Greg Yaitanes

Greg Yaitanes

Director, Producer, Actor, Writer

Born June 18, 1970 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA

Yaitanes is currently producing and directing the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, for HBO. Prior to that he Executive Produced and Directed Castle Rock for J.J. Abrams and Stephen King, The Twilight Zone for Jordan Peele. Yaitanes served as Showrunner, Executive Producer, and sole director of Netflix's Manhunt: Unabomber as well as Cinemax' critically acclaimed series Quarry. He also was Showrunner of the cult favorite Banshee. It was his work on global phenomenon House, M.D. that earned him an Emmy Award in 2008 for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. Between House and Banshee, Greg has led his team to 29 Emmy nominations and 6 wins, including the first Emmy nomination for content aired exclusively online for the Fox series, Drive. Greg produces video content for the cosmetics brand Kosas which is founded by his daughter's mom, Sheena. Greg has three kids, Van, Electra and Leo. They live in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Connections

  • Richard Donner

    Richard Donner

  • Heather Locklear

    Heather Locklear

  • Mykelti Williamson

    Mykelti Williamson

  • Peter Greene

    Peter Greene

  • Stephen Rea

    Stephen Rea

  • Matt Salinger

    Matt Salinger

  • Diane Keaton

    Diane Keaton

  • Frank Pellegrino

    Frank Pellegrino

  • Anthony DeSando

    Anthony DeSando

  • Paul Sorvino

    Paul Sorvino

Genres

  • Thriller
  • Action & Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Horror
  • Military & War
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Science Fiction