Directed credits
70
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Stephen Frears
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
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Directed movies: 59Directed series: 11All crew credits: 80
TMDB ID: 3224
IMDb ID: nm0001241
Known for: Directing
Born: June 20, 1941
Age: 85
Place of birth: Leicester, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1966 - 2025
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q55258
Also known as
스티븐 프리어즈 • Stephen Arthur Frears
Frequent jobs
Director (68)Assistant Director (1)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (6)Producer (2)Original Film Writer (1)Thanks (1)
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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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Stephen Frears.
The Lost King
Director
2022 Movie
Victoria & Abdul
Director
2017 Movie
Florence Foster Jenkins
Director
2016 Movie
The Program
Director
2015 Movie
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
2014 Movie
Philomena
Director
2013 Movie
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Director
2013 Movie
Lay the Favorite
Director
2012 Movie
Tamara Drewe
Director
2010 Movie
Chéri
Director
2009 Movie
The Queen
Director
2006 Movie
Le court des grands
Director
2005 Movie
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Director
2005 Movie
The Route V50
Director
2004 Movie
The Deal
Director
2003 Movie
Dirty Pretty Things
Director
2002 Movie
Liam
Director
2001 Movie
Fail Safe
Director
2000 Movie
High Fidelity
Director
2000 Movie
The Hi-Lo Country
Director
1998 Movie
The Van
Director
1996 Movie
Mary Reilly
Director
1996 Movie
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Director
1995 Movie
The Snapper
Director
1993 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Stephen Frears.
The Loudest Voice
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
A Very English Scandal
Director • 3 eps
2018 Series
Screen Two
Director • 2 eps
1985 Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Director • 2 eps
1982 Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Director • 2 eps
1977 Series
Playhouse
Director • 2 eps
1974 Series
Follyfoot
Director • 3 eps
1971 Series
Play for Today
Director • 3 eps
1970 Series
Parkin's Patch
Director • 2 eps
1969 Series
Tom Grattan's War
Director • 5 eps
1968 Series
ITV Playhouse
Director • 2 eps
1967 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Stephen Frears.
Night Will Fall
Producer
2014 Movie
Philomena
Director
2013 Movie
Dangerous Liaisons
Director
1988 Movie
High Fidelity
Director
2000 Movie
The Queen
Director
2006 Movie
Dirty Pretty Things
Director
2002 Movie
Victoria & Abdul
Director
2017 Movie
Fail Safe
Director
2000 Movie
My Beautiful Laundrette
Director
1985 Movie
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Director
2005 Movie
Prick Up Your Ears
Director
1987 Movie
Florence Foster Jenkins
Director
2016 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Stephen Frears.
The Loudest Voice
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
A Very English Scandal
Director • 3 eps
2018 Series
State of the Union
Executive Producer • 20 eps
2019 Series
Quiz
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2020 Series
The Regime
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2024 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Stephen Frears.
High Fidelity
Director
2000 Movie
Dangerous Liaisons
Director
1988 Movie
Victoria & Abdul
Director
2017 Movie
The Lost King
Director
2022 Movie
Tamara Drewe
Director
2010 Movie
The Queen
Director
2006 Movie
Hero
Director
1992 Movie
The Program
Director
2015 Movie
Florence Foster Jenkins
Director
2016 Movie
Dirty Pretty Things
Director
2002 Movie
Lay the Favorite
Director
2012 Movie
The Grifters
Director
1990 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Stephen Frears.
Play for Today
Director • 3 eps
1970 Series
Screen Two
Director • 2 eps
1985 Series
The South Bank Show
1 eps
1978 Series
ITV Playhouse
Director • 2 eps
1967 Series
Omnibus
1 eps
1967 Series
Playhouse
Director • 2 eps
1974 Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Director • 2 eps
1982 Series
Great British Menu
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2006 Series
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Director • 2 eps
1977 Series
The Loudest Voice
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
A Very English Scandal
Director • 3 eps
2018 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Stephen Frears.
Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons
Original Film Writer
2021 Movie
Night Will Fall
Producer
2014 Movie
Jean Charles
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
Eletrodoméstica
Thanks
2005 Movie
Beyond Fear
Executive Producer
1997 Movie
Doris and Doreen
Producer
1978 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Stephen Frears.
Brian and Maggie
Executive Producer • 2 eps
2025 Series
The Regime
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2024 Series
Quiz
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2020 Series
State of the Union
Executive Producer • 20 eps
2019 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Stephen Frears.
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
as self
2024 Movie
The Rise of the Comic Strip
as Self
2023 Movie
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
as Self
2022 Movie
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
as Self
2020 Movie
Memories of Lindsay Anderson
as Self
2019 Movie
Who Killed British Cinema?
as Self
2018 Movie
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
2018 Movie
She's French
2018 Movie
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
as Self
2016 Movie
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
2015 Movie
French Cinema Mon Amour
as Self
2015 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Stephen Frears.
Reel Britannia
as Self • 4 eps
2022 Series
Back to Barrytown
as Self • 2 eps
2021 Series
Great British Menu
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2006 Series
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
The South Bank Show
1 eps
1978 Series
Omnibus
1 eps
1967 Series