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Aliases: 스티븐 프리어즈 , Stephen Arthur Frears

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Leicester, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 94

TV Involvements: 17


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Play for Today
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6

Play for Today

(1970) Director
The Comic Strip Presents...
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7

The Comic Strip Presents...

(1982) Director
Playhouse
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7

Playhouse

(1974) Director
Follyfoot
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6

Follyfoot

(1971) Director
The Regime
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6

The Regime

(2024) Director
Dangerous Liaisons
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7

Dangerous Liaisons

(1988) Director
High Fidelity
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7

High Fidelity

(2000) Director
A Very English Scandal
Average
7

A Very English Scandal

(2018) Executive Producer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Self
2023 Self
2022 Self
Self
2021 Self
2020 Self
2019 N/A
Self
2018 Self
N/A
2017 Self
N/A
2016 Self
2015 N/A
Self
2014 Self
2012 N/A
N/A
2011 Self
2010 N/A
2009 Self
Self
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2007 Self
2005 N/A
2004 Self
Self - Interviewee
2002 Self
Himself
2001 Narrator
2000 Self
1997 Narrator
1995 N/A
1993 Self
1991 N/A
1986 Self
1985 Self
1978 Biscuit Man
1971 Man
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2025 Director
2024 Director
2022 Director
2020 Director
2019 Director
Director
2018 Director
2017 Director
2016 Director
2015 Director
2014 Director
2013 Director
Director
2012 Director
2010 Director
2009 Director
2006 Director
2005 Director
Director
2004 Director
2003 Director
2002 Director
2001 Director
2000 Director
Director
1998 Director
1996 Director
Director
1995 Director
1993 Director
1992 Director
1990 Director
1988 Director
Director
1987 Director
Director
1986 Director
Director
1985 Director
1984 Director
Director
Director
1983 Director
Director
1982 Director
Director
1981 Director
1980 Director
1979 Director
Director
Director
1978 Director
Director
Director
Director
1977 Director
Director
Director
1976 Director
Director
1975 Director
Director
1974 Director
Director
1972 Director
1971 Director
Director
1970 Director
1968 Director
1966 Assistant Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Original Film Writer
2016 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
1986 Director of Photography
Year Role Movie/Tv

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