Stephen Frears

Armed with a keen visual awareness and compelling ability to tell a story, Stephen Frears became established as a leading director in British cinema and TV in the 1980s. While studying law at Cambridge, Frears' interest in the stage was peaked and soon after obtaining his degree, he joined London's Royal Court Theater. He did not become involved in film until 1966 when Karel Reisz offered an unemployed Frears a job as assistant director on "Morgan" setting the stage for his apprenticeship as assistant director to Reisz, Lindsay Anderson and Albert Finney before he had the opportunity to step