Director · Actor · Writer
Stephen Frears
Stephen Frears has worked on 72 movies and 19 TV shows, between 1967 and 2026. On Nahoko: 26 movies and 7 TV shows. Best known for High Fidelity, The Queen and Philomena.
- Born
- 20 June 1941 (85 years old)
- Birthplace
- Leicester, England, UK
- Also known as
- 스티븐 프리어즈, Stephen Arthur Frears
- Activities
- Director · Actor · Writer · Producer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Career start
- 1967
- Spouse
- Mary-Kay Wilmers
- Education
- Trinity College, Gresham's School
Known for
★ 7.4Rent/BuyHigh Fidelity2000
★ 7.3Rent/BuyThe Queen2006
★ 7.6
Philomena2013
★ 7.5Rent/BuyDangerous Liaisons1988
★ 6.8
Florence Foster Jenkins2016
★ 7.2Dirty Pretty Things2002
★ 6.8
Victoria & Abdul2017
★ 6.8
The Grifters1990
★ 6.5
Hero1992
★ 6.2Rent/BuyTamara Drewe2010
★ 6.5The Program2015
★ 6.8Rent/BuyMy Beautiful Laundrette1985
★ 7.0Rent/BuyMrs. Henderson Presents2005
★ 5.8Mary Reilly1996
★ 4.9
Lay the Favorite2012
★ 6.1Chéri2009
★ 7.0The Hit1984
★ 6.7
The Lost King2022
★ 7.1
Prick Up Your Ears1987
★ 6.7Rent/BuyThe Van1996Where to watch
United States
20 of their 33 titles are streaming right now in United States.
Availability: JustWatch · TMDB
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.
Career in figures
Career
- Active since
- 1968
- Titles on Nahoko
- 26 movies and 7 TV shows
- Main genres
- Drama, Comedy, Biography
Ratings and box office
- Average rating
- ★ 6.7 IMDb
- Most voted
- High Fidelity
- Box office
- $505.9M, led by The Queen ($123.4M)
Awards and nominations
2 wins2 nominations
- Goya AwardsWon
- Silver Bear for Best DirectorWon
- 2007Academy Award for Best Director · The QueenNominated
- 1991Academy Award for Best Director · The GriftersNominated
Source: Wikidata
Frequent collaborators
Judi Dench3 titles together
John Malkovich2 titles together
Michelle Pfeiffer2 titles together
John Cusack2 titles together
Michael Gambon2 titles together
Catherine Zeta-Jones2 titles together
Roger Allam2 titles together
Steve Coogan2 titles togetherFilmography 33
2025
- Brian and MaggieTV showTV show · Director · Executive producerRent/Buy★ 6.9
2024
- The RegimeTV showTV show · Director · Executive producer
★ 6.0
2022
- The Lost KingMovieMovie · Director★ 6.7
2020
- QuizTV showTV show · Director · Executive producer★ 7.3
2019
- The Loudest VoiceTV showTV show · DirectorRent/Buy★ 7.9
- State of the UnionTV showTV show · Director · Executive producer★ 7.7
2018
- A Very English ScandalTV showTV show · Director · Executive producer★ 7.6
2017
- Victoria & AbdulMovieMovie · Director★ 6.8
2016
- Florence Foster JenkinsMovieMovie · Director · Writer★ 6.8
2015
- The ProgramMovieMovie · Director★ 6.5
2014
- Night Will FallMovieMovie · Producer · Executive producer★ 8.0
2013
- PhilomenaMovieMovie · Director★ 7.6
- Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightMovieMovie · Director★ 6.7
2012
- Lay the FavoriteMovieMovie · Director★ 4.9
2010
- Tamara DreweMovieMovie · DirectorRent/Buy★ 6.2
2009
- ChériMovieMovie · as themselves (voice) (uncredited) · Director★ 6.1
- Jean CharlesMovieMovie · Executive producer★ 6.3
2006
- The QueenMovieMovie · DirectorRent/Buy★ 7.3
2005
- Mrs. Henderson PresentsMovieMovie · DirectorRent/Buy★ 7.0
2002
- Dirty Pretty ThingsMovieMovie · Director★ 7.2
2000
- High FidelityMovieMovie · DirectorRent/Buy★ 7.4
- LiamMovieMovie · Director
★ 6.9
1998
- The Hi-Lo CountryMovieMovie · DirectorRent/Buy★ 6.1
1996
- Mary ReillyMovieMovie · Director★ 5.8
- The VanMovieMovie · DirectorRent/Buy★ 6.7
1992
- HeroMovieMovie · Director★ 6.5
1990
- The GriftersMovieMovie · Director★ 6.8
1988
- Dangerous LiaisonsMovieMovie · DirectorRent/Buy★ 7.5
1987
- Prick Up Your EarsMovieMovie · Director★ 7.1
1985
- My Beautiful LaundretteMovieMovie · DirectorRent/Buy★ 6.8
1984
- The HitMovieMovie · Director★ 7.0
1982
- The Comic Strip PresentsTV showTV show · Director★ 7.8
1971
- GumshoeMovieMovie · Director
★ 6.4
More credits 88
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2026
2024
- A Look Through His LensMovieMovie · as themselves
- Alec Guinness: A Class ActMovieMovie · as themselves
2023
- The Rise of the Comic StripMovieMovie · as themselves
2022
- Hans Zimmer: Hollywood RebelMovieMovie · as themselves
