Stephen Frears
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 20, 1941
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Wilder & Me TBA
Director
- Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything
Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything 2026
Actor
Innes Lloyd: The Producer 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Alec Guinness: A Class Act 2024
as self
- A Look Through His Lens
A Look Through His Lens 2024
as Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip 2023
as Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel 2022
as Self
The Lost King 2022
Director
Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons 2021
Original Film Writer
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat 2020
as Self
- Revisiting The Man in the White Suit
Revisiting The Man in the White Suit 2019
Actor
Memories of Lindsay Anderson 2019
as Self
Who Killed British Cinema? 2018
as Self
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters 2018
Actor
She's French 2018
Actor
Victoria & Abdul 2017
Director
- Il était une fois... « The Queen »
Il était une fois... « The Queen » 2017
as Self
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light 2016
as Self
Florence Foster Jenkins 2016
Director, Writer
The Program 2015
Director
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe 2015
Actor
French Cinema Mon Amour 2015
as Self
Henri Langlois vu par... 2014
as Self, Director
Night Will Fall 2014
Executive Producer, Producer
Philomena 2013
Director
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 2013
Director
30 Years of Comic Strip 2012
Actor
Lay the Favorite 2012
Director
- My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment 2012
Actor
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood 2011
as Self
Tamara Drewe 2010
Director
Heavy Rain 2010
as Himself
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' 2009
as Self
Jean Charles 2009
Executive Producer
Great Directors 2009
as Self
Chéri 2009
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director
Here’s Looking at You, Boy 2007
as Self
- The Making of 'The Queen'
The Making of 'The Queen' 2007
as Self
The Queen 2006
Director
Le court des grands 2005
Director
Mrs. Henderson Presents 2005
Director
Eletrodoméstica 2005
Thanks
Michael Powell 2005
Actor
- Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man? 2004
as Self (Archival)
Cast & Crew: If.... 2004
as Self - Interviewee
The Route V50 2004
Director
100 Greatest Sexy Moments 2003
as Self
The Deal 2003
Director
Forever Ealing 2002
as Self
Dirty Pretty Things 2002
Director
- Robert Altman in England
Robert Altman in England 2002
as Self
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar 2001
as Narrator
Liam 2001
Director
Alan Clarke: His Own Man 2000
as Self
Fail Safe 2000
Director
High Fidelity 2000
Director
The Hi-Lo Country 1998
Director
Beyond Fear 1997
Executive Producer
- Howard Hawks: American Artist
Howard Hawks: American Artist 1997
as Narrator
The Van 1996
Director
Mary Reilly 1996
Director
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema 1995
Actor, Director
The Snapper 1993
Director
Hero 1992
Director
Director: Alan Clarke 1991
Actor
The Grifters 1990
Director
Dangerous Liaisons 1988
Director
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door 1988
Director
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid 1987
Director
Prick Up Your Ears 1987
Director
- Hooray For Holyrood
Hooray For Holyrood 1986
as Self
Song of Experience 1986
Director
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) 1986
Director of Photography, Director
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman 1985
as Self
My Beautiful Laundrette 1985
Director
December Flower 1984
Director
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel 1984
Director
The Hit 1984
Director
Saigon: Year of the Cat 1983
Director
Walter and June 1983
Director
Walter 1982
Director
- The Tractor Factor
The Tractor Factor 1982
Director
Going Gently 1981
Director
Bloody Kids 1980
Director
Long Distance Information 1979
Director
One Fine Day 1979
Director, Producer
Afternoon Off 1979
Director, Producer
Doris and Doreen 1978
Producer, Director
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1978
Director
Long Shot 1978
as Biscuit Man
- Cold Harbour
Cold Harbour 1978
Director
A Visit from Miss Prothero 1978
Director
Black Christmas 1977
Director
Able's Will 1977
Director
Last Summer 1977
Director, Producer
Play Things 1976
Director
Early Struggles 1976
Director
Three Men in a Boat 1975
Director
Sunset Across the Bay 1975
Director
Match of the Day 1974
Director
A Day Out 1972
Director
Gumshoe 1971
Director
- Incident
Incident 1971
as Man
The Burning 1968
Director
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment 1966
Assistant Director
Credits from TMDB.