Stephen Frears
DirectingBorn Jun 20, 1941
Leicester, England, UK
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.
Known For
Last Summer
movie1977
Last Summer
movie1977
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
movie1978
Long Distance Information
movie1979
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
movie2001
Long Shot
movie1978
Beyond Fear
movie1997
Early Struggles
movie1976
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
movie1988
Reel Britannia
tv2022
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
movie2000
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
movie2025
Filmography
2025Innes Lloyd: The Produceras Self (archive footage)movie2025Brian and Maggieas Executive Producertv2024Alec Guinness: A Class Actas selfmovie2024The Regimeas Directortv2024A Look Through His Lensas Selfmovie2023The Rise of the Comic Stripas Selfmovie2022Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebelas Selfmovie2022The Lost Kingas Directormovie2022Reel Britanniaas Selftv2021Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisonsas Original Film Writermovie2021Back to Barrytownas Selftv2020In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplatas Selfmovie2020Quizas Directortv2019Revisiting The Man in the White Suitmovie2019The Loudest Voiceas Directortv2019Memories of Lindsay Andersonas Selfmovie2019State of the Unionas Directortv2018Who Killed British Cinema?as Selfmovie2018Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Griftersmovie2018A Very English Scandalas Executive Producertv2018She's Frenchmovie2017Victoria & Abdulas Directormovie2017Il était une fois... « The Queen »as Selfmovie2016Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Lightas Selfmovie2016Florence Foster Jenkinsas Writermovie2015The Programas Directormovie2015Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabemovie2015French Cinema Mon Amouras Selfmovie2014Henri Langlois vu par...as Directormovie2014Night Will Fallas Executive Producermovie2013Philomenaas Directormovie2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fightas Directormovie201230 Years of Comic Stripmovie2012Lay the Favoriteas Directormovie2012My Friend Sam: Living for the Momentmovie2011Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywoodas Selfmovie2010Tamara Dreweas Directormovie2010Heavy Rainas Himselfmovie2009Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'as Selfmovie2009Jean Charlesas Executive Producermovie2009Great Directorsas Selfmovie2009Chérias Directormovie2007Here’s Looking at You, Boyas Selfmovie2007The Making of 'The Queen'as Selfmovie2006The Queenas Directormovie2006Great British Menuas Self - Guest Judgetv2005Le court des grandsas Directormovie2005Mrs. Henderson Presentsas Directormovie2005Eletrodomésticaas Thanksmovie2005Michael Powellmovie2004Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?as Self (Archival)movie2004Kulturplatzas Selftv2004Cast & Crew: If....as Self - Intervieweemovie2004The Route V50as Directormovie2003100 Greatest Sexy Momentsas Selfmovie2003The Dealas Directormovie2002Forever Ealingas Selfmovie2002Dirty Pretty Thingsas Directormovie2002Robert Altman in Englandas Himselfmovie2001All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovaras Narratormovie2001Liamas Directormovie2000Alan Clarke: His Own Manas Selfmovie2000Fail Safeas Directormovie2000High Fidelityas Directormovie1998The Hi-Lo Countryas Directormovie1997Beyond Fearas Executive Producermovie1997Howard Hawks: American Artistas Narratormovie1996The Vanas Directormovie1996Mary Reillyas Directormovie1995Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinemaas Directormovie1993Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixtiesas Selftv1993The Snapperas Directormovie1992Heroas Directormovie1991Director: Alan Clarkemovie1990The Griftersas Directormovie1988Dangerous Liaisonsas Directormovie1988Mr Jolly Lives Next Dooras Directormovie1987Sammy and Rosie Get Laidas Directormovie1987Prick Up Your Earsas Directormovie1986Hooray For Holyroodas Selfmovie