David Yates (born 1963 in St Helens, Merseyside) is an English 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). Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ... British television broadcasting has a range of different broadcasters, broadcasting multiple channels over a variety of distribution media. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... The Way We Live Now is a scathing satirical novel published in London in 1875 by the prolific Anthony Trollope, after a popular serialization. ... now. ... State of Play is a British television miniseries first broadcast in 2003. ... Daisy Ashford (1881-1972) was an English writer who is most famous for writing The Young Visiters (ISBN 0-89733-365-9), a novella that parodies upper class society of late 19th century England, when she was just nine years old. ... Sex Traffic, a British and Canadian TV production about the trafficking of women first shown in the UK and Canada in October 2004 Directed by David Yates and starring Anamaria Marinca and John Simm Internet Movie Database page official site related campaign link A production for US television Human Trafficking... Richard Curtis in London, 1999 Richard Curtis CBE, (born 8 November 1956), is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, best known for the TV programmes Blackadder and The Vicar of Dibley as well as movies such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Love Actually. ... The Girl in the Café is a British one-off television drama, produced by independent production company Tightrope Pictures for BBC Wales, and originally screened on BBC One in the UK on Saturday June 25, 2005. ...

Yates was trained at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield. NFTS Logo The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is considered the most important film school in the United Kingdom. ... Beaconsfield is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England lying almost 25 miles NW of London. ...

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. He has been confirmed to film the sixth film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which is due to start filming in September 2007.^[1] This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth fantasy adventure film in the popular Harry Potter film series, based on the novel Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, based on the novel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling, will be the sixth film in the fantasy adventure film Harry Potter films series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

On June 25, 2007, Yates indicated on MTV that he is not inclined to bringing back Christian Coulson, who played the teenaged Tom Marvolo Riddle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film), for the sixth film, due to Coulson's age (28). A fan petition ^[2] has been started in support of Coulson's casting as Riddle to maintain continuity between the films. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Christian Coulson (born 3 October 1978) is a British actor most famous for his film appearance as Tom Marvolo Riddle, the teenage Lord Voldemort, in the second installment of the Harry Potter film franchise, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... Tom Marvolo Riddle (born 31 December 1926) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series. ... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second fantasy adventure film in the popular Harry Potter films series, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ...

In 2006 he won an Emmy Award for Best Direction in a Made for Television Movie for The Girl in the Café. An Emmy Award. ... The Girl in the Café is a British one-off television drama, produced by independent production company Tightrope Pictures for BBC Wales, and originally screened on BBC One in the UK on Saturday June 25, 2005. ...

David was first inspired to become a director when he saw Steven Spielberg's "JAWS", and his father bought him his first camera at the age of 14. He then began making small movies with his brother, Andrew, in local parks. He studied Politics, English literature and Sociology at St Helens college in Merseyside, in which he produced grades of two A's and a C, although he was in hospital for six months at the time of studying. Following this, he attended University of Essex, followed by Beaconsfield film school, where he excelled as a fantastic student. Jaws is a 1975 horror thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter Benchleys best-selling novel of the same name, which was inspired in turn by the Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916. ...

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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• David Yates at the Internet Movie Database.