British director (born 1983)
Sam Yates (born August 1983)[1][2] is a British director.[3] Yates grew up inStockport and attendedPoynton High School.[3] He was selected as aScreen International Star of Tomorrow,[4] named a rising star inThe Observer,[3] and featured inGQ Magazine's "Men of the next 25 years".[5] Yates has been described as "a major talent"[6] inThe Guardian, and "a director of unusual flair"[7] inThe Observer. He studied Education with English atHomerton College,Cambridge.
Yates directed and co-createdVANYA adapted bySimon Stephens and featuringAndrew Scott. The production won multiple awards including theOlivier Award forBest Revival,[8] Best Revival at theWhat'sOnStage Awards, and Best Actor forAndrew Scott at theCritics' Circle andEvening Standard Awards. The filmedNational Theatre Live production, directed by Yates, played in cinemas internationally and took over $2.5million at the box office.[9]
His productions have been nominated forOlivier Awards:Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical forMurder Ballad (2017),[10] andOutstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre forThe Phlebotomist byElla Road (2019).[11]
He directed feature debutMagpie featuringDaisy Ridley andShazad Latif. The film premiered atSouth by Southwest in 2024.[12]
Yates is known for his "eclectic body of work" and his "superb sense for casting",[13] having directed leading talentAndrew Scott,[14]Daisy Ridley,Ruth Wilson,[7]Hayley Atwell,[15]Gemma Arterton,[16]Christian Slater,[17]Matthew Broderick,[18]Ciaran Hinds,[14]Jane Horrocks,[6]Elizabeth McGovern[18] andJonah Hauer-King.[19] He is in a relationship with Irish actressCharlie Murphy.[20]
| Year | Title | Playwright | Theatre | Cast |
|---|
| 2025 | Vanya | Simon Stephens (afterAnton Chekhov) | Lucille Lortel Theatre | Andrew Scott |
| 2023 | Vanya | Simon Stephens (afterAnton Chekhov) | Duke of York's Theatre | Andrew Scott |
| 2021 | The Two Character Play | Tennessee Williams | Hampstead Theatre | Kate O'Flynn,Zubin Varla |
| 2020 | A Separate Peace | Tom Stoppard | Zoom | David Morrissey,Jenna Coleman,Denise Gough,Ed Stoppard |
| 2018-20 | Incantata | Paul Muldoon | Irish Repertory Theatre,Gate Theatre, Dublin,Galway Arts Festival | Stanley Townsend |
| 2019 | The Starry Messenger | Kenneth Lonergan | Wyndham's Theatre | Matthew Broderick,Elizabeth McGovern,Rosalind Eleazar,Jim Norton |
| 2018/19 | The Phlebotomist | Ella Road | Hampstead Theatre Downstairs and Main House | Jade Anouka,Rory Fleck Byrne, Cherrelle Skeete |
| 2017-19 | Glengarry Glen Ross | David Mamet | Playhouse Theatre and UK Tour | Christian Slater,Robert Glenister,Don Warrington,Kris Marshall,Stanley Townsend |
| 2017 | Desire Under the Elms | Eugene O'Neill | Crucible Theatre | Matthew Kelly, Aoife Duffin, Michael Shea |
| 2016 | Murder Ballad | Julia Jordan andJuliana Nash | Arts Theatre | Ramin Karimloo,Victoria Hamilton-Barritt,Kerry Ellis, Norman Bowman |
| 2015 | Cymbeline | William Shakespeare | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse | Joseph Marcell,Pauline McLynn,Jonjo O'Neill,Emily Barber |
| 2014/15 | East is East | Ayub Khan Din | Trafalgar Theatre and UK Tours | Jane Horrocks,Ayub Khan Din,Amit Shah,Taj Atwal |
| 2015 | Outside Mullingar | John Patrick Stanley | Ustinov Studio | Deirdre O'Kane, Owen McDonnell |
| 2014 | Billy Liar | Keith Waterhouse andWillis Hall | Royal Exchange Theatre | Harry McEntire, Rebeka Hinds,Emily Barber |
| 2013 | The El. Train | Eugene O'Neill | Hoxton Hall | Ruth Wilson,Nicola Hughes,Sharon Duncan-Brewster |
| 2012/13 | Cornelius | J.B. Priestley | Finborough Theatre and59E59 | Alan Cox,Emily Barber, Pandora Colin, Col Farell |
| 2011 | Mixed Marriage | St. John Greer Ervine | Finborough Theatre | Daragh O'Malley,Nora-Jane Noone,Fiona Victory |
