Stephen Frears
Directing
Born: June 20, 1941 (age 85) · Leicester, England, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
High Fidelity
2000
Philomena
2013
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
The Queen
2006
Dangerous Liaisons
1988
Victoria & Abdul
2017
The Program
2015
Hero
1992
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
Tamara Drewe
2010
The Grifters
1990
Mary Reilly
1996
Photos (4)
Movies (10)
Chéri
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Powell
2005
She's French
2018
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Director: Alan Clarke
1991
Long Shot
Biscuit Man
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
Narrator
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
2018
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
2015
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (25)
Kulturplatz
Self · 1 eps
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self · 1 eps
Forever Ealing
Self
Reel Britannia
Self · 4 eps
Back to Barrytown
Self · 2 eps
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
Great Directors
Self
Heavy Rain
Himself
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Self
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
Self
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self (archive footage)
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Self
Who Killed British Cinema?
Self
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
Self
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
Self
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Self
Cast & Crew: If....
Self - Interviewee
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self
Memories of Lindsay Anderson
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (74)
Play for Today
Director
Screen Two
Director
ITV Playhouse
Director
Playhouse
Director
BBC2 Play of the Week
Director
The Comic Strip Presents...
Director
The Regime
Director
The Grifters
Director
High Fidelity
Director
Florence Foster Jenkins
Director
The Loudest Voice
Director
A Very English Scandal
Director
State of the Union
Director
Dangerous Liaisons
Director
The Queen
Director
Victoria & Abdul
Director
Follyfoot
Director
Hero
Director
The Program
Director
Quiz
Director
Philomena
Director
The Hit
Director
The Lost King
Director
My Beautiful Laundrette
Director
Brian and Maggie
Director
Dirty Pretty Things
Director
Chéri
Director
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Director
Mary Reilly
Director
Tamara Drewe
Director
Lay the Favorite
Director
Fail Safe
Director
The Hi-Lo Country
Director
The Snapper
Director
Prick Up Your Ears
Director
The Deal
Director
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Director
Tom Grattan's War
Director
Play Things
Director
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Director
The Van
Director
Parkin's Patch
Director
One Fine Day
Director
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
Three Men in a Boat
Director
Le court des grands
Director
The Burning
Director
Liam
Director
Gumshoe
Director
Going Gently
Director
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Assistant Director
Able's Will
Director
Afternoon Off
Director
Bloody Kids
Director
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Director
Early Struggles
Director
Sunset Across the Bay
Director
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
Director
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Director
The Route V50
Director
Walter
Director
Doris and Doreen
Director
Last Summer
Director
Walter and June
Director
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Director
A Day Out
Director
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Director
December Flower
Director
Long Distance Information
Director
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Director
Match of the Day
Director
Song of Experience
Director
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Director
Black Christmas
Director
Writing (2)
Producing (13)
The Regime
Executive Producer
A Very English Scandal
Executive Producer
State of the Union
Executive Producer
Quiz
Executive Producer
Brian and Maggie
Executive Producer
One Fine Day
Producer
Jean Charles
Executive Producer
Night Will Fall
Executive Producer
Night Will Fall
Producer
Afternoon Off
Producer
Doris and Doreen
Producer
Last Summer
Producer
Beyond Fear
Executive Producer
