrant (2014)
    Tyrant
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Tale of Three Seaside Towns
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • When I Was a Girl (1988)
    When I Was a Girl
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1988

Writer

  • The Weaver's Wife
    • screenplay
    • Short
    • 1991
  • When I Was a Girl (1988)
    When I Was a Girl
    • screenplay
    • Short
    • 1988

Videos17

"Drop Your Wands"
Clip 1:22
"Drop Your Wands"
"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"
David Yates' "Non-Professional" First IMDb Credit
Interview 1:02
David Yates' "Non-Professional" First IMDb Credit
Here's Why This Isn't Your Grandfather's Tarzan
Interview 1:32
Here's Why This Isn't Your Grandfather's Tarzan
"Horcruxes"
Featurette 3:35
"Horcruxes"
"Where We Left Off"
Featurette 4:01
"Where We Left Off"
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Featurette 2:32
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1: Behind the Scenes
Featurette 2:34
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1: Behind the Scenes

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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    His favorite Harry Potter film is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), one that was not directed by him .
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    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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