Stephen Frears
Known For
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.
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Kulturplatz
as Self
Chéri
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Forever Ealing
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Michael Powell
Reel Britannia
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100 Greatest Sexy Moments
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Back to Barrytown
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Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
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Cast & Crew: If....
as Self - Interviewee
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Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
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Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
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She's French
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A Look Through His Lens
as Self
Great Directors
as Self
Heavy Rain
as Himself
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
as Self
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
as Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
as Self