Directed "Waiting for Godot" and "Inadmissible Evidence" for the Royal Court Theatre in London

Was an assistant director on Karel Reisz's "Morgan"

Directed "The Burning," a half-hour film made for the British Film Institute's Production Board

Served as assistant director to Albert Finney on Finney's directorial debut "Charlie Bubbles"

Assisted director Lindsay Anderson in the film "If...."

Directed first feature, "Gumshoe," starring Finney and written by Neville Smith; commissioned original score from Andrew Lloyd Webber

Directed first TV film scripted by playwright Alan Bennett, "A Day Out"

Re-teamed with writer Neville Smith for "Match of Day"

Collaborated with playwright Tom Stoppard on the BBC film, "Three Men in a Boat"

Appeared as the 'Biscuit Man' in Maurice Hatton's "Long Shot"

Directed the TV-movie "Saigon: Year of the Cat"; scripted by David Hare (also received theatrical release)

Helmed the thriller, "The Hit"; contained memorable theme music composed by Eric Clapton

Helmed breakthrough feature, "My Beautiful Laundrette"; first collaboration with screenwriter Hanif Kureishi

Re-teamed with Kureishi on "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid"

Re-teamed with Bennett, who scripted, for the Joe Orton biopic "Prick Up Your Ears"

Directed first US film, "Dangerous Liaisons"; first collaboration with Christopher Hampton, who had first adapted the 18th-century French novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" for the stage

First film with actor John Cusack, "The Grifters"; earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Director

Third US feature, "Hero," starring Dustin Hoffman Geena Davis and Andy Garcia; reportedly feuded on set with star Hoffman

Returned to England to direct the low-budget film "The Snapper"; adapted by Roddy Doyle from his novel about a working-class Irish family

Co-directed (with Mike Dibb) the documentary, "Typically British"

Re-teamed with actor Malkovich and writer Hampton for "Mary Reilly"

Re-teamed with Doyle for "The Van"

Narrated the documentary, "Howard Hawks: American Artist"

Helmed the western "The Hi-Lo Country," starring Billy Crudup and Woody Harrelson

Re-teamed with Cusack for "High Fidelity"; Cusack co-adapted Nick Hornby's novel, changing the setting from London to Chicago

Directed the CBS remake of "Fail Safe," a live, two-hour, black-and-white adaptation of the bestselling 1962 Cold War novel by Henry Wheeler and Eugene Burdick; George Clooney starred and was one of the executive producers; received an Emmy nomination

Garnered good reviews for the small-scale feature "Liam"

Directed "Dirty Pretty Things," starring Audrey Tautou as an illegal immigrant in London

Directed "Mrs. Henderson Presents," starring Judi Dench as wealthy British widow Laura Henderson who bought and ran the famous Windmill Theatre

Helmed "The Queen," an intimate, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the interaction between Queen Elizabeth II and British Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle following the death of Princess Diana; received Golden Globe, Directors Guild of America and Oscar nominations for Best Director

Re-teamed with Michelle Pfeiffer and Christopher Hampton for "Cheri"; both Pfeiffer and Hampton collaborated with Frears on "Dangerous Liaisons"