
David Yates
ABOUT DAVID YATES
Filmmaker best known for directing the last four Harry Potter films from 2007 to 2011. He is a founding member of the group Directors UK.
He won a Golden Gate Award for his short film When I Was a Girl in 1988.
He directed the 2005 TV film The Girl in the Cafe. He was inspired to make films at a young age after watching Steven Spielberg 's Jaws .
He married Yvonne Walcott.
He directed Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in the Harry Potter films.