Stephen Frears

Born: 1941-06-20, 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.

Filmography

• Omnibus (1967)
• Screen Two (1985)
• Playhouse (1974)
• The Regime (2024)
• The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
• Victoria & Abdul (2017)
• High Fidelity (2000)
• Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
• The Queen (2006)
• The Lost King (2022)
• The Program (2015)
• The Grifters (1990)
• Chéri (2009)
• Chéri (2009)
• Follyfoot (1971)
• Philomena (2013)
• Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
• Mary Reilly (1996)
• The Hit (1984)
• Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
• Lay the Favorite (2012)
• Tamara Drewe (2010)
• Fail Safe (2000)
• Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
• My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
• The Snapper (1993)
• Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
• Going Gently (1981)
• Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
• Play Things (1976)