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Stephen Frears

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Stephen Frears at an event for The Queen (2006)
Todd Haynes discussed his films and his creative process.
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Great Directors (2009)
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Stephen started off in a career in the legal profession before switching to work as an assistant stage manager at London's Royal Court which led to work as an assistant director on films by Karel Reisz and Lindsay Anderson He directed his first short in 1967 and his feature debut, Gumshoe, in 1971. The next 12 years were spent working in television before returning to film with My Bautiful Laundrette
BornJune 20, 1941
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    • BornJune 20, 1941
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 78 wins & 77 nominations total

    Photos58

    Judi Dench and Stephen Frears in Confident Royal (2017)
    Judi Dench, Stephen Frears, and Ali Fazal in Confident Royal (2017)
    Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Stephen Frears, and Rebecca Hall in Lady Vegas (2012)
    Bruce Willis and Stephen Frears in Lady Vegas (2012)
    Stephen Frears in Tamara Drewe (2010)
    Stephen Frears and Luke Evans in Tamara Drewe (2010)
    Stephen Frears, Philippe Rousselot, and Stuart Craig in Mary Reilly (1996)
    Michelle Pfeiffer and Stephen Frears in Chéri (2009)
    Stephen Frears, Christopher Hampton, and Felicity Jones in Chéri (2009)
    Stephen Frears in Chéri (2009)
    Stephen Frears in Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
    Stephen Frears 10-01-2010

    Known for:

    Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close, and John Malkovich in Les liaisons dangereuses (1988)
    Les liaisons dangereuses
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1988
    Judi Dench and Steve Coogan in Philomena (2013)
    Philomena
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2013
    Chiwetel Ejiofor and Audrey Tautou in Dirty Pretty Things : Loin de chez eux (2002)
    Dirty Pretty Things : Loin de chez eux
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2002
    Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)
    The Queen
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Director

    • The Regime
      • Director
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2024
    • Billy Wilder & Me
      • Director
      • In Development
    • Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd, and Sally Hawkins in The Lost King (2022)
      The Lost King
      6.7
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2022
    • Rosamund Pike and Chris O'Dowd in State of the Union (2019)
      State of the Union
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2022
    • Matthew Macfadyen and Michael Sheen in Quiz (2020)
      Quiz
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Russell Crowe in The Loudest Voice (2019)
      The Loudest Voice
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw in A Very English Scandal (2018)
      A Very English Scandal
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Judi Dench and Ali Fazal in Confident Royal (2017)
      Confident Royal
      6.8
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2017
    • Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
      Florence Foster Jenkins
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Program (2015)
      The Program
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Judi Dench and Steve Coogan in Philomena (2013)
      Philomena
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
      Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joshua Jackson, and Rebecca Hall in Lady Vegas (2012)
      Lady Vegas
      4.8
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Tamara Drewe (2010)
      Tamara Drewe
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend in Chéri (2009)
      Chéri
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Skip Tracer (2008)
      Skip Tracer
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Razorlight: Wire to Wire (2008)
      Razorlight: Wire to Wire
      5.6
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2008

    Producer

    • The Regime
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2024
    • Rosamund Pike and Chris O'Dowd in State of the Union (2019)
      State of the Union
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2022
    • Matthew Macfadyen and Michael Sheen in Quiz (2020)
      Quiz
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw in A Very English Scandal (2018)
      A Very English Scandal
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Night Will Fall (2014)
      Night Will Fall
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Jean Charles (2009)
      Jean Charles
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Beyond Fear (1997)
      Beyond Fear
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1997
    • Satan at His Best
      • executive producer
      • 1995
    • Alan Bennett in The Old Crowd (1979)
      All Day on the Sands
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1979
    • Alan Bennett in The Old Crowd (1979)
      One Fine Day
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1979
    • Afternoon Off (1979)
      Afternoon Off
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1979
    • Alan Bennett in The Old Crowd (1979)
      The Old Crowd
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1979
    • Doris and Doreen (1978)
      Doris and Doreen
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1978
    • Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)
      Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1978
    • ITV Playhouse (1967)
      ITV Playhouse
      6.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1977
    • The Burning
      6.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 1968

    Actor

    • Brian Unger in In Their Own Words (2015)
      In Their Own Words
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director, The Queen
      • 2015
    • Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend in Chéri (2009)
      Chéri
      6.1
      • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Andrew Garfield in Freezing (2008)
      Freezing
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Stephen
      • 2008
    • Barney Clark in Moog (2007)
      Moog
      7.7
      Short
      • Headmaster
      • 2007
    • Lawrence of Arabia Close
      Short
      • Mr. Gilthor
      • 2004
    • Rainbow Soup (2004)
      Rainbow Soup
      Video
      • Lil' Will (voice)
      • 2004
    • Long Shot (1978)
      Long Shot
      5.9
      • Biscuit Man
      • 1978
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos8

    5 Forgotten Gems From 1990
    Clip 4:04
    5 Forgotten Gems From 1990
    "Air Supply"
    Clip 1:00
    "Air Supply"
    Great Directors: Todd Haynes Footage
    Trailer 2:50
    Great Directors: Todd Haynes Footage
    Great Directors
    Trailer 2:46
    Great Directors
    Chéri
    Trailer 1:22
    Chéri
    Chéri
    Trailer 1:12
    Chéri
    Exclusive Featurette
    Featurette 3:05
    Exclusive Featurette
    Cheri
    Featurette 1:40
    Cheri

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Steven Frears
    • Height
      • 1.70 m
    • Born
      • June 20, 1941
      • Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Anne Rothenstein1992 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Lola Frears
    • Parents
        Russell E. Frears
    • Other works
      Directed several commercials, including one for diet coke, starring George Michael
    • Publicity listings
      • 7 Interviews
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Has directed seven Oscar nominated performances: Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, Helen Mirren, Judi Dench and Meryl Streep. Mirren won for The Queen (2006).
    • Quotes
      A friend asked me why I thought I'd been able to direct films for 30 years and I really didn't have an answer. It is a very difficult industry and grinds up talent unmercifully.
    • Trademarks
        Often makes movies about love triangles that end tragically

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