Hugh Laurie
Biography
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 miniseries 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.
Acting (79 movies)
Street Kings
2008
Stuart Little
1999
Sense and Sensibility
1995
Stuart Little 2
2002
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
2013
Spice World
1997
Peter's Friends
1992
101 Dalmatians
1996
Flight of the Phoenix
2004
B.O.B.'s Big Break
2009
The Borrowers
1997
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998
Chica de Río
2001
Maybe Baby
2000
Valiant
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
Santa's Last Christmas
1999
Cousin Bette
1998
Arthur Christmas
2011
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
Hop
2011
The Tale of Jack Frost
2004
The Young Visiters
2003
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
The Oranges
2011
Mr. Pip
2012
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1985
Strapless
1989
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996
The Snow Queen
1995
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
2001
The Cellar Tapes
1982
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
2012
Carnivale
2000
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
2013
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
2011
The Canterville Ghost
2023
Up Line
1987
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
2011
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
1988
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999
Tomorrowland
2015
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
2007
The Amazing Maurice
2022
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
Plenty
1985
Second Star to the Left
2001
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
2015
The Ugly Duckling
1997
The Laughing Prisoner
1987
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010
Holmes & Watson
2018
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986
The Adventures of Mole
1995
Lost in the Snow
2002
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
2001
Brown Bear's Wedding
1991
White Bear's Secret
1992
Blackadder Rides Again
2008
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
2012
The Adventures of Toad
1996
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
2012
Employees From Hell
1989
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
1992
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
2012
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Cellar Tapes | 1982 | Writer |
| The Laughing Prisoner | 1987 | Writer |
| Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary | 2013 | Executive Producer |