David Yates | |
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![]() Yates at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con | |
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Alma mater | University of Essex (BA)[2] National Film and Television School |
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Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse | Yvonne Walcott |
Relatives | Theo Walcott (nephew) |
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.[3][4] 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.[4]
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).[3][5][6]
Yates is a founding member of Directors UK.[7] He has had a close partnership with Warner Bros. as a director and producer.[8]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).The worldwide success of Mr. Lasseter for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and Mr. Yates's contribution to the final four parts of the 'Harry Potter' franchise makes them global wizards in their own right, and are delighted to honor these remarkable filmmakers with this year's Britannia Award.
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