Quick Facts
Born:
1941-06-20
Birthplace:
Leicester, England, UK
Credits:
43 Total Roles
Stephen Frears
Directing
The MovieWise Take
Refining cinematic analysis...
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.
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
Chéri
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Great Directors
Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Self
Forever Ealing
Self
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Narrator
Reel Britannia
Self
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Innes Lloyd: The Producer MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | Alec Guinness: A Class Act MOVIE | self |
| 2024 | A Look Through His Lens MOVIE | Self |
| 2023 | The Rise of the Comic Strip MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | Reel Britannia TV | Self |
| 2021 | Back to Barrytown TV | Self |
| 2020 | In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat MOVIE | Self |
| 2019 | Revisiting The Man in the White Suit MOVIE | Self |
| 2019 | Memories of Lindsay Anderson MOVIE | Self |