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David Yates
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Biography
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). Yates is a founding member of Directors UK and has had a close partnership with Warner Bros. as a director and producer. Around 2022, he began working through his own production company, Wychwood Media. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Yates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Notable films
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Directed
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Directed
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Directed
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Directed
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Directed
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Directed
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
As Self
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Directed
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Directed
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
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