As Director
High Fidelity
2000
7.1
Stephen Frears
Acting
Born
June 20, 1941
Place of Birth
Leicester, England, UK
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.
The Filmography
As Director
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
6.1
As Director
The Van
1996
6.4
As Director
Mary Reilly
1996
5.8
As Actor, As Director
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
6.7
As Director
The Snapper
1993
6.4
As Director
Hero
1992
6.3
As Director
The Grifters
1990
6.5
As Director
Dangerous Liaisons
1988
7.2
As Director
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
8.2
As Director
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
6.7
As Director
Song of Experience
1986
6.0
As Director
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985
6.7
As Director
The Hit
1984
6.4
As Director
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983
4.6
As Director
Walter and June
1983
7.0
As Director
Walter
1982
5.2
As Director
Going Gently
1981
5.0
As Director
Bloody Kids
1980
6.4
As Director
One Fine Day
1979
4.5