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Stephen Frears

Directing 84 years old Leicester, England, UK ★ 1.1
Born: June 20, 1941

Biography

Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director.

Frears is also known for his work on various television programs, including Fail Safe (2000), The Deal (2003), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), A Very English Scandal (2018), State of the Union (2019), and Quiz (2020). He has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with one win.

In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture.

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Known For

Sunset Across the Bay
Sunset Across the Bay Director 1975
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Assistant Director 1966
High Fidelity
High Fidelity Director 2000
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents... Director 1982
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week Director 1977

Filmography

Acting Credits (43)

Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Innes Lloyd: The Producer Self (archive footage) 2025
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
Alec Guinness: A Class Act self 2024
A Look Through His Lens
A Look Through His Lens Self 2024
The Rise of the Comic Strip
The Rise of the Comic Strip Self 2023
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel Self 2022
Reel Britannia
Reel Britannia Self 2022
Back to Barrytown
Back to Barrytown Self 2021
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat Self 2020
Revisiting The Man in the White Suit
Revisiting The Man in the White Suit 2019
Memories of Lindsay Anderson
Memories of Lindsay Anderson Self 2019
Who Killed British Cinema?
Who Killed British Cinema? Self 2018
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters 2018
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
Il était une fois... « The Queen » Self 2017
She's French
She's French 2017
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light Self 2016
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe 2015
French Cinema Mon Amour
French Cinema Mon Amour Self 2015
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par... Self 2014
30 Years of Comic Strip
30 Years of Comic Strip 2012
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment 2012
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood Self 2011
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain Himself 2010
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' Self 2009
Great Directors
Great Directors Self 2009
Chéri
Chéri Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 2009
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Here’s Looking at You, Boy Self 2007
The Making of 'The Queen'
The Making of 'The Queen' Self 2007
Michael Powell
Michael Powell 2005
Kulturplatz
Kulturplatz Self 2004
Cast & Crew: If....
Cast & Crew: If.... Self - Interviewee 2004
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
100 Greatest Sexy Moments Self 2003
Forever Ealing
Forever Ealing Self 2002
Robert Altman in England
Robert Altman in England Himself 2002
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar Narrator 2001
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
Alan Clarke: His Own Man Self 2000
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Howard Hawks: American Artist Narrator 1997
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema 1995
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties Self 1993
Director: Alan Clarke
Director: Alan Clarke 1991
Hooray For Holyrood
Hooray For Holyrood Self 1986
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman Self 1985
Long Shot
Long Shot Biscuit Man 1978
Incident
Incident Man 1971

Directing Credits (72)

Brian and Maggie
Brian and Maggie Director 2025
The Regime
The Regime Director 2024
The Lost King
The Lost King Director 2022
Quiz
Quiz Director 2020
The Loudest Voice
The Loudest Voice Director 2019
State of the Union
State of the Union Director 2019
A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal Director 2018
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul Director 2017
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins Director 2016
The Program
The Program Director 2015
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par... Director 2014
Philomena
Philomena Director 2013
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Director 2013
Lay the Favorite
Lay the Favorite Director 2012
Tamara Drewe
Tamara Drewe Director 2010
Chéri
Chéri Director 2009
The Queen
The Queen Director 2006
Le court des grands
Le court des grands Director 2005
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents Director 2005
The Route V50
The Route V50 Director 2004
The Deal
The Deal Director 2003
Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things Director 2002
Liam
Liam Director 2001
Fail Safe
Fail Safe Director 2000
High Fidelity
High Fidelity Director 2000
The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country Director 1998
The Van
The Van Director 1996
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly Director 1996
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema Director 1995
The Snapper
The Snapper Director 1993
Hero
Hero Director 1992
The Grifters
The Grifters Director 1990
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons Director 1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Director 1988
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Director 1987
Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears Director 1987
Song of Experience
Song of Experience Director 1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Director 1986
My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette Director 1985
December Flower
December Flower Director 1984
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel Director 1984
The Hit
The Hit Director 1984
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Saigon: Year of the Cat Director 1983
Walter and June
Walter and June Director 1983
Walter
Walter Director 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents... Director 1982
Going Gently
Going Gently Director 1981
Bloody Kids
Bloody Kids Director 1980
Long Distance Information
Long Distance Information Director 1979
One Fine Day
One Fine Day Director 1979
Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off Director 1979
Doris and Doreen
Doris and Doreen Director 1978
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Director 1978
Cold Harbour
Cold Harbour Director 1978
A Visit from Miss Prothero
A Visit from Miss Prothero Director 1978
Black Christmas
Black Christmas Director 1977
Able's Will
Able's Will Director 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week Director 1977
Last Summer
Last Summer Director 1977
Play Things
Play Things Director 1976
Early Struggles
Early Struggles Director 1976
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat Director 1975
Sunset Across the Bay
Sunset Across the Bay Director 1975
Match of the Day
Match of the Day Director 1974
Playhouse
Playhouse Director 1974
A Day Out
A Day Out Director 1972
Gumshoe
Gumshoe Director 1971
Follyfoot
Follyfoot Director 1971
Play for Today
Play for Today Director 1970
The Burning
The Burning Director 1968
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Assistant Director 1966
Wilder & Me
Wilder & Me Director

Writing Credits (2)

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