Stephen Frears
Stephen Frears is an English director known for his work in film and television. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director twice, for The Grifters and The Queen, and he has a lengthy filmography.
Frears attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he served as a stage manager and assistant director for various student productions. It was after university that he got his start, first directing for television and commercial projects. Frears's first film was Gumshoe, a...