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| 3 | David Yates (born 8 October 1963) is a British film and television director. |
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| 5 | He is best known for directing the last four ''Film/HarryPotter'' films and the ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' SpinOff films. He has directed more ''Potterverse'' films than anyone else, as Creator/ChrisColumbus directed two while Creator/AlfonsoCuaron and Creator/MikeNewell both did only one, and he is the only director some of the almumni such as Creator/EvannaLynch and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter have ever worked with in the franchise. |
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| 7 | Yates is unique amongst directors of Creator/JKRowling's ''Wizarding World'' in that he is the only one who did not previously have a mainstream motion picture career. His work prior to the ''Potter'' series was mostly in television, which included directing ''Series/StateOfPlay'' and ''Series/SexTraffic'', though he also did some small independent films. Yates' approach to the ''[[Franchise/HarryPotter Wizarding World]]'' is known for its gritty realism (appropriate for the closing ''Harry Potter'' installments, which are the darkest in the series) and focus on characters. It is sometimes felt that his weakness lies with action scenes. Thus far, ''Film/TheLegendOfTarzan'' has been his only stab at directing a major blockbuster unaffiliated with the ''Potter'' franchise. |
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| 9 | !!Directing filmography: |
| 10 | [[index]] |
| 11 | * ''The Tichborne Claimant'' (1998) |
| 12 | * ''Series/StateOfPlay'' (2003) (television) |
| 13 | * ''Series/SexTraffic'' (2004) (television) |
| 14 | * ''[[Franchise/HarryPotter Harry Potter / Wizarding World]]'' franchise: |
| 15 | ** ''Film/HarryPotter'': |
| 16 | *** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' (2007) |
| 17 | *** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' (2009) |
| 18 | *** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' (Part 1, 2010 / Part 2, 2011) |
| 19 | ** ''Film/FantasticBeasts'': |
| 20 | *** ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'' (2016) |
| 21 | *** ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'' (2018) |
| 22 | *** ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore'' (2022) |
| 23 | * ''Series/{{Tyrant|2014}}'' (2014-2016) (television)[[note]]Directed the pilot only; also executive producer[[/note]] |
| 24 | * ''Film/TheLegendOfTarzan'' (2016) |
| 25 | [[/index]] |
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