David Yates

David Yates (born 1963 in St Helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom) is a British film and television director. He has worked extensively in British television, mainly for the BBC, helming high-profile drama projects such as When I Was a Girl (1991). The Sins (2000), The Way We Live Now (2001), Paul Abbott's State of Play (2003), The Young Visiters (2003), Sex Traffic (2004) and Richard Curtis's The Girl in the Café (2005).

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1963 - St Helens, Merseyside - United Kingdom - Film - Television director - British television - BBC - When I Was a Girl - 1991 - The Sins - 2000 - The Way We Live Now - 2001 - Paul Abbott - State of Play - 2003 - The Young Visiters - Sex Traffic - 2004 - Richard Curtis - The Girl in the Café - 2005

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Yates was trained at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield.

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National Film and Television School - Beaconsfield

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He received his highest-profile assignment to date when he was chosen to direct the fifth Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which as of October 2005 is currently in production.

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Harry Potter - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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