Born 1941 (age 84) · Leicester, England, UK
Appears in 120 titles

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.

Filmography

High Fidelity
7.1
High Fidelity
2000
Director
Philomena
7.3
Philomena
2013
Director
Florence Foster Jenkins
6.7
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
Director
The Queen
7.0
The Queen
2006
Director
Dangerous Liaisons
7.2
Dangerous Liaisons
1988
Director
Victoria & Abdul
6.9
Victoria & Abdul
2017
Director
The Program
6.4
The Program
2015
Director
Hero
6.3
Hero
1992
Director
Dirty Pretty Things
6.9
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
Director
Tamara Drewe
5.9
Tamara Drewe
2010
Director
The Grifters
6.5
The Grifters
1990
Director
Mary Reilly
5.8
Mary Reilly
1996
Director
My Beautiful Laundrette
6.7
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985
Director
Lay the Favorite
5.2
Lay the Favorite
2012
Director
Mrs. Henderson Presents
6.7
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005
Director
The Hit
6.5
The Hit
1984
Director
Chéri
6.1
Chéri
2009
Director
The Lost King
6.5
The Lost King
2022
Director
Prick Up Your Ears
6.7
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
Director
The Hi-Lo Country
6.1
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
Director