Directed credits
66
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Stephen Frears
Directing
Career Snapshot
ExplainedThese indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.
TMDB popularity
2.6
Moderate attention
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Directed movies: 58Directed series: 8All crew credits: 74
TMDB ID: 3224
IMDb ID: nm0001241
Known for: Directing
Born: June 20, 1941
Age: 84
Place of birth: Leicester, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1966 - 2025
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 6.54
Wikidata: Q55258
Also known as
스티븐 프리어즈 • Stephen Arthur Frears
Frequent jobs
Director (64)Assistant Director (1)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (6)Original Film Writer (1)Producer (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Stephen Frears.
6.5
The Lost King
Director
2022 Movie
6.9
Victoria & Abdul
Director
2017 Movie
6.7
Florence Foster Jenkins
Director
2016 Movie
6.4
The Program
Director
2015 Movie
4.0
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
2014 Movie
7.3
Philomena
Director
2013 Movie
6.3
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Director
2013 Movie
5.2
Lay the Favorite
Director
2012 Movie
5.9
Tamara Drewe
Director
2010 Movie
6.1
Chéri
Director
2009 Movie
6.9
The Queen
Director
2006 Movie
8.0
Le court des grands
Director
2005 Movie
6.7
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Director
2005 Movie
5.8
The Route V50
Director
2004 Movie
6.7
The Deal
Director
2003 Movie
6.9
Dirty Pretty Things
Director
2002 Movie
6.1
Liam
Director
2001 Movie
6.9
Fail Safe
Director
2000 Movie
7.1
High Fidelity
Director
2000 Movie
6.1
The Hi-Lo Country
Director
1998 Movie
6.4
The Van
Director
1996 Movie
5.8
Mary Reilly
Director
1996 Movie
6.7
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Director
1995 Movie
6.4
The Snapper
Director
1993 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Stephen Frears.
7.3
Brian and Maggie
Director • 2 eps
2025 Series
7.4
The Loudest Voice
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.1
A Very English Scandal
Director • 3 eps
2018 Series
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Director • 3 eps
1982 Series
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
Director • 2 eps
1977 Series
7.0
Playhouse
Director • 2 eps
1974 Series
5.5
Follyfoot
Director • 3 eps
1971 Series
6.3
Play for Today
Director • 3 eps
1970 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Stephen Frears.
7.6
Night Will Fall
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
7.3
Philomena
Director
2013 Movie
7.2
Dangerous Liaisons
Director
1988 Movie
7.1
High Fidelity
Director
2000 Movie
6.9
The Queen
Director
2006 Movie
6.9
Fail Safe
Director
2000 Movie
6.9
Victoria & Abdul
Director
2017 Movie
6.9
Dirty Pretty Things
Director
2002 Movie
6.7
My Beautiful Laundrette
Director
1985 Movie
6.7
Prick Up Your Ears
Director
1987 Movie
6.7
Florence Foster Jenkins
Director
2016 Movie
6.7
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Director
2005 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Stephen Frears.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Stephen Frears.
6.9
Fail Safe
Director
2000 Movie
7.2
Dangerous Liaisons
Director
1988 Movie
6.7
Florence Foster Jenkins
Director
2016 Movie
6.1
Chéri
Director
2009 Movie
6.8
Forever Ealing
as Self
2002 Movie
Play Things
Director
1976 Movie
7.5
Going Gently
Director
1981 Movie
7.1
High Fidelity
Director
2000 Movie
6.9
The Queen
Director
2006 Movie
Michael Powell
2005 Movie
6.1
The Hi-Lo Country
Director
1998 Movie
7.3
Philomena
Director
2013 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Stephen Frears.
6.3
Play for Today
Director • 3 eps
1970 Series
7.0
Playhouse
Director • 2 eps
1974 Series
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Director • 3 eps
1982 Series
6.0
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.2
The Regime
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2024 Series
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
Director • 2 eps
1977 Series
7.0
State of the Union
Executive Producer • 20 eps
2019 Series
7.4
The Loudest Voice
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.1
A Very English Scandal
Director • 3 eps
2018 Series
6.9
Quiz
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2020 Series
8.7
Reel Britannia
as Self • 4 eps
2022 Series
7.3
Brian and Maggie
Director • 2 eps
2025 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Stephen Frears.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Stephen Frears.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Stephen Frears.
8.0
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.0
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
as self
2024 Movie
The Rise of the Comic Strip
as Self
2023 Movie
7.2
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
as Self
2022 Movie
2.0
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
as Self
2020 Movie
Memories of Lindsay Anderson
as Self
2019 Movie
5.0
Who Killed British Cinema?
as Self
2018 Movie
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
2018 Movie
She's French
2017 Movie
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
as Self
2016 Movie
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
2015 Movie
5.3
French Cinema Mon Amour
as Self
2015 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Stephen Frears.
