Stephen Frears

Directing · 1.5 popularity

Age

85

Movies

41

TV

6

Born: June 20, 1941
From: 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.

Works

41 films

Chéri

Chéri

20096.1

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

20227.3

Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

20027.2

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

20033.5

Director: Alan Clarke

Director: Alan Clarke

1991

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

20202.0

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

2016

Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...

20144.0

French Cinema Mon Amour

French Cinema Mon Amour

20155.2

30 Years of Comic Strip

30 Years of Comic Strip

20125.0

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

20075.2

Innes Lloyd: The Producer

Innes Lloyd: The Producer

20257.0

Michael Powell

Michael Powell

2005

She's French

She's French

2018

A Look Through His Lens

A Look Through His Lens

2024

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

2009

Robert Altman in England

Robert Altman in England

2002

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

2017

Alan Clarke: His Own Man

Alan Clarke: His Own Man

20008.0

Howard Hawks: American Artist

Howard Hawks: American Artist

19976.2

The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Rise of the Comic Strip

2023

Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?

Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?

20042.0

Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything

Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything

2026

Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

20113.5

Who Killed British Cinema?

Who Killed British Cinema?

20185.0

The Making of 'The Queen'

The Making of 'The Queen'

20074.0

Long Shot

Long Shot

19789.0

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

20246.0

My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

2012

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

1985

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

20105.5

Memories of Lindsay Anderson

Memories of Lindsay Anderson

2019

Great Directors

Great Directors

20096.1

Cast & Crew: If....

Cast & Crew: If....

20042.0

Revisiting The Man in the White Suit

Revisiting The Man in the White Suit

2019

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

19957.3

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

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

2015

Hooray For Holyrood

Hooray For Holyrood

1986

Incident

Incident

1971

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters

2018

All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar

All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar

20019.0