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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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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
      • 79 wins & 78 nominations total

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    Known for

    Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close, and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Dangerous Liaisons
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1988
    Judi Dench and Steve Coogan in Philomena (2013)
    Philomena
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2013
    Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)
    The Queen
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2006
    Audrey Tautou in Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
    Dirty Pretty Things
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Director

    • Wilder & Me
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Brian and Maggie (2025)
      Brian and Maggie
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Kate Winslet in The Regime (2024)
      The Regime
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • 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 Victoria & Abdul (2017)
      Victoria & Abdul
      6.8
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2017
    • Hugh Grant, Meryl Streep, and Simon Helberg in Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
      Florence Foster Jenkins
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Ben Foster in The Program (2015)
      The Program
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
      Henri Langlois vu par...
      3.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • 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 Lay the Favorite (2012)
      Lay the Favorite
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Gemma Arterton in Tamara Drewe (2010)
      Tamara Drewe
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2010

    Producer

    • Brian and Maggie (2025)
      Brian and Maggie
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Kate Winslet in The Regime (2024)
      The Regime
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 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
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1997
    • Satan at His Best
      • executive producer
      • 1995
    • Alan Bennett in The Old Crowd (1979)
      All Day on the Sands
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1979
    • Alan Bennett in The Old Crowd (1979)
      One Fine Day
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1979
    • Afternoon Off (1979)
      Afternoon Off
      7.0
      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
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1978
    • Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)
      Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1978

    Actor

    • Brian Unger in In Their Own Words (2015)
      In Their Own Words
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director, The Queen
      • 2015
    • Michelle Pfeiffer in Chéri (2009)
      Chéri
      6.1
      • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Andrew Garfield in Freezing (2008)
      Freezing
      7.1
      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
      6.0
      • Biscuit Man
      • 1978
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    Videos8

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    "Air Supply"
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    "Air Supply"
    Clip 1:00
    "Air Supply"
    Great Directors: Todd Haynes Footage
    Trailer 2:50
    Great Directors: Todd Haynes Footage
    Great Directors
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    Great Directors
    Chéri
    Trailer 1:22
    Chéri
    Chéri
    Trailer 1:12
    Chéri

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Steven Frears
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (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
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      • 7 Interviews
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      He has directed three films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Queen (2006) and Philomena (2013).
    • 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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