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David Yates

English filmmaker · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Born 1963 · age 63

David Yates 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.

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2026JuliánFilm, Producer2023Pain HustlersFilm, Director, Producer2022Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of DumbledoreFilm, Director2018Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldFilm, Director2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemFilm, Director2014TyrantSeries, Director, Producer2012Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry PotterFilm201150 Greatest Harry Potter MomentsFilm2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceFilm, Director2008European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best European FilmAward2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixFilm, Director2005The Girl in the CaféFilm, Director2004Sex TrafficSeries, Director2003State of PlaySeries, DirectorThe Young VisitersFilm, 2003Director2001The Way We Live NowSeries, Director2000The SinsSeries, Director1999The Tichborne ClaimantFilm, Director1991Oranges and LemonsFilm, Director1988When I Was a GirlFilm, Director, Writer1984The BillSeries, Director1963Born8 October 1963

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  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
  • 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments 2011

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Filmography 24

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Television 6

Media & music

Awards

European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best European Film2008

About this person

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.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1963 · age 63

In the same film or series as David

Jay DuplassAlso in Pain Hustlers (2023)Anton LesserAlso in The Girl in the Café (2005)Simon Russell BealeAlso in The Young Visiters (2003)Dan HedayaAlso in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)Steven MnuchinAlso in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)