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Stephen Frears

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn June 20, 1941 (83 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Philomena
  • Lay the Favorite
  • The Hit
Known For
  • Philomena
  • The Queen
  • High Fidelity
  • Dangerous Liaisons
  • Dirty Pretty Things
  • Florence Foster Jenkins
  • Victoria & Abdul
  • The Grifters
  • A Very English Scandal
  • Hero
  • Tamara Drewe
  • The Program
  • Mary Reilly
  • My Beautiful Laundrette
  • Mrs. Henderson Presents
  • Chéri
  • The Regime
  • Lay the Favorite
  • The Hit
  • State of the Union
  • Prick Up Your Ears
  • Quiz
  • Fail Safe
  • The Hi-Lo Country

Filmography

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