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Graham Yost

A determined screenwriter battles personal demons and industry obstacles to create groundbreaking stories that redefine the boundaries of film and television.

Born

September 5, 1959

From

Etobicoke, Greater Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also:
Writer
Script Department

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Decades active

In short · Producing since 1988, 5 decades active, 13 credits.

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Biography

Graham John Yost (born September 5, 1959) is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. He is best known for writing the films *Speed*, *Broken Arrow*, and *Hard Rain*, as well as the TV series *Justified*. In 2002, he created the critically acclaimed but short-lived drama series *Boomtown*.

Yost has also written for the television series *Herman's Head* and *Band of Brothers*. He created the short-lived NBC drama *Raines*. He collaborated with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, along with two of his fellow *Boomtown* writers, Michelle Ashford and Larry Andries, to write and direct episodes of the HBO miniseries *The Pacific*. As of 2010, Yost is the creator and executive producer of *Justified*, which premiered on FX in March 2010.

Born in Etobicoke, Yost is the son of Canadian television personality Elwy Yost, the longtime host of the public broadcaster TVOntario's *Saturday Night at the Movies*. He lives in California with his family.

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