Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Birthdate
June 20, 1941 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Leicester, England, UK
Known For
Directing

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Birthdate
June 20, 1941 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Leicester, England, UK
Known For
Directing

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.

Stephen Frears's LGBTQ+ Titles

Philomena
Philomena
Director
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul
Director
My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette
Director
Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears
Director

Acting (35)

A Look Through His Lens
2022
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel as Self
2022
Reel Britannia as Self (4 episodes)
2021
Back to Barrytown as Self (2 episodes)
2020
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat as Self
2019
A Life on Screen, Hugh Grant as Self
2019
Revisiting The Man in the White Suit
2019
Memories of Lindsay Anderson as Himself
2018
Who Killed British Cinema? as Himself
2018
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
2017
She's French
2015
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
2015
French Cinema Mon Amour as Self
2014
Henri Langlois vu par... as Self
2012
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
2011
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood as Self
2010
Heavy Rain
2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' as Self
2009
Great Directors as Self
2009
Chéri as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2007
Here’s Looking at You, Boy as Self
2004
Cast & Crew: If.... as Self - Interviewee
2002
Forever Ealing as Self
2002
Robert Altman in England as Himself
2001
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar as Narrator
2000
Alan Clarke: His Own Man as Himself
1997
Howard Hawks: American Artist as Narrator
1995
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1993
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties as Self (1 episode)
1991
Director: Alan Clarke
1986
Hooray For Holyrood as Himself
1985
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
1978
Long Shot as Biscuit Man
1971
Incident as Man

Directing (68)

Wilder & Me • Director
• Director
2024
The Regime • Director (3 episodes)
• Director (3 episodes)
2022
The Lost King • Director
• Director
2020
Quiz • Director (3 episodes)
• Director (3 episodes)
2019
The Loudest Voice • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2019
State of the Union • Director (20 episodes)
• Director (20 episodes)
2018
A Very English Scandal • Director (3 episodes)
• Director (3 episodes)
2017
Victoria & Abdul • Director
• Director
2016
Florence Foster Jenkins • Director
• Director
2015
The Program • Director
• Director
2014
Henri Langlois vu par... • Director
• Director
2013
Philomena • Director
• Director
2013
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight • Director
• Director
2012
Lay the Favorite • Director
• Director
2010
Tamara Drewe • Director
• Director
2009
Chéri • Director
• Director
2006
The Queen • Director
• Director
2005
Le court des grands • Director
• Director
2005
Mrs. Henderson Presents • Director
• Director
2004
The Route V50 • Director
• Director
2003
The Deal • Director
• Director
2002
Dirty Pretty Things • Director
• Director
2001
Liam • Director
• Director
2000
Fail Safe • Director
• Director
2000
High Fidelity • Director
• Director
1998
The Hi-Lo Country • Director
• Director
1996
The Van • Director
• Director
1996
Mary Reilly • Director
• Director
1995
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema • Director
• Director
1993
The Snapper • Director
• Director
1992
Hero • Director
• Director
1990
The Grifters • Director
• Director
1988
Dangerous Liaisons • Director
• Director
1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door • Director
• Director
1987
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid • Director
• Director
1987
Prick Up Your Ears • Director
• Director
1986
Song of Experience • Director
• Director
1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) • Director
• Director
1985
• Director
1984
December Flower • Director
• Director
1984
The Bullshitters: Roll out the Gunbarrel • Director
• Director
1984
The Hit • Director
• Director
1983
Saigon: Year Of The Cat • Director
• Director
1983
Walter and June • Director
• Director
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... • Director (3 episodes)
• Director (3 episodes)
1982
Walter • Director
• Director
1981
Going Gently • Director
• Director
1980
Bloody Kids • Director
• Director
1979
Long Distance Information • Director
• Director
1979
One Fine Day • Director
• Director
1979
Afternoon Off • Director
• Director
1978
Doris and Doreen • Director
• Director
1978
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf • Director
• Director
1978
Cold Harbour • Director
• Director
1978
A Visit from Miss Prothero • Director
• Director
1977
Black Christmas • Director
• Director
1977
Last Summer • Director
• Director
1976
Early Struggles • Director
• Director
1975
Three Men in a Boat • Director
• Director
1975
Sunset Across the Bay • Director
• Director
1974
Match of the Day • Director
• Director
1974
Playhouse • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
1972
A Day Out • Director
• Director
1971
Gumshoe • Director
• Director
1971
Follyfoot • Director (3 episodes)
• Director (3 episodes)
1970
Play for Today • Director (3 episodes)
• Director (3 episodes)
1968
The Burning • Director
• Director
1966
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment • Assistant Director
• Assistant Director

Production (12)

2024
The Regime • Executive Producer (6 episodes)
• Executive Producer (6 episodes)
2020
Quiz • Executive Producer (3 episodes)
• Executive Producer (3 episodes)
2019
State of the Union • Executive Producer (20 episodes)
• Executive Producer (20 episodes)
2018
A Very English Scandal • Executive Producer (3 episodes)
• Executive Producer (3 episodes)
2014
Night Will Fall
• Executive Producer
• Producer
2009
Jean Charles • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
1997
Beyond Fear • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
1979
One Fine Day • Producer
• Producer
1979
Afternoon Off • Producer
• Producer
1978
Doris and Doreen • Producer
• Producer
1977
Last Summer • Producer
• Producer

Writing (2)

2021
Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons • Original Film Writer
• Original Film Writer
2016
Florence Foster Jenkins • Writer
• Writer

Camera (1)

1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography