Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears earns my deep respect as a craftsman who simply keeps making good films. The Leicester-born master excels at real-life stories and dissections of class drawn through sharp, vivid characters, and the trophy case proves it: three BAFTAs, an Emmy, two Academy Award nominations, a Silver Bear, a Goya, the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres. What I admire most is his refusal to settle into a single style, restlessly chasing the next story instead. He mines ordinary human nuance for decades without losing his touch. For me, that quiet integrity, not flash, is the mark of a true director.

Name (English)

Stephen Frears

Name (Japanese)

スティーヴン・フリアーズ

Reading

すてぃーゔん・ふりあーず

Born

June 20, 1941 (age 85)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Origin

Leicester, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / film director / film producer / film actor / television director

University

Trinity College

Awards & achievements

• Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
• Silver Bear for Best Director
• Berlinale Camera
• Goya Awards
• 2011 European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Frears
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55258

Tags

• actor
• film director
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-20

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