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David Yates

Highest Rated:: 96% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)
Lowest Rated:: 79% Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Birthday:: Not Available
Birthplace:: St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Bio:: He worked at cre8 studios in Regent Circus in Swindon as a facilitator.He trained as a director at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield.His favorite directors are David Lean, Ken Loach and Martin Scorsese.Is one of only two directors to helm more than one Harry Potter film, the…

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 79% - 96%

Number of Movies: 11

Box Office Since 2001: $1269.9M

Year	Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office
2011	96%	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2	Director	$381.0M
2010	79%	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1	Director	$295.0M
2009	84%	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Director	$301.9M
2007	79%	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Director	$292.0M
2005		The Girl in the Caf� (The Girl in the Cafe)	Director	--
2004		Sex Traffic	Director	--
2003		The Young Visiters	Director	--
2001		Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now	Director	--
1998		Tichborne Claimant	Director	--
1955		The Constant Husband (Marriage a la Mode)	Detective	--
1955		The Colditz Story	Dick	--

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Prior to being chosen to helm the final four installments of the series, Yates directed a number of Harry Potter actors throughout his TV career on The Tichborne Claimant back in 1998. These actors include Jim Broadbent, Shirley Henderson, Robert Hardy, Kelly Macdonald, Bill Nighy, Andy Linden and David Bradley. Yates has a cameo in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" as a wizard in a moving portrait situated on the grand staircase near the end of the film. David Yates is one of the "3 Davids" alongside David Heyman and David Barron, the producers of Harry Potter. They are set to collaborate on future projects. Yates is a graduate of Georgetown University, acclaimed author of "Harry, A History," and a leading figure of The Leaky Cauldron.

- submitted by Larry J (22 months ago)