Stephen Frears
Directing
Born: 1941-06-20 in 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.
Known For
Omnibus
Kulturplatz
Self
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge
Chéri
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
Reel Britannia
Self
Forever Ealing
Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
Michael Powell
Heavy Rain
Himself
Back to Barrytown
Self
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self (archive footage)
Long Shot
Biscuit Man
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
self
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
Director: Alan Clarke
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
Self
Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything
Who Killed British Cinema?
Self
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
Self
30 Years of Comic Strip
Great Directors
Self
Cast & Crew: If....
Self - Interviewee
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Self
Memories of Lindsay Anderson
Self
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Self
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
