Stephen Frears
British film director and producer · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Born 1941 · age 85
Sir Stephen Arthur Frears is a British director and producer of film and television, often depicting real-life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply-drawn characters.
Stephen Frears is read about 423 times a day, in 43 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 2 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 403 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Brian and MaggieSeries, Director, Producer2022
Reel BritanniaSeries
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood RebelFilm, 20222019
State of the UnionSeries, Director, Producer2016
Florence Foster JenkinsFilm, Director, Writer2013
Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightFilm, Director2011European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement AwardAward2010
Tamara DreweFilm, Director2006
The QueenFilm, Director2004
KulturplatzSeries
The Route V50Film, 2004Director2002
Dirty Pretty ThingsFilm, Director1998
The Hi-Lo CountryFilm, Director1993
The SnapperFilm, Director1990
The GriftersFilm, Director1985
Screen TwoSeries, Director
My Beautiful LaundretteFilm, 1985Director1983
Saigon: Year of the CatFilm, Director1978
The South Bank ShowSeries1975
Three Men in a BoatFilm, Director1974
PlayhouseSeries, Director1971
FollyfootSeries, Director
GumshoeFilm, 1971Director1969
Parkin's PatchSeries, Director1967
ITV PlayhouseSeries, Director1941Born20 June 1941People around Stephen
Judi Dench Stephen directed Philomena (2014)
Michael Sheen Stephen directed The Queen, Mary Reilly and Quiz- Tracey Seaward Produced Dirty Pretty Things and The Queen
Christine Langan Produced The Queen, Tamara Drewe and Philomena
Hugh Grant Stephen directed Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Stanley Townsend Stephen directed Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)- Norma Heyman Produced Dangerous Liaisons and Mary Reilly
Michael Gambon Stephen directed Victoria and Abdul (2017)
Dustin Hoffman Stephen directed Hero and The Program
Catherine Zeta-Jones Stephen directed High Fidelity (2000)
Michelle Pfeiffer Stephen directed Dangerous Liaisons and Chéri
Bob Hoskins Stephen directed Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)
Glenn Close Stephen directed Dangerous Liaisons (1989)
John Malkovich Stephen directed Dangerous Liaisons (1989)
John Cusack Stephen directed High Fidelity and The Grifters
Steve Coogan Stephen directed Philomena (2014)
Colm Meaney Stephen directed The Snapper and The Van
Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen directed Hero and The Grifters
John Diehl Stephen directed The Hi-Lo Country and Fail Safe
Laura Ziskin Produced Hero and Fail Safe
Frances Barber Stephen directed Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Bronagh Gallagher Stephen directed Mary Reilly and Tamara Drewe
Sandy Baron Stephen directed The Grifters (1991)
Andy Harries Produced The Deal and The Queen
Stephen FrearsPartners
Is this everyone?
Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong. A marriage is drawn as ended only where its end is recorded, so a spouse drawn here may be a former one.
Correct this familyKnown for
View all 40 titles
Night Will Fall 2014
Philomena 2013
Dangerous Liaisons 1988
High Fidelity 2000
Victoria & Abdul 2017
Filmography 40
145 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
He has received numerous accolades including three BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture. In 2009, he received the Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He received a knighthood in 2023 for his contributions to the film and television industries.
