
Person
Sean Mathias
Directing · Born 1956-03-14 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Minder
Dafydd

A Bridge Too Far
Irish Guards Lieutenant

How Green Was My Valley
Lloyd

The Scarlet Pimpernel
Dispatcher

Theatreland
Self

White Mischief
Gerald Portman
Frank and Percy
Director

Bent
Director

The One Note Man
Executive Producer

Hamlet
Director
Filmography
- 2024HamletDirector
- 2023The One Note ManExecutive Producer
- 2022Quintessentially BritishSelf
- 2020Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOUDirector
- 2016National Theatre Live: No Man's LandStage Director
- 2009TheatrelandSelf
- 1997BentDirector
- 1992The Lost Language of CranesWriter
- 1987White MischiefGerald Portman
- 1982The Scarlet PimpernelDispatcher
- 1979MinderDafydd
- 1977A Bridge Too FarIrish Guards Lieutenant
- 1975How Green Was My ValleyLloyd
- —Frank and PercyDirector
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