Stephen Frears
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 20, 1941 (age 85)
- Birthplace
- Leicester, England, UK
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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Filmography
Wilder & Me
Movie · Director
Brian and Maggie
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Regime
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Lost King
Movie · Director
Quiz
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Loudest Voice
TV · Director · 1 ep
State of the Union
TV · Director · 20 eps
A Very English Scandal
TV · Director · 3 eps
Victoria & Abdul
Movie · Director
Florence Foster Jenkins
Movie · Director
The Program
Movie · Director
Henri Langlois vu par...
Movie · Director
Philomena
Movie · Director
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Movie · Director
Lay the Favorite
Movie · Director
Tamara Drewe
Movie · Director
Chéri
Movie · Director
The Queen
Movie · Director
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Movie · Director
Le court des grands
Movie · Director
The Route V50
Movie · Director
The Deal
Movie · Director
Dirty Pretty Things
Movie · Director
Liam
Movie · Director
High Fidelity
Movie · Director
Fail Safe
Movie · Director
The Hi-Lo Country
Movie · Director
The Van
Movie · Director
Mary Reilly
Movie · Director
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Movie · Director
The Snapper
Movie · Director
Hero
Movie · Director
The Grifters
Movie · Director
Dangerous Liaisons
Movie · Director
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Movie · Director
Prick Up Your Ears
Movie · Director
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Movie · Director
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Movie · Director
Song of Experience
Movie · Director
My Beautiful Laundrette
Movie · Director
Screen Two
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Hit
Movie · Director
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
Movie · Director
December Flower
Movie · Director
Walter and June
Movie · Director
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Movie · Director
Walter
Movie · Director
The Tractor Factor
Movie · Director
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV · Director · 2 eps
Going Gently
Movie · Director
Bloody Kids
Movie · Director
One Fine Day
Movie · Director
Afternoon Off
Movie · Director
Long Distance Information
Movie · Director
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Movie · Director
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Movie · Director
Doris and Doreen
Movie · Director
Cold Harbour
Movie · Director
Last Summer
Movie · Director
Black Christmas
Movie · Director
Able's Will
Movie · Director
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · Director · 2 eps
Early Struggles
Movie · Director
Play Things
Movie · Director
Three Men in a Boat
Movie · Director
Sunset Across the Bay
Movie · Director
Match of the Day
Movie · Director
Playhouse
TV · Director · 2 eps
Second City Firsts
TV · Director · 1 ep
Sporting Scenes
TV · Director · 1 ep
A Day Out
Movie · Director
Full House
TV · Director · 1 ep
Gumshoe
Movie · Director
Follyfoot
TV · Director · 3 eps
Play for Today
TV · Director · 3 eps
Parkin's Patch
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Burning
Movie · Director
Tom Grattan's War
TV · Director · 5 eps
ITV Playhouse
TV · Director · 2 eps
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Movie · Assistant Director