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  • BIRTH 20/06/1941
  • Country United Kingdom
  • MOVIES 5
  • DIRECTOR 38
  • SCRIPT 1
  • PRODUCTION 2

Stephen Frears

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

Movies (5)

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
Chéri
Chéri
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
She's French
She's French
Il était une fois... « Les enchaînés »
Il était une fois... « Les enchaînés »
Self
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Narrator

Director (38)

The Regime
The Regime
(3 episodes)
Philomena
Philomena
A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal
(3 episodes)
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
High Fidelity
High Fidelity
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly
The Program
The Program
The Queen
The Queen
My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette
The Lost King
The Lost King
State of the Union
State of the Union
(20 episodes)
Lay the Favorite
Lay the Favorite
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
The Grifters
The Grifters
Wilder & Me
Wilder & Me
Black Christmas
Black Christmas
Chéri
Chéri
The Van
The Van
Hero
Hero
Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears
The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country
Tamara Drewe
Tamara Drewe
Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things
The Hit
The Hit
Play for Today
Play for Today
(3 episodes)
The Comic Strip Presents
The Comic Strip Presents
(2 episodes)
The Burning
The Burning
The Deal
The Deal
December Flower
December Flower
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Gumshoe
Gumshoe
The Snapper
The Snapper
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Liam
Liam
Bloody Kids
Bloody Kids

Script

Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins

Production (2)

Jean Charles
Jean Charles
Night Will Fall
Night Will Fall