Stephen Frears
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.
Known For
Narrator
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Chéri
Self
Forever Ealing
Himself
Robert Altman in England
Self
Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner
Himself
Heavy Rain
30 Years of Comic Strip
Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
A Look Through His Lens
She's French
Self
Hans Zimmer - Der Sound für Hollywood
Man
Incident
Self
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Self
Great Directors
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
Self
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
Self - Interviewee
Cast & Crew: If....
Director: Alan Clarke
Biscuit Man
Long Shot
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
Self
Bandes Originales: Alexandre Desplat
Self
Il était une fois... « Les enchaînés »
Self
Hooray For Holyrood
Self
Who Killed British Cinema?
Self
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Self
Memories of Lindsay Anderson
Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
Narrator
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
Revisiting The Man in the White Suit
Michael Powell
Self
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
self
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
Self
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
The Making of 'The Queen'
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
38
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-06-20
Place of Birth
Leicester, England, UK
Also Known As
스티븐 프리어즈