Director
David Yates
October 8, 1963 · 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 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).
Notable work
8.1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
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7.7Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
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7.7Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
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7.7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
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7.3Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
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6.8Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
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5.9The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
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6.6Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
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6.6Pain Hustlers (2023)
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Often works with
Daniel Radcliffe
4 titles together
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Emma Watson
4 titles together
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Rupert Grint
4 titles together
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Alan Rickman
4 titles together
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Helena Bonham Carter
4 titles together
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Evanna Lynch
4 titles together
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Full filmography · 20
Pain Hustlers
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20236.6
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
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20226.6
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
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20186.8
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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20167.3
The Legend of Tarzan
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20165.9
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
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20118.1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
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20107.7
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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20097.7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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20077.7
The Girl in the Café
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20057
The Young Visiters
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2003Rank
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2002