Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Born 1941-06-20 (age 85) Leicester, England, UK
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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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Known For

Chéri
Chéri

2009

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Forever Ealing
Forever Ealing

2002

as Self

Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain

2010

as Himself

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Long Shot
Long Shot

1978

as Biscuit Man

French Cinema Mon Amour
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
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Henri Langlois vu par...
Michael Powell
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
Great Directors
Great Directors

2009

as Self

Who Killed British Cinema?