- He allegedly declined the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1989 for his services to drama. He allegedly declined a knighthood in 2003.
- His play, "Copenhagen", was nominated for the BBC Award for Best New Play at the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards for the 1998 season.
- His play, "Alarms and Excursions", was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Comedy of the 1998 season.
- His play, "Democracy", performed at the Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe and Lyttelton Theatres, was nominated for 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Play of the 2003 season.
- His play, Democracy, performed at the Royal National Theatre: Cottesloe, was awarded Best Play at the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
- Won Broadway's 2000 Tony Award as author of Best Play winner "Copenhagen," Was previously nominated twice as author of Best Play nominees: in 1984 for "Noises Off" and in 1986 for "Benefactors."
- John Cleese named him in a 2012 interview as the living person he most admired. He has also called Frayn's script for Clockwise (1986) the best film script which had been written for him as a lead.
- His play, Democracy performed at the Royal National Theatres: Cottesloe and Lyttelton, was awarded the 2003 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play.
- He was awarded the 1998 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best New Play for Copenhagen performed at the Royal National Theatre and later at the Duchess Theatres.
- He was awarded the 1998 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play for Copenhagen.
- Father of Rebecca Frayn and Jenny Frayn.
- The cast of his play, "Noises Off" at the Windy City Playhouse in Chicago, Illinois were nominated for a 2019 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Ensemble (Play).
- His play, "Noises Off" at the Windy City Playhouse in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2019 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Midsize Play Production.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content