Stephen Frears
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
55 credits across 5 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything | Film | |
| 2025 | Brian and Maggie | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2024 | The Regime | Executive Producer | TV |
| 2022 | Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel | Self | Film |
| 2020 | Quiz | Executive Producer | TV |
| 2018 | Who Killed British Cinema? | Self | Film |
| 2018 | A Very English Scandal | Executive Producer | TV |
| 2017 | Victoria & Abdul | Director | Film |
| 2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins | Director | Film |
| 2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins | Writer | Film |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Director | Film |
| 2013 | Philomena | Director | Film |
| 2012 | Lay the Favorite | Director | Film |
| 2010 | Tamara Drewe | Director | Film |
| 2009 | Chéri | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 2009 | Great Directors | Self | Film |
| 2009 | Chéri | Director | Film |
| 2009 | Jean Charles | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2007 | Here’s Looking at You, Boy | Self | Film |
| 2006 | The Queen | Director | Film |
| 2005 | Mrs. Henderson Presents | Director | Film |
| 2004 | The Route V50 | Director | Film |
| 2003 | 100 Greatest Sexy Moments | Self | Film |
| 2003 | The Deal | Director | Film |
| 2002 | Forever Ealing | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Dirty Pretty Things | Director | Film |
| 2001 | Liam | Director | Film |
| 2000 | Fail Safe | Director | Film |
| 2000 | High Fidelity | Director | Film |
| 1998 | The Hi-Lo Country | Director | Film |
| 1997 | Howard Hawks: American Artist | Narrator | Film |
| 1996 | The Van | Director | Film |
| 1996 | Mary Reilly | Director | Film |
| 1993 | The Snapper | Director | Film |
| 1992 | Hero | Director | Film |
| 1990 | The Grifters | Director | Film |
| 1988 | Mr Jolly Lives Next Door | Director | Film |
| 1988 | Dangerous Liaisons | Director | Film |
| 1987 | Prick Up Your Ears | Director | Film |
| 1987 | Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | Director | Film |
| 1985 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Director | Film |
| 1984 | The Hit | Director | Film |
| 1984 | December Flower | Director | Film |
| 1983 | Saigon: Year of the Cat | Director | Film |
| 1983 | Walter and June | Director | Film |
| 1982 | Walter | Director | Film |
| 1982 | The Tractor Factor | Director | Film |
| 1981 | Going Gently | Director | Film |
| 1980 | Bloody Kids | Director | Film |
| 1978 | A Visit from Miss Prothero | Director | Film |
| 1975 | Three Men in a Boat | Director | Film |
| 1975 | Sunset Across the Bay | Director | Film |
| 1972 | A Day Out | Director | Film |
| 1971 | Gumshoe | Director | Film |
| 1968 | The Burning | Director | Film |
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