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Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Director · Born 1941-06-20 · Leicester, England, UK

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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.

Directed

  1. High Fidelity (2000) — Director
  2. Philomena (2013) — Director
  3. Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) — Director
  4. The Queen (2006) — Director
  5. Dangerous Liaisons (1988) — Director
  6. Victoria & Abdul (2017) — Director
  7. The Program (2015) — Director
  8. Hero (1992) — Director
  9. Dirty Pretty Things (2002) — Director
  10. Tamara Drewe (2010) — Director
  11. The Grifters (1990) — Director
  12. Mary Reilly (1996) — Director
  13. My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) — Director
  14. Lay the Favorite (2012) — Director
  15. The Hit (1984) — Director
  16. Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) — Director
  17. Chéri (2009) — Director
  18. The Lost King (2022) — Director
  19. A Very English Scandal (2018) — Director
  20. The Regime (2024) — Director
  21. The Loudest Voice (2019) — Director
  22. Prick Up Your Ears (1987) — Director
  23. The Hi-Lo Country (1998) — Director
  24. Quiz (2020) — Director
  25. The Snapper (1993) — Director
  26. Fail Safe (2000) — Director
  27. State of the Union (2019) — Director
  28. The Van (1996) — Director
  29. Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013) — Director
  30. Gumshoe (1971) — Director
  31. Liam (2001) — Director
  32. The Deal (2003) — Director
  33. Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) — Director
  34. The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) — Director
  35. Three Men in a Boat (1975) — Director
  36. Bloody Kids (1980) — Director
  37. Walter (1982) — Director
  38. Play for Today (1970) — Director
  39. Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988) — Director
  40. Screen Two (1985) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Chéri (2009) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  2. Great Directors (2009) — Self
  3. Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel (2022) — Self
  4. Omnibus (1967)
  5. Great British Menu (2006) — Self - Guest Judge
  6. Forever Ealing (2002) — Self
  7. Here’s Looking at You, Boy (2007) — Self
  8. Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997) — Narrator
  9. Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema (1995)
  10. Reel Britannia (2022) — Self
  11. Heavy Rain (2010) — Himself
  12. French Cinema Mon Amour (2015) — Self
  13. Alan Clarke: His Own Man (2000) — Self
  14. 100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003) — Self
  15. The Making of 'The Queen' (2007) — Self
  16. Innes Lloyd: The Producer (2025) — Self (archive footage)
  17. All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar (2001) — Narrator
  18. 30 Years of Comic Strip (2012)
  19. Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood (2011) — Self
  20. Cast & Crew: If.... (2004) — Self - Interviewee
  21. Long Shot (1978) — Biscuit Man
  22. In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat (2020) — Self
  23. Who Killed British Cinema? (2018) — Self
  24. Henri Langlois vu par... (2014) — Self
  25. Alec Guinness: A Class Act (2024) — self
  26. Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man? (2004) — Self (Archival)
  27. Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties (1993) — Self
  28. Kulturplatz (2004) — Self
  29. Robert Altman in England (2002) — Self
  30. A Look Through His Lens (2024) — Self
  31. She's French (2018)
  32. Incident (1971) — Man
  33. Il était une fois... « The Queen » (2017) — Self
  34. My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment (2012)
  35. Director: Alan Clarke (1991)
  36. Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters (2018)
  37. Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' (2009) — Self
  38. Hooray For Holyrood (1986) — Self
  39. Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman (1985) — Self
  40. Memories of Lindsay Anderson (2019) — Self