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Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Directing · As actor

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 (2…

Directing

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🎬 Dangerous Liaisons Movie · 1988 🎬 My Beautiful Laundrette Movie · 1985 🎬 Victoria & Abdul Movie · 2017 🎬 High Fidelity Movie · 2000 🎬 The Program Movie · 2015 🎬 Florence Foster Jenkins Movie · 2016 🎬 Philomena Movie · 2013 🎬 Prick Up Your Ears Movie · 1987 🎬 Tamara Drewe Movie · 2010 🎬 The Queen Movie · 2006 🎬 Liam Movie · 2001 🎬 Lay the Favorite Movie · 2012 🎬 Dirty Pretty Things Movie · 2002 🎬 Mary Reilly Movie · 1996 🎬 Chéri Movie · 2009 🎬 The Grifters Movie · 1990 🎬 Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Movie · 1978 🎬 The Hi-Lo Country Movie · 1998 🎬 Mrs. Henderson Presents Movie · 2005 🎬 The Van Movie · 1996 🎬 Walter Movie · 1982 🎬 Fail Safe Movie · 2000 🎬 The Deal Movie · 2003 🎬 Sunset Across the Bay Movie · 1975 🎬 The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel Movie · 1984 🎬 Henri Langlois vu par... Movie · 2014 🎬 Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Movie · 1987 🎬 Le court des grands Movie · 2005 🎬 Gumshoe Movie · 1971 🎬 One Fine Day Movie · 1979 🎬 The Hit Movie · 1984 🎬 The Snapper Movie · 1993 🎬 Play Things Movie · 1976 🎬 Walter and June Movie · 1983 🎬 Saigon: Year of the Cat Movie · 1983 🎬 Able's Will Movie · 1977 🎬 Going Gently Movie · 1981 🎬 Early Struggles Movie · 1976 🎬 A Day Out Movie · 1972 🎬 Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Movie · 1988 🎬 Long Distance Information Movie · 1979 🎬 Three Men in a Boat Movie · 1975 🎬 Afternoon Off Movie · 1979 🎬 The Route V50 Movie · 2004 🎬 🎬 The Tractor Factor Movie · 1982 🎬 The Burning Movie · 1968 🎬 Match of the Day Movie · 1974 🎬 Last Summer Movie · 1977

As actor

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🎬 Who Killed British Cinema? Self 🎬 Alan Clarke: His Own Man Self 🎬 Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' Self 🎬 Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel Self 🎬 🎬 A Look Through His Lens Self 🎬 🎬 Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man? Self (Archival) 🎬 Henri Langlois vu par... Self 🎬 Innes Lloyd: The Producer Self (archive footage) 🎬 In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat Self 🎬 Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood Self 🎬 Great Directors Self 🎬 Forever Ealing Self 🎬 Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman Self 🎬 The Rise of the Comic Strip Self 🎬 Here’s Looking at You, Boy Self 🎬 Michael Powell Movie · 2005 🎬 Alec Guinness: A Class Act self 🎬 French Cinema Mon Amour Self 🎬 🎬 Hooray For Holyrood Self 🎬 🎬 Howard Hawks: American Artist Narrator 🎬 🎬 Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything Movie · 2026 🎬 Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters Movie · 2018 🎬 🎬 Revisiting The Man in the White Suit Movie · 2019

🎥 Filmography — directing and writing

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📺 Play for Today Series · 1970 📺 Screen Two Series · 1985 📺 ITV Playhouse Series · 1967 📺 Playhouse Series · 1974 📺 The Comic Strip Presents... Series · 1982 📺 BBC2 Play of the Week Series · 1977 📺 The Regime Series · 2024 📺 📺 Second City Firsts Series · 1973 📺 The Loudest Voice Series · 2019 📺 State of the Union Series · 2019 🎬 High Fidelity Movie · 2000 📺 A Very English Scandal Series · 2018 📺 Follyfoot Series · 1971 📺 📺 Full House Series · 1972 🎬 Dangerous Liaisons Movie · 1988 🎬 Dirty Pretty Things Movie · 2002 🎬 Florence Foster Jenkins Movie · 2016 🎬 Chéri Movie · 2009 🎬 Philomena Movie · 2013 📺 Quiz Series · 2020 🎬 Hero Movie · 1992 🎬 The Queen Movie · 2006 🎬 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Movie · 2013 🎬 Victoria & Abdul Movie · 2017

🎭 Filmography — as actor/actress

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📺 The South Bank Show Series · 1978 📺 Omnibus Series · 1967 📺 Great British Menu Series · 2006 📺 Kulturplatz Series · 2004 🎬 Chéri Movie · 2009 🎬 Michael Powell Movie · 2005 📺 Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties Series · 1993 🎬 Forever Ealing Movie · 2002 📺 Reel Britannia Series · 2022 🎬 100 Greatest Sexy Moments Movie · 2003 🎬 Director: Alan Clarke Movie · 1991 🎬 🎬 Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything Movie · 2026 🎬 In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat Movie · 2020 📺 Back to Barrytown Series · 2021 🎬 Innes Lloyd: The Producer Movie · 2025 🎬 She's French Movie · 2018 🎬 🎬 Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man? Movie · 2004 🎬 🎬 Robert Altman in England Movie · 2002 🎬 Great Directors Movie · 2009 🎬 Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel Movie · 2022 🎬 Henri Langlois vu par... Movie · 2014 🎬 Alan Clarke: His Own Man Movie · 2000 🎬 🎬 A Look Through His Lens Movie · 2024 🎬 Who Killed British Cinema? Movie · 2018