Stephen Frears

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 of Stephen Frears

• Brian and Maggie (2025)
• The Regime (2024)
• The Lost King (2022)
• Quiz (2020)
• The Loudest Voice (2019)
• State of the Union (2019)
• A Very English Scandal (2018)
• Victoria & Abdul (2017)
• Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
• The Program (2015)
• Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
• Philomena (2013)
• Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
• Lay the Favorite (2012)
• Tamara Drewe (2010)
• Chéri (2009)
• The Queen (2006)
• Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
• Le court des grands (2005)
• The Route V50 (2004)
• The Deal (2003)
• Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
• Liam (2001)
• High Fidelity (2000)
• Fail Safe (2000)
• The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
• The Van (1996)
• Mary Reilly (1996)
• Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema (1995)
• The Snapper (1993)
• Hero (1992)
• The Grifters (1990)
• Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
• Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)
• Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
• Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
• Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
• Song of Experience (1986)
• My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
• Screen Two (1985)