Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Directing·Age 85 — born June 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.
49Credits19 TV · 30 films
1967–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedLast Summer
7.4 Average ratingacross 45 titles

Top TV shows 19best Stephen Frears shows

  1. 1The Comic Strip Presents... posterThe Comic Strip Presents...Director · 2 eps · 19827.4
  2. 2The Loudest Voice posterThe Loudest VoiceDirector · 1 ep · 20197.4
  3. 3Omnibus posterOmnibus1 ep · 19677.2
  4. 4Brian and Maggie posterBrian and MaggieDirector · Executive Producer · 2 eps · 20257.2
  5. 5Screen Two posterScreen TwoDirector · 2 eps · 19857.1
  6. 6A Very English Scandal posterA Very English ScandalDirector · Executive Producer · 3 eps · 20187.1
  7. 7State of the Union posterState of the UnionDirector · Executive Producer · 20 eps · 20197.0
  8. 8Playhouse posterPlayhouseDirector · 2 eps · 19747.0
  9. 9BBC2 Play of the Week posterBBC2 Play of the WeekDirector · 2 eps · 19777.0
  10. 10ITV Playhouse posterITV PlayhouseDirector · 2 eps · 19677.0
  11. 11Quiz posterQuizDirector · Executive Producer · 3 eps · 20206.9
  12. 12Play for Today posterPlay for TodayDirector · 3 eps · 19706.6
  13. 13Follyfoot posterFollyfootDirector · 3 eps · 19716.3
  14. 14The Regime posterThe RegimeDirector · Executive Producer · 6 eps · 20246.1
  15. 15Brian and Maggie posterBrian and MaggieDirector · 2 eps · 20256.0
  16. 16Second City FirstsDirector · 1 ep · 1973
  17. 17Parkin's Patch posterParkin's PatchDirector · 2 eps · 1969
  18. 18Tom Grattan's WarDirector · 5 eps · 1968
  19. 19Full HouseDirector · 1 ep · 1972

Top movies 30best Stephen Frears movies

  1. 1Last Summer posterLast SummerDirector · Producer · 197710.0
  2. 2Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf posterMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia WoolfDirector · 197810.0
  3. 3Long Distance Information posterLong Distance InformationDirector · 197910.0
  4. 4All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar posterAll About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro AlmodovarNarrator · 20019.0
  5. 5Long Shot posterLong ShotBiscuit Man · 19789.0
  6. 6Beyond Fear posterBeyond FearExecutive Producer · 19979.0
  7. 7Early Struggles posterEarly StrugglesDirector · 19769.0
  8. 8Mr Jolly Lives Next Door posterMr Jolly Lives Next DoorDirector · 19888.8
  9. 9The Burning posterThe BurningDirector · 19688.0
  10. 10Le court des grands posterLe court des grandsDirector · 20058.0
  11. 11Night Will Fall posterNight Will FallExecutive Producer · Producer · 20147.6
  12. 12Sunset Across the Bay posterSunset Across the BayDirector · 19757.5
  13. 13Going Gently posterGoing GentlyDirector · 19817.5
  14. 14Philomena posterPhilomenaDirector · 20137.3
  15. 15Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema posterTypically British: A Personal History of British Cinema19957.3
  16. 16Dangerous Liaisons posterDangerous LiaisonsDirector · 19887.2
  17. 17High Fidelity posterHigh FidelityDirector · 20007.1
  18. 18A Visit from Miss Prothero posterA Visit from Miss ProtheroDirector · 19787.0
  19. 19The Queen posterThe QueenDirector · 20067.0
  20. 20Fail Safe posterFail SafeDirector · 20006.9
  21. 21Dirty Pretty Things posterDirty Pretty ThingsDirector · 20026.9
  22. 22Victoria & Abdul posterVictoria & AbdulDirector · 20176.9
  23. 23The Deal posterThe DealDirector · 20036.8
  24. 24My Beautiful Laundrette posterMy Beautiful LaundretteDirector · 19856.7
  25. 25Prick Up Your Ears posterPrick Up Your EarsDirector · 19876.7
  26. 26Walter and June posterWalter and JuneDirector · 19836.7
  27. 27Mrs. Henderson Presents posterMrs. Henderson PresentsDirector · 20056.7
  28. 28Florence Foster Jenkins posterFlorence Foster JenkinsDirector · Writer · 20166.7
  29. 29The Lost King posterThe Lost KingDirector · 20226.5
  30. 30The Grifters posterThe GriftersDirector · 19906.5

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