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David Yates

Highest Rated: 96% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Lowest Rated: 23% Pain Hustlers (2023)

Birthday: Nov 30, 1963

Birthplace: St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK

A skilled director with a strong visual style and a flair for realism who crafted stories of modern intrigue and corruption, David Yates made the rare jump from working on edgy television projects in his native England to overseeing one of the world's most lucrative film series. After a decade-long journey which brought him to the forefront of small screen drama, Yates hit his stride with the arresting political dramas "State of Play" (2003) and "Sex Traffic" (2004), both of which lead to BAFTA Awards recognition and the unlikely assignment of taking over the blockbuster "Harry Potter" franchise. Of course, his British roots may have explained a bit of why he was brought to Hollywood to begin work on "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007), but his penchant for rather bleak material in the past might not have put him on top of the list for desired directors. It was, however, his work on British television that caught the attention of producers, allowing Yates to settle in to direct the final four installments to the series. Following "Order of the Phoenix," he directed "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009), and the highly anticipated finale "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" (2010) and "Part 2" (2011), each of which earned widespread critical praise while smashing box office records. Because of a certain young wizard, Yates was suddenly an in-demand filmmaker who had virtual carte blanche to direct anything he wanted.

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Highest rated movies

96% 89% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Watchlist
83% 78% Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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78% 81% Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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77% 85% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
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74% 79% Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Watchlist 46% 83% Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Watchlist 36% 53% Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Watchlist 36% 58% The Legend of Tarzan Watchlist 23% 65% Pain Hustlers Watchlist
50% The Soulmate Search
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
23% 65% Pain Hustlers Director,
Producer
- 2023
No Score Yet 50% The Soulmate Search Co-Executive Producer - 2023
46% 83% Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Director $95.8M 2022
36% 53% Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Director $159.4M 2018
74% 79% Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Director $234.0M 2016
36% 58% The Legend of Tarzan Director,
Executive Producer
$126.6M 2016
96% 89% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Director $381.0M 2011
No Score Yet 0% Infection: The Invasion Begins Murphy (Character) - 2010
77% 85% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Director $295.0M 2010
83% 78% Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Director $302.0M 2009
78% 81% Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Director $292.0M 2007
No Score Yet 85% The Girl in the Café Director - 2005
No Score Yet 83% Sex Traffic Director - 2004
No Score Yet 57% The Young Visiters Director - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Tichborne Claimant Director - 1998

TV

Credit
60% 78% Tyrant Executive Producer,
Director
2014-2015
100% No Score Yet State of Play Director 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Masterpiece Theatre Director 2002