Graham Yost

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1959-09-05 (65 years old)

Place of Birth Etobicoke, Greater Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As Graham John Yost

Graham Yost

Biography

Graham John Yost (born September 5, 1959) is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. His best-known works are the films Speed, Broken Arrow, and Hard Rain and the TV series Justified. In 2002, he created the widely acclaimed, yet short-lived drama series Boomtown. He has also written for the television series Herman's Head and Band of Brothers. He also created the short-lived NBC drama Raines. Yost teamed up 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 the series Justified, which premiered on FX in March 2010. Born in Etobicoke, he 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.

Known For

Writer

2023
Silo

as Writer

2019
The Grizzlies

as Story

2019
The Grizzlies

as Writer

2015
Sneaky Pete

as Writer

2015
Sneaky Pete

as Story

2011
Falling Skies

as Writer

2010
Justified

as Writer

2010
The Pacific

as Writer

2007
Raines

as Writer

2004
Summerland

as Writer

2002
Young Arthur

as Writer

2002
Boomtown

as Writer

2001
The Last Castle

as Screenplay

2001
2000
Mission to Mars

as Screenplay

1998
Hard Rain

as Screenplay

1997
1996
Broken Arrow

as Screenplay

1994
Speed

as Writer

1992
1991
Herman's Head

as Writer

Producer

2024
Masters of the Air

as Co-Executive Producer

2023
Silo

as Executive Producer

2023
Justified: City Primeval

as Executive Producer

2022
Slow Horses

as Executive Producer

2015
Sneaky Pete

as Executive Producer

2013
The Americans

as Executive Producer

2011
Falling Skies

as Producer

2010
The Pacific

as Producer

2010
Justified

as Executive Producer

2008
John Adams

as Consulting Producer

2007
Raines

as Producer

2002
Boomtown

as Producer

2002
Boomtown

as Executive Producer

1998
From the Earth to the Moon

as Supervising Producer

Creator

2023
Silo

as Creator

2010
Justified

as Creator

2007
Raines

as Creator

2002
Boomtown

as Creator

Director

2010
The Pacific

as Director

1998
L.A. Doctors

as Director