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Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Known for: Director
Born: 20 June 1941 (age 85), Leicester, England, UK
Credits: 17 titles

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.

Acting

Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything
2026
Revisiting The Man in the White Suit
2019
 Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
2018
 She's French
She's French
2018
 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
 30 Years of Comic Strip
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
2012
 Chéri
Chéri
2009 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 Michael Powell
Michael Powell
2005
 All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
2001 · as Narrator
Howard Hawks: American Artist
1997 · as Narrator
 Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
 Director: Alan Clarke
Director: Alan Clarke
1991
 Long Shot
Long Shot
1978 · as Biscuit Man
 The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show
1978
Incident
1971 · as Man
 Omnibus
Omnibus
1967

Directed / Created

Wilder & Me
Wilder & Me
Upcoming · Director
 Brian and Maggie
Brian and Maggie
2025 · Director
 The Regime
The Regime
2024 · Director
 The Lost King
The Lost King
2022 · Director
 Quiz
Quiz
2020 · Director
 The Loudest Voice
The Loudest Voice
2019 · Director
 State of the Union
State of the Union
2019 · Director
 A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal
2018 · Director
 Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul
2017 · Director
 Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016 · Director
 The Program
The Program
2015 · Director
 Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014 · Director
 Philomena
Philomena
2013 · Director
 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013 · Director
 Lay the Favorite
Lay the Favorite
2012 · Director
 Tamara Drewe
Tamara Drewe
2010 · Director
 Chéri
Chéri
2009 · Director
 The Queen
The Queen
2006 · Director
 Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Director
 Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · Director
 The Route V50
The Route V50
2004 · Director
 The Deal
The Deal
2003 · Director
 Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things
2002 · Director
 Liam
Liam
2001 · Director
 Fail Safe
Fail Safe
2000 · Director
 High Fidelity
High Fidelity
2000 · Director
 The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country
1998 · Director
 The Van
The Van
1996 · Director
 Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly
1996 · Director
 Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995 · Director

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