David Yates

David Yates David Yates was born on October 8, 1963 in St. Helens, Merseyside, England. He is a famous director and producer who is well known for directing the final few Harry Potter films. Harry Potter and the deathly hallows received a BAFTA Children’s award in 2011. Alongside deathly hallows, order of the Phoenix received an award from the Academy of Science fiction, fantasy and horror films. Along side of directing the films he took part in cinematic imagery and received an award for all of the Harry Potter films. His work on the series brought him many major critical success along with many accolades. Early in his career he directed various short films and became a prolific television director. His credits include the thriller State of play which was out in 2003 for which he won the directors guild of Great Britain award for outstanding directorial achievement. Emma Watson who played Hermione in Harry Potter said that Yates likes to push his cast to physical and emotional e...