About
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.
Known for
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
PlayhouseSeries • 1974
OmnibusSeries • 1967
The Comic Strip Presents...Series • 1982
BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries • 1977
The RegimeSeries • 2024
A Very English ScandalSeries • 2018
The Loudest VoiceSeries • 2019
State of the UnionSeries • 2019
High FidelityMovie • 2000
Dangerous LiaisonsMovie • 1988
HeroMovie • 1992
Dirty Pretty ThingsMovie • 2002
The QueenMovie • 2006
PhilomenaMovie • 2013
Victoria & AbdulMovie • 2017
Florence Foster JenkinsMovie • 2016
Lay the FavoriteMovie • 2012
The ProgramMovie • 2015
Tamara DreweMovie • 2010
QuizSeries • 2020
The Lost KingMovie • 2022