Stephen Frears
Directing
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.
Born: June 20, 1941 · Leicester, England, UK
Filmography (48)
The Regime
2024
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022
The Lost King
2022
Quiz
2020
The Loudest Voice
2019
State of the Union
2019
A Very English Scandal
2018
Victoria & Abdul
2017
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
The Program
2015
Night Will Fall
2014
Philomena
2013
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
Lay the Favorite
2012
Tamara Drewe
2010
Jean Charles
2009
Great Directors
2009
Chéri
2009
The Queen
2006
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005
Eletrodoméstica
2005
Kulturplatz
2004
The Route V50
2004
The Deal
2003
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
Liam
2001
Fail Safe
2000
High Fidelity
2000
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
The Van
1996
Mary Reilly
1996
The Snapper
1993
Hero
1992
The Grifters
1990
Dangerous Liaisons
1988
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
1987
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985
The Hit
1984
Walter
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
Bloody Kids
1980
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Three Men in a Boat
1975
Playhouse
1974
Gumshoe
1971
Play for Today
1970
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
1966