David Yates
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About
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.
Before fame
He won a Golden Gate Award for his short film When I Was a Girl in 1988.
Trivia
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.
Family life
He married Yvonne Walcott.
Associated with
He directed Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in the Harry Potter films.
