Stephen Frears
Directing · Born 1941-06-20 · 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. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture.
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Innes Lloyd: The Producer 2025
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Alec Guinness: A Class Act 2024
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A Look Through His Lens 2024
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The Rise of the Comic Strip 2023
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Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel 2022
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In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat 2020
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Revisiting The Man in the White Suit 2019
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Memories of Lindsay Anderson 2019
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Who Killed British Cinema? 2018
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Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters 2018
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Il était une fois... « The Queen » 2017
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She's French 2017
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Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light 2016
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Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe 2015
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French Cinema Mon Amour 2015
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Henri Langlois vu par... 2014
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30 Years of Comic Strip 2012
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My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment 2012
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Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood 2011
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Heavy Rain 2010
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Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' 2009
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Great Directors 2009
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Chéri 2009
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Here’s Looking at You, Boy 2007
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The Making of 'The Queen' 2007
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Michael Powell 2005
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Cast & Crew: If.... 2004
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100 Greatest Sexy Moments 2003
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Forever Ealing 2002
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Robert Altman in England 2002
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All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar 2001
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Alan Clarke: His Own Man 2000
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Howard Hawks: American Artist 1997
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Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema 1995
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Director: Alan Clarke 1991
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Hooray For Holyrood 1986
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Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman 1985
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Long Shot 1978
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Incident 1971
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The Lost King 2022
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Victoria & Abdul 2017
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Florence Foster Jenkins 2016
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The Program 2015
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Henri Langlois vu par... 2014
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Philomena 2013
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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 2013
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Lay the Favorite 2012
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Tamara Drewe 2010
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Chéri 2009
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The Queen 2006
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Le court des grands 2005
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Mrs. Henderson Presents 2005
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The Route V50 2004
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The Deal 2003
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Dirty Pretty Things 2002
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Liam 2001
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Fail Safe 2000
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High Fidelity 2000
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The Hi-Lo Country 1998
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The Van 1996
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Mary Reilly 1996
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Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema 1995
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The Snapper 1993
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Hero 1992
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The Grifters 1990
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Dangerous Liaisons 1988
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Mr Jolly Lives Next Door 1988
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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid 1987
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Prick Up Your Ears 1987
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Song of Experience 1986
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Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) 1986
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My Beautiful Laundrette 1985
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December Flower 1984
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The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel 1984
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The Hit 1984
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Saigon: Year of the Cat 1983
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Walter and June 1983
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Walter 1982
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Going Gently 1981
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Bloody Kids 1980
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Long Distance Information 1979
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One Fine Day 1979
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Afternoon Off 1979
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Doris and Doreen 1978
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Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1978
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Cold Harbour 1978
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A Visit from Miss Prothero 1978
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Black Christmas 1977
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Able's Will 1977
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Last Summer 1977
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Play Things 1976
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Early Struggles 1976
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Three Men in a Boat 1975
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Sunset Across the Bay 1975
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Match of the Day 1974
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A Day Out 1972
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Gumshoe 1971
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Wilder & Me
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The Burning 1968
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