Biography
David Yates (born 30 November 1963) is an English director and producer of film and television, best known for directing the final four films in the Harry Potter franchise. His first two Potter films (Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince) became the highest-grossing entries in the series since the first instalment, which was later surpassed by Yates' Deathly Hallows - Part 2, making him the most commercially successful British director in recent years. He achieved international attention ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Roommate Regret
2024
Co-Executive Producer
Things get dangerous for a young, first-time homeowner after she rents her spare bedroom to a charming, British music producer who will stop at nothin...
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
2023
as Self (archive footage)
As Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double in the Harry Potter films, David Holmes' work has been seen worldwide by millions of people. Tragically an on-set a...
Pain Hustlers
2023
Director, Producer
After losing her job, a single mom falls into a lucrative but ultimately dangerous scheme selling prescription drugs.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
2022
Director
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him a...
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022
as Self
An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through...
(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
2021
as Self
A young actor is stabbed to death just days after filming his big break in the Harry Potter franchise.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018
Director
Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only o...
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
Director
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of ...
The Legend of Tarzan
2016
Director, Executive Producer
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012
as Self - Director
Made-for-television documentary about Daniel Radcliffe and his role as Harry Potter.
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011
as Self
BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews was given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes of the final days of the final two Harry Potter ...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
Director
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wiza...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Director
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for ...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
Director
As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie wi...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Director
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Le...
The Girl in the Café
2005
Director
Lawrence, an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina, an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bon...
The Young Visiters
2003
Director
The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and inadverten...
Rank
2002
Director
A street gang crosses Glasgow to witness the arrival of a group of Somali refugees. A closely observed portrait of racism, friendship and adolescence.
The Tichborne Claimant
1998
Director
Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwrec...
Oranges and Lemons
1991
Director
Nigerian Ola has a passion for English history, but her vision of England and the English gets a new perspective when she gets a casual job at the Tow...
The Weaver's Wife
1991
Writer, Director
Set in rural Wiltshire in the late 16th century, the film tells the story of Miriam, a young peasant girl, whose parents have arranged her marriage to...
When I Was a Girl
1988
Writer, Producer, Director
A story about a young girl, Anne, growing up in Swindon just after the Second World War and how she faces the adult world, parental fighting and her f...
Banquet
N/A
Executive Producer
A woman's perfect life is shattered by the return of her estranged son, which reawakens a terrifying secret buried in her bloodline.