Director
Stephen Frears
June 20, 1941 · 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.
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.
Notable work
7.1High Fidelity (2000)
Director
7.3Philomena (2013)
Director
6.7Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Director and Writer
6.9The Queen (2006)
Director
7.2Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
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6.9Victoria & Abdul (2017)
Director
6.4The Program (2015)
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6.3Hero (1992)
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6.9Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
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5.9Tamara Drewe (2010)
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6.5The Grifters (1990)
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5.8Mary Reilly (1996)
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Often works with
Judi Dench
3 titles together
Philomena, Victoria & Abdul, Mrs. Henderson Presents
Hugh Grant
3 titles together
Florence Foster Jenkins, A Very English Scandal, The Regime
John Cusack
2 titles together
High Fidelity, The Grifters
Iben Hjejle
2 titles together
High Fidelity, Chéri
Catherine Zeta-Jones
2 titles together
High Fidelity, Lay the Favorite
Joan Cusack
2 titles together
High Fidelity, Hero
Full filmography · 83
Wilder & Me
Director
Upcoming
The Lost King
Director
20226.5
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
cast
2018
She's French
cast
2018
Victoria & Abdul
Director
20176.9
Florence Foster Jenkins
Director and Writer
20166.7
The Program
Director
20156.4
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
cast
2015
Philomena
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20137.3
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
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20136.4
30 Years of Comic Strip
cast
2012
Lay the Favorite
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20125.2