Acting
Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE (born June 11, 1959), known professionally as Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, director, singer, musician, comedian, and author. He is known for portraying the title character on the Fox medical drama series House (2004–2012), for which he received two Golden Globe Awards and nominations for numerous other awards. He was listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records as the most watched leading man on television and was one of the highest-paid actors in a television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode of House. His other television credits include arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper in The Night Manager (2016), for which he won his third Golden Globe Award, and Senator Tom James in the HBO sitcom Veep (2012–2019), for which he received his 10th Emmy Award nomination. Forced to abandon rowing during a bout of glandular fever, he joined the Cambridge Footlights, a university dramatic club that has produced many well-known actors and comedians. There he met Emma Thompson, with whom he had a romantic relationship, which later ended yet they remain good friends. She introduced him to his future comedy partner, Stephen Fry. Laurie, Fry and Thompson later parodied themselves as the University Challenge representatives of "Footlights College, Oxbridge" in "Bambi", an episode of The Young Ones, with the series' co-writer Ben Elton completing their team.
Filmography
The Wanted Man
Series · 2027
Dig
Series · 2026
Behind the Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions
Series · 2025
In the Know
Series · 2024
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Film · 2023
The Canterville Ghost
Film · 2023
All the Light We Cannot See
Series · 2023
The Amazing Maurice
Film · 2022
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Series · 2022
Avenue 5
Series · 2020
Roadkill
Series · 2020
Tehran
Series · 2020
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Film · 2019
Catch-22
Series · 2019
Holmes & Watson
Film · 2018
The Night Manager
Series · 2016
Chance
Series · 2016
Tomorrowland
Film · 2015
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
A Life on Screen
Series · 2014
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Film · 2013
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
Film · 2013
Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
Film · 2013
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
Film · 2013
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Film · 2012
Mr. Pip
Film · 2012
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Film · 2012
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Film · 2012
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Film · 2012
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
Film · 2012
House: Swan Song
Film · 2012
Veep
Series · 2012
Arthur Christmas
Film · 2011
Hop
Film · 2011
The Oranges
Film · 2011
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
Film · 2011
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
Film · 2011
Perspectives
Series · 2011
Perspectives
Series · 2011
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Film · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
B.O.B.'s Big Break
Film · 2009
Monsters vs Aliens
Film · 2009
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Film · 2009
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Film · 2009
The Jay Leno Show
Series · 2009
Street Kings
Film · 2008
Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers
Film · 2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Film · 2008
Blackadder Rides Again
Film · 2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Film · 2008
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Valiant
Film · 2005
The Big Empty
Film · 2005
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Film · 2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Film · 2005
Monkey Trousers
Series · 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Series · 2005
The Reichen Show
Series · 2005
Flight of the Phoenix
Film · 2004
The Tale of Jack Frost
Film · 2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Film · 2004
House
Series · 2004
The Culture Show
Series · 2004
The Young Visiters
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
Series · 2003
Fortysomething
Series · 2003
QI
Series · 2003
MechaNick
Series · 2003
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Series · 2003
Stuart Little 2
Film · 2002
Lost in the Snow
Film · 2002
Spooks
Series · 2002
American Idol
Series · 2002
Chica de Río
Film · 2001
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
Film · 2001
Second Star to the Left
Film · 2001
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Film · 2001
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
Series · 2001
Lounge Act
Film · 2000
Maybe Baby
Film · 2000
Carnivale
Film · 2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Film · 2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Series · 2000
Preston Pig
Series · 2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
Series · 2000
Little Grey Rabbit
Series · 2000
Stuart Little
Film · 1999
Santa's Last Christmas
Film · 1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Film · 1999
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Film · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
The Man in the Iron Mask
Film · 1998
Cousin Bette
Film · 1998
Parkinson
Series · 1998
Spice World
Film · 1997
The Borrowers
Film · 1997
Treasure Island
Film · 1997
The Ugly Duckling
Film · 1997
Ruby
Series · 1997
101 Dalmatians
Film · 1996
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Film · 1996
The Adventures of Toad
Film · 1996
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Film · 1996
Tracey Takes On...
Series · 1996
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Series · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
Sense and Sensibility
Film · 1995
The Snow Queen
Film · 1995
A Pin for the Butterfly
Film · 1995
The Adventures of Mole
Film · 1995
Look at the State We're In!
Series · 1995
Look at the State We're In!
Series · 1995
Friends
Series · 1994
The Legends of Treasure Island
Film · 1993
Shooting Stars
Series · 1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
Series · 1993
All or Nothing at All
Series · 1993
Peter's Friends
Film · 1992
White Bear's Secret
Film · 1992
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Series · 1992
Brown Bear's Wedding
Film · 1991
Murder Most Horrid
Series · 1991
Jeeves and Wooster
Series · 1990
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Film · 1989
Strapless
Film · 1989
Customer Service From Hell
Film · 1989
Teams from Hell
Film · 1989
Colleagues From Hell
Film · 1989
Interviewers From Hell
Film · 1989
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Series · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Film · 1988
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Film · 1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Film · 1988
Kung-Fu Master!
Film · 1988
Friday Night Live
Series · 1988
Comic Relief
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Film · 1987
Up Line
Film · 1987
The Laughing Prisoner
Film · 1987
The New Statesman
Series · 1987
The Lenny Henry Show
Series · 1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Series · 1987
Up Line
Series · 1987
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Film · 1986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Film · 1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Series · 1986
Saturday Live
Series · 1986
The Dangerous Brothers
Series · 1986
Mrs Capper's Birthday
Film · 1985
Plenty
Film · 1985
Girls On Top
Series · 1985
Happy Families
Series · 1985
The Bill
Series · 1984
Alfresco
Series · 1983
Alfresco
Series · 1983
Blackadder
Series · 1983
Blackadder
Series · 1983
Blackadder
Series · 1983
Blackadder
Series · 1983
The Crystal Cube
Series · 1983
The Cellar Tapes
Film · 1982
The Young Ones
Series · 1982
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Series · 1982
Wogan
Series · 1982
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Series · 1979
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Series · 1976
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Experiment IV
Film
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
Film
Legacy of Spies
Series