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Graham Yost
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Yost with his Peabody Award in 2011
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| Born | September 5, 1959 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Toronto |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, television producer, television director, actor. |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Graham Yost is a talented Canadian writer and producer for movies and TV shows. He was born on September 5, 1959. You might know his work from exciting films like Speed and Broken Arrow. He also created popular TV series such as Justified and Silo.
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Graham Yost's Early Life and Education
Graham Yost grew up in Etobicoke, which is a part of Toronto. His father, Elwy Yost, was a well-known TV personality in Canada. Elwy Yost hosted a show called Saturday Night at the Movies for many years.
Graham went to the University of Toronto Schools. Later, he studied at Trinity College at the University of Toronto. This is where he gained much of his education.
Graham Yost's Career in Film and TV
Graham Yost has written for many different TV shows and movies. He wrote for the TV comedy Herman's Head. He also worked on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. This series was about soldiers in World War II.
In 2002, Graham Yost created a TV drama series called Boomtown. He also created another show called Raines in 2007. Yost worked with famous filmmakers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. They worked together on another HBO miniseries, The Pacific. This show was also about World War II.
Graham Yost is the creator and a main producer for the FX series Justified. He also helped produce another FX show called The Americans. In 2016, he became the main writer and producer for the Amazon Studios series Sneaky Pete.
In 2021, Apple TV+ announced a new science fiction series. It is called Silo. Graham Yost is the showrunner and a main producer for this series. A showrunner is like the boss of a TV show. They oversee everything from writing to production. The Silo series is based on popular books.
Awards and Recognitions
Graham Yost has won several important awards for his work. He won two Emmy Awards. These were for his work on the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon and The Pacific. The series The Pacific was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
He also won a Golden Globe for his work on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He was one of the writers for this award-winning show. These awards show how much his work is appreciated.
Graham Yost's Personal Life
Graham Yost is married to Connie F. Yost.
Graham Yost's Filmography
Here are some of the movies Graham Yost has written:
- Speed (1994)
- Broken Arrow (1996)
- Hard Rain (1998)
- Mission to Mars (2000)
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- The Last Castle (2001)
- The Grizzlies (2018)
Graham Yost has also been a writer, director, or producer for many TV series. Some of his notable TV works include:
- Hey Dude (1989-1991) - Writer
- From the Earth to the Moon (1998) - Director, Writer, Supervising Producer
- Band of Brothers (2001) - Writer
- Boomtown (2002-2003) - Creator, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- The Pacific (2010) - Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- Justified (2010-2015) - Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
- The Americans (2013-2018) - Executive Producer
- Sneaky Pete (2015-2018) - Writer, Executive Producer
- Slow Horses (2022–present) - Executive Producer
- Silo (2023–present) - Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
- Masters of the Air (2024) - Co-Executive Producer
