Stephen Frears

  Although this stylish British auteur has directed many Oscar-nominated performances — Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Liaisons, Judy Dench in Mrs. Henderson Presents, and A...
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06/19/1941
Leicester, England
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Directed Michael Sheen as British Prime Minister Tony Blair in two projects: the 2003 made-for-British-television movie The Deal and the 2006 feature The Queen.
Studied law before becoming an assistant director at London's Royal Court Theatre.
His breakthrough feature film My Beautiful Laundrette was originally made for British TV.