Stephen Frears

Birthday:

06/20/1941

Place of birth:

Leicester, England, UK:

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.



Credits

The Lost King (2022)
Director
Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons (2021)
Original Film Writer
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
Director
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Director
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Writer
The Program (2015)
Director
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
Director
Night Will Fall (2014)
Executive Producer
Night Will Fall (2014)
Producer
Philomena (2013)
Director
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
Director
Lay the Favorite (2012)
Director
Tamara Drewe (2010)
Director
Jean Charles (2009)
Executive Producer
Chéri (2009)
Director
The Queen (2006)
Director
Le court des grands (2005)
Director
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Director
The Route V50 (2004)
Director
The Deal (2003)
Director
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Director
Liam (2001)
Director
Fail Safe (2000)
Director
High Fidelity (2000)
Director
The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
Director
Beyond Fear (1997)
Executive Producer
The Van (1996)
Director
Mary Reilly (1996)
Director
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema (1995)
Director
The Snapper (1993)
Director
Hero (1992)
Director
The Grifters (1990)
Director
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Director
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)
Director
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
Director
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Director
Song of Experience (1986)
Director
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
Director of Photography
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
Director
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Director
December Flower (1984)
Director
The Bullshitters: Roll out the Gunbarrel (1984)
Director
The Hit (1984)
Director
Saigon: Year Of The Cat (1983)
Director
Walter and June (1983)
Director
Walter (1982)
Director
Going Gently (1981)
Director
Bloody Kids (1980)
Director
Long Distance Information (1979)
Director
One Fine Day (1979)
Director
One Fine Day (1979)
Producer
Afternoon Off (1979)
Director
Afternoon Off (1979)
Producer
Doris and Doreen (1978)
Director
Doris and Doreen (1978)
Producer
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)
Director
A Visit from Miss Prothero (1978)
Director
Black Christmas (1977)
Director
Last Summer (1977)
Director
Last Summer (1977)
Producer
Early Struggles (1976)
Director
Three Men in a Boat (1975)
Director
Sunset Across the Bay (1975)
Director
Match of the Day (1974)
Director
A Day Out (1972)
Director
Gumshoe (1971)
Director
The Burning (1968)
Director
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
Assistant Director
Wilder & Me ()
Director