- Reel BritanniaTV showTV show · as themselves · 4 episodes
2021
- Back to BarrytownTV showTV show · as themselves · 2 episodes
2020
- In The Tracks Of - Alexandre DesplatMovieMovie · as themselves
2019
- Memories of Lindsay AndersonMovieMovie · as themselves
- Revisiting The Man in the White SuitMovieMovie
2018
- Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The GriftersMovieMovie
- She's FrenchMovieMovie
- Who Killed British Cinema?MovieMovie · as themselves
2017
- Il était une fois... « The Queen »MovieMovie · as themselves
2016
- Alan Clarke: Out of His Own LightMovieMovie · as themselves
2015
- French Cinema Mon AmourMovieMovie · as themselves
- Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabeMovieMovie
2014
- Henri Langlois vu par...MovieMovie · as themselves · Director
2012
- 30 Years of Comic StripMovieMovie
- My Friend Sam: Living for the MomentMovieMovie
2011
- Hans Zimmer: The Sound of HollywoodMovieMovie · as themselves
2010
- Heavy RainMovieMovie · as themselves
2009
- Great DirectorsMovieMovie · as themselves
- Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'MovieMovie · as themselves
2007
- Here’s Looking at You, BoyMovieMovie · as themselves
- The Making of 'The Queen'MovieMovie · as themselves
2005
- Le court des grandsMovieMovie · Director
- Michael PowellMovieMovie
2004
- Cast & Crew: If....MovieMovie · as themselves
- The Route V50MovieMovie · Director
2003
- 100 Greatest Sexy MomentsMovieMovie · as themselves
- The DealMovieMovie · Director
2002
- Forever EalingMovieMovie · as themselves
- Robert Altman in EnglandMovieMovie · as themselves
2001
- All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro AlmodovarMovieMovie · as themselves
2000
- Alan Clarke: His Own ManMovieMovie · as themselves
- Fail SafeMovieMovie · Director
1997
- Beyond FearMovieMovie · Executive producer
- Howard Hawks: American ArtistMovieMovie · as themselves
1995
- Typically British: A Personal History of British CinemaMovieMovie · Director
1993
- Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesTV showTV show · as themselves · 1 episode
- The SnapperMovieMovie · Director
1991
- Director: Alan ClarkeMovieMovie
1988
- Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorMovieMovie · Director
1987
- Sammy and Rosie Get LaidMovieMovie · Director
1986
- Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)MovieMovie · Director
- Hooray For HolyroodMovieMovie · as themselves
- Song of ExperienceMovieMovie · Director
1985
- Screen TwoTV showTV show · Director
- Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, CameramanMovieMovie · as themselves
1984
- December FlowerMovieMovie · Director
- The Bullshitters: Roll Out the GunbarrelMovieMovie · Director
1983
- Saigon: Year of the CatMovieMovie · Director
- Walter and JuneMovieMovie · Director
1982
- The Tractor FactorMovieMovie · Director
- WalterMovieMovie · Director
1981
- Going GentlyMovieMovie · Director
1980
- Bloody KidsMovieMovie · Director
1979
- Afternoon OffMovieMovie · Director · Producer
- Long Distance InformationMovieMovie · Director
- One Fine DayMovieMovie · Director · Producer
1978
- A Visit from Miss ProtheroMovieMovie · Director
- Cold HarbourMovieMovie · Director
- Doris and DoreenMovieMovie · Director · Producer
- Long ShotMovieMovie · as Biscuit Man
- Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia WoolfMovieMovie · Director
1977
- Able's WillMovieMovie · Director
- BBC2 Play of the WeekTV showTV show · Director
- Black ChristmasMovieMovie · Director
- Last SummerMovieMovie · Director · Producer
1976
- Early StrugglesMovieMovie · Director
- Play ThingsMovieMovie · Director
1975
- Sunset Across the BayMovieMovie · Director
- Three Men in a BoatMovieMovie · Director
1974
- Match of the DayMovieMovie · Director
- PlayhouseTV showTV show · Director
1973
- Second City FirstsTV showTV show · Director
- Sporting ScenesTV showTV show · Director
1972
- A Day OutMovieMovie · Director
- Full HouseTV showTV show · Director
1970
- Play for TodayTV showTV show · Director
1969
- Parkin's PatchTV showTV show · Director
1968
- The BurningMovieMovie · Director
- Tom Grattan's WarTV showTV show · Director
1967
- ITV PlayhouseTV showTV show · Director
- OmnibusTV showTV show