Stephen Frears

Director

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 (Age 83) in Leicester, England, UK

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Stephen Frears Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Great Directors Movie	6.2	Actor	Self	2009
Here’s Looking at You, Boy Movie	6.4	Actor	Self	2007
Long Shot Movie	5.7	Actor	Biscuit Man	1978
Director: Alan Clarke Movie	8	Actor		1991
Memories of Lindsay Anderson Movie	4.5	Actor	Himself	2019
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters Movie	7.7	Actor		2018
Robert Altman in England Movie		Actor	Himself	2002
Cast & Crew: If.... Movie	7.2	Actor	Self - Interviewee	2004
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' Movie	7.6	Actor	Self	2009
Chéri Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	5.9	Actor	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	2009
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Self	2022
She's French Movie	5.3	Actor		2017
Heavy Rain Movie		Actor		2010
A Look Through His Lens Movie		Actor	Self
30 Years of Comic Strip Movie	7.4	Actor		2012
Il était une fois... « The Queen » Movie		Actor	Self
Who Killed British Cinema? Movie		Actor	Self	2018
Incident Movie		Actor	Man	1971
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman Movie		Actor	Self	1985
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe Movie		Actor		2015
Revisiting The Man in the White Suit Movie		Actor		2019
Michael Powell Movie		Actor		2005
Kulturplatz TV Show	7.5	Actor	Self 1 Episode	2004
Hollywood U.K. British Cinema in the Sixties TV Show	8.4	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1993
Back to Barrytown TV Show		Actor	Self 2 Episodes	2021-2021
Henri Langlois vu par... Short Film	4.2	Actor	Self	2014
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema Movie	6.4	Actor		1995
French cinema mon amour Movie	7.9	Actor	Self	2015
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat Movie	7	Actor	Self	2020
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment Movie	7.9	Actor		2012
Hooray for Holyrood Movie	6.7	Actor	Self	1986
Hans Zimmer - Der Sound für Hollywood Movie	7.5	Actor	Self	2011
Alan Clarke: His Own Man Movie	6.9	Actor	Self	2000
Howard Hawks: American Artist Movie	6.9	Actor	Narrator	1997
Forever Ealing Movie	7.1	Actor	Self	2002
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar Movie	5.4	Actor	Narrator	2001
Reel Britannia Limited Series Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Self 4 Episodes	2022-2022
Chéri Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	5.9	Directing	Director	2009
Dangerous Liaisons Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.6	Directing	Director	1988
Dirty Pretty Things Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Director	2002
Florence Foster Jenkins Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.9	Directing	Director, Writer	2016
Gumshoe Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1971
Hero Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1992
High Fidelity Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.6	Directing	Director	2000
Jean Charles Movie	6.4	Production	Executive Producer	2009
Lay the Favorite Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	4.6	Directing	Director	2012
Liam Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director	2001
Mary Reilly Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.6	Directing	Director	1996
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.3	Directing	Assistant Director	1966
Mrs. Henderson Presents Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Director	2005
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.9	Directing	Director	2013
My Beautiful Laundrette Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.9	Directing	Director	1985
Night Will Fall Movie	7.8	Production	Executive Producer, Producer	2014
Philomena Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7.8	Directing	Director	2013
Prick Up Your Ears Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.9	Directing	Director	1987
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1987
Tamara Drewe Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6	Directing	Director	2010
The Grifters Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.8	Directing	Director	1990
The Hi-Lo Country Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1998
The Hit Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.9	Directing	Director	1984
The Program Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.3	Directing	Director	2015
The Queen Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	7.2	Directing	Director	2006
The Van Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1996
Victoria & Abdul Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Directing	Director	2017
The Snapper Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.3	Directing	Director	1993
The Lost King Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	6.9	Directing	Director	2022
Sunset Across the Bay Movie	7.4	Directing	Director	1975
Early Struggles Movie	7	Directing	Director	1976
A Visit from Miss Prothero Movie	7.2	Directing	Director	1978
Long Distance Information Movie	7.6	Directing	Director	1979
Going Gently Movie	8	Directing	Director	1981
Song of Experience Movie	7.7	Directing	Director	1986
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Movie	8.4	Directing	Director	1988
The Bullshitters: Roll out the Gunbarrel Movie	6.8	Directing	Director
Cold Harbour Movie		Directing	Director
Play Things Movie		Directing	Director
Able's Will Movie		Directing	Director
Wilder & Me Movie		Directing	Director
Le court des grands Movie		Directing	Director	2005
Last Summer Movie	7.9	Directing	Director, Producer	1977
Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons Movie		Writing	Original Film Writer	2021
Match of the Day Movie		Directing	Director	1974
Follyfoot TV Show	7.3	Directing	Director 3 Episodes	1971-1973
Play for Today TV Show	7.6	Directing	Director 3 Episodes	1970-1984
The Comic Strip Presents TV Show	7.6	Directing	Director, Director of Photography 3 Episodes	1982
BBC2 Playhouse TV Show	6.4	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1973-1983
The Loudest Voice Limited Series	8	Directing	Director 1 Episode	2019-2019
State of the Union TV Show Available on 6 streaming services.	7.8	Directing	Executive Producer, Director 20 Episodes	2019-2022
Brian and Margaret Limited Series		Directing	Director 1 Episode	2024
The Burning Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	1968
The Route V50 Short Film	6.9	Directing	Director	2004
Henri Langlois vu par... Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	2014
A Day Out Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1972
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1995
Bloody Kids Movie	6	Directing	Director	1980
Fail Safe Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.3	Directing	Director	2000
Saigon: Year of the Cat Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	1983
The Deal Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	2003
Three Men in a Boat Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	1975
Walter Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1982
Walter & June Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1983
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Movie	7.9	Directing	Director	1978
Doris and Doreen Movie	7.2	Directing	Director, Producer	1978
Afternoon Off Movie	7.2	Directing	Director, Producer	1979
One Fine Day Movie	7.9	Directing	Director, Producer	1979
December Flower Movie	7.8	Directing	Director	1984
Black Christmas Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1977
Beyond Fear Movie	6.2	Production	Executive Producer	1997
A Very English Scandal Limited Series Available on 1 streaming services.	7.6	Directing	Executive Producer, Director 3 Episodes	2018-2018
Quiz Limited Series Available on 6 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Executive Producer, Director 3 Episodes	2020-2020
The Regime Limited Series Available on 3 streaming services.	6.2	Directing	Executive Producer, Director 6 Episodes	2024-2024
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