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Graham Yost Biography

Birth Name:Graham John Yost

Birth Place:Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Script department, Actor

Fast Facts

Won a Christopher Award for Television and Cable along with other directors, producers and writers of "Band of Brothers" in 2002
His father, television personality Elwy Yost, served as an inspiration to him when he was growing up
Started out as a writer and executive script consultant on the TV series "Hey Dude" in 1989
Worked as an editor for the "Encyclopedia Britannica" during the early 1980s
Quote: "Everything that I do in my work is an homage to my dad․ He always impressed on me the value of taking an idea and turning it on its head and finding something different․"
His writing often contains wry humor, surprising plot twists and over-the-top characters
Actor Matt Craven frequently appears in his projects
Best known as the creator of "Justified" and the writer of "Speed," "Broken Arrow," and "Hard Rain․"
His father once sent him to school late with a note that read "Graham is late for school because I had him stay up late to watch 'Citizen Kane․'"

Awards

1995Edgar-Best Motion Picture: nominated
1998OFTA Television Award-Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: winner
1998OFTA Television Award-Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: nominated
1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: winner
1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
1999PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: winner
1999WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: nominated
2002Christopher Award-Television & Cable: winner
2002OFTA Television Award-Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: nominated
2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: nominated
2003Humanitas Prize-60 Minute Category: nominated
2010OFTA Television Award-Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: winner
2010OFTA Television Award-Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: winner
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: winner
2011PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: winner
2011Spur Award-Best Western Drama: nominated
2011WGA Award (TV)-New Series: nominated
2013INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: nominated
2013INOCA TV-Best Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
2013Spur Award-Best Western Drama Script (Fiction): nominated
2015INOCA TV-Best Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
2016WIN Award-Drama Series: nominated
2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
2019PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
2019Screenplay-Best Screenplay: winner
2019WGC Award-Feature Film: nominated
2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated