Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears is a film and television director. Among his many acclaimed films are The Snapper (1993), My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013) and most recently Florence Foster Jenkins (2016). He has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Director and is considered one of the most influential people in British culture (according to The Telegraph).