| 2006 | Purgatory | W.B. Yeats | C Venues, Edinburgh Fringe | Brooke Morriswood, Monique Cornwell |
| 2005 | Macbeth: The Hour | William Shakespeare | C Venues, Edinburgh Fringe | Ben Deery, Sophie Middlemiss |
Film and Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Production | Cast |
|---|
| 2025 | Towards Zero | Screenplay by Rachel Bennette,Mammoth Screen and BBC | Anjelica Huston,Matthew Rhys,Clarke Peters,Oliver Jackson-Coen,Mimi Keene |
| 2024 | Magpie | Screenplay byTom Bateman, Werewolf, Agile, 55 Films | Daisy Ridley,Shazad Latif,Matilda Lutz |
| 2020 | Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar | Channel 5, Endemol Shine | Lyndsey Marshal,Jonah Hauer-King |
| 2016 | Auld Wives Lift | Bear's Den | Joseph Marcell, Lisa Dwyer Hogg |
| 2016 | All's Well That Ends Well | Shakespeare's Globe | Ruth Wilson,Lindsay Duncan |
| 2016 | Love's Labours Lost | Shakespeare's Globe | Gemma Arterton,David Dawson |
| 2016 | Cymbeline | Shakespeare's Globe | Hayley Atwell, Kevin Harvey |
| 2015 | The Hope Rooms | Rather Good Films | Andrew Scott,Ciarán Hinds |
- ^"'Getting to know the byways of Muldoon's brain was joyous'".independent. 24 June 2018. Retrieved23 February 2021.
- ^"2016 RIIFF Awards".www.film-festival.org. Retrieved23 February 2021.
- ^abcStephanie Merritt; Laura Barnett; Luke Jennings."Rising stars of 2014".The Observer. Retrieved15 February 2014.
- ^Grater2016-10-03T07:00:00+01:00, Tom."Sam Yates, Stars of Tomorrow 2016".Screen. Retrieved23 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^"Theatre: According to Michael Grandage | Director – The Men Of The Next 25 Years".GQ. 18 December 2013. Retrieved15 February 2014.
- ^abGardner, Lyn (16 October 2014)."East is East review – a complex and comic portrait of a man adrift".The Guardian.ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved23 February 2021.
- ^ab"The El Train – review".the Guardian. 15 December 2013. Retrieved23 February 2021.
- ^"Stars of London stage gather for Olivier awards 2024".the Guardian. 14 April 2024.ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved7 June 2024.
- ^"National Theatre Live: Vanya".
- ^Guardian Staff (6 March 2017)."Olivier awards 2017: full list of nominations".the Guardian. Retrieved23 February 2021.
- ^Brown, Mark; correspondent, arts (5 March 2019)."Olivier awards: Company and Come from Away lead nominations".The Guardian.ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved23 February 2021.
{{cite news}}:|last2= has generic name (help) - ^Daniels, Robert (11 March 2024)."'Magpie': SXSW Review".Screen. Retrieved7 June 2024.
- ^"Interview with director Sam Yates".www.thestage.co.uk. Archived fromthe original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved14 January 2022.
- ^abOrlando Parfitt2016-11-21T13:02:00+00:00."WATCH: trailer for 'The Hope Rooms' starring Andrew Scott".Screen. Retrieved23 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^"Shakespeare Lives, Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: Cymbeline". BBC. Retrieved23 February 2021.
- ^"The Complete Walk: Love's Labour's Lost".IMDb. 23 April 2016.
- ^"Glengarry Glen Ross review – Christian Slater is top dog among cut-throat conmen".the Guardian. 9 November 2017. Retrieved23 February 2021.
- ^abTreneman, Ann."Review: The Starry Messenger at Wyndham's, WC2".The Times.ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved23 February 2021.
- ^"Filming begins on Channel 5 drama Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar".Endemol Shine UK. 14 October 2019. Retrieved23 February 2021.
- ^Collcutt, Deborah collcutt (19 March 2021)."Peaky Blinders star Charlie Murphy's five siblings 'don't let fame go to her head'".Daily Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved8 March 2023.
