Sean Mathias

Sean Mathias

Known for

Directing

Born

March 14, 1956 (age 70)

Birthplace

Swansea, Wales, UK

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Sean Gerard Mathias (born 14 March 1956) is a British theatre director, film director, writer and actor. Mathias was born in Swansea, south Wales. He is known for directing the film, Bent, and for directing highly acclaimed theatre productions in London, New York, Cape Town, Los Angeles and Sydney. He has also had a notable professional and personal partnership with the actor, Sir Ian McKellen, since the late 1970s. He was named one of the 101 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain by the Independent on Sunday in 2006.

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Best known work

A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Bent
Bent
1997
White Mischief
White Mischief
1987
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1982
Minder
Minder
1979
The Lost Language of Cranes
The Lost Language of Cranes
1992
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
2016
Hamlet
Hamlet
2024
Quintessentially British
Quintessentially British
2022
The One Note Man
The One Note Man
2023

Filmography

  1. 2026

    Frank and Percy

    Director

  2. 2024

    Hamlet

    Director, Adaptation

  3. 2023

    The One Note Man

    Executive Producer

  4. 2022

  5. 2020

  6. 2016

  7. 2009

  8. 1997

    Bent

    Director, Co-Producer

  9. 1992

  10. 1987

    White Mischief

    as Gerald Portman

  11. 1982

  12. 1979

    MinderTV

    as Dafydd (1 episode)

  13. 1977

    A Bridge Too Far

    as Irish Guards Lieutenant

  14. 1975

    How Green Was My ValleyTV

    as Lloyd (1 episode)

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