Stephen Frears
Stephen Frears
Born 20/06/1941 in 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.

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.

External links

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0001241

Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55258

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Filmography (Movies)

Innes Lloyd: The Producer

Innes Lloyd: The Producer

Character:Self (archive footage)

Release Date:24/03/2025

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

Character:self

Release Date:03/09/2024

A Look Through His Lens

A Look Through His Lens

Character:Self

Release Date:06/01/2024

The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Rise of the Comic Strip

Character:Self

Release Date:23/06/2023

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

Character:Self

Release Date:16/10/2022

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

Character:Self

Release Date:13/08/2020

Revisiting The Man in the White Suit

Revisiting The Man in the White Suit

Character:

Release Date:03/09/2019

Memories of Lindsay Anderson

Memories of Lindsay Anderson

Character:Self

Release Date:22/06/2019

Who Killed British Cinema?

Who Killed British Cinema?

Character:Self

Release Date:26/11/2018

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters

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Release Date:21/05/2018

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

Character:Self

Release Date:23/07/2017

She's French

She's French

Character:

Release Date:01/01/2017

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Character:Self

Release Date:13/06/2016

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

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Release Date:21/07/2015

French Cinema Mon Amour

French Cinema Mon Amour

Character:Self

Release Date:06/07/2015

Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...

Character:Self

Release Date:27/07/2014

30 Years of Comic Strip

30 Years of Comic Strip

Character:

Release Date:03/11/2012

My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

Character:

Release Date:16/01/2012

Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

Character:Self

Release Date:14/03/2011

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

Character:Himself

Release Date:23/02/2010

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

Character:Self

Release Date:29/06/2009

Great Directors

Great Directors

Character:Self

Release Date:19/05/2009

Chéri

Chéri

Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Release Date:08/04/2009

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

Character:Self

Release Date:16/02/2007

The Making of 'The Queen'

The Making of 'The Queen'

Character:Self

Release Date:14/01/2007

Michael Powell

Michael Powell

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Release Date:14/08/2005

Cast & Crew: If....

Cast & Crew: If....

Character:Self - Interviewee

Release Date:12/06/2004

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

Character:Self

Release Date:29/11/2003

Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

Character:Self

Release Date:05/12/2002

Robert Altman in England

Robert Altman in England

Character:Himself

Release Date:03/02/2002

All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar

All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar

Character:Narrator

Release Date:22/12/2001

Alan Clarke: His Own Man

Alan Clarke: His Own Man

Character:Self

Release Date:18/09/2000

Howard Hawks: American Artist

Howard Hawks: American Artist

Character:Narrator

Release Date:01/01/1997

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

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Release Date:14/04/1995

Director: Alan Clarke

Director: Alan Clarke

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Release Date:12/07/1991

Hooray For Holyrood

Hooray For Holyrood

Character:Self

Release Date:13/08/1986

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Character:Self

Release Date:31/12/1985

Long Shot

Long Shot

Character:Biscuit Man

Release Date:17/11/1978

Incident

Incident

Character:Man

Release Date:01/01/1971

Television Appearances

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