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Stephen Frears

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1941-06-20 (82 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 109

Movies 94

Director 62

self 24

TV Shows 15

Producer 10

Narrator 2

Writer 1

Executive Producer / Director

Stephen Frears

Biography

Filmography

all 109

Movies 94

Director 62

self 24

TV Shows 15

Producer 10

Narrator 2

Writer 1

The Regime (2024)

imagine... Stephen Frears: Director for Hire (2023)

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel (2022)

The Lost King (2022)

Reel Britannia (2022)

Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons (2021)

Back to Barrytown (2021)

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat (2020)

Quiz (2020)

Revisiting The Man in the White Suit (2019)

The Loudest Voice (2019)

Memories of Lindsay Anderson (2019)

State of the Union (2019)

Who Killed British Cinema? (2018)

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters (2018)

A Very English Scandal (2018)

Victoria & Abdul (2017)

She's French (2017)

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage (2016)

Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

Rising Damp Forever (2016)

The Program (2015)

Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe (2015)

French Cinema Mon Amour (2015)

Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)

Night Will Fall (2014)

Philomena (2013)

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)

30 Years of Comic Strip (2012)

Lay the Favorite (2012)

My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment (2012)

Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood (2011)

Tamara Drewe (2010)

Heavy Rain (2010)

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' (2009)

Jean Charles (2009)

Great Directors (2009)

Chéri (2009)

Here’s Looking at You, Boy (2007)

The Queen (2006)

Le court des grands (2005)

Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)

Cast & Crew: If.... (2004)

The Route V50 (2004)

The Deal (2003)

Forever Ealing (2002)

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)

Robert Altman in England (2002)

All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar (2001)

Liam (2001)

Alan Clarke: His Own Man (2000)

Fail Safe (2000)

High Fidelity (2000)

The Hi-Lo Country (1998)

Beyond Fear (1997)

Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997)

The Van (1996)

Mary Reilly (1996)

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema (1995)

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties (1993)

The Snapper (1993)

Hero (1992)

Director: Alan Clarke (1991)

The Grifters (1990)

Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)

Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

Hooray For Holyrood (1986)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1941-06-20 (82 years old)

Birth Place
Leicester, United Kingdom

Spouse
Mary-Kay Wilmers

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
스티븐 프리어즈

Awards
Silver Bear for Best Director, European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, Goya Awards, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Berlinale Camera