David Yates was born on 8 October 1963 in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Harry Potter ve Zümrüdüanka Yoldaşlığı (2007), Harry Potter ve Ölüm Yadigârları: Bölüm 2 (2011) and Tarzan Efsanesi (2016).