Hugh Laurie
Known for Acting · 171 credits
- Born
- 1959-06-11 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Oxford, England, UK
- Also known as
- James Hugh Calum Laurie · Хʼю Лорі
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 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.
Known For
TV Shows (76)
The Simpsons
1989
as Roger (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Bar Patron (voice) / Dr. Gregory House (voice)
House
2004
as Gregory House
Friends
1994
as Gentleman on the Plane
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest / John Lennon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Conan
2010
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
American Idol
2002
as Self
Great Performances
1971
QI
2003
as Self
Spooks
2002
as Jools Siviter
Veep
2012
as Tom James
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
The Bill
1984
Blackadder
1983
as The Prince Regent / Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh / Prince Ludwig / Simon Partridge
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
The Night Manager
2016
as Richard Roper
Tehran
2020
as Eric Peterson
The Young Ones
1982
as Lord Monty
Jeeves and Wooster
1990
as Bertie Wooster
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
Tracey Takes On...
1996
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Jerry Bryce
The Culture Show
2004
Avenue 5
2020
as Ryan Clark
The New Statesman
1987
as Waiter
Catch-22
2019
as Major de Coverley
All the Light We Cannot See
2023
as Etienne LeBlanc
Chance
2016
as Eldon Chance
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
2022
as Dr. James Nicholson
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
2003
as Mr. Frederick Little (voice)
Roadkill
2020
as Peter Laurence
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
Girls On Top
1985
as Tom
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Ruby
1997
as Self
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
Perspectives
2011
as Himself
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as N'Bend
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Squire Trelawney (voice)
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996
as Mr. Abercrombie (voice)
Comic Relief
1988
Alfresco
1983
as Admissions Officer / Various
Monkey Trousers
2005
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
2001
as Vincente Minnelli
Fortysomething
2003
as Paul Slippery
Happy Families
1985
as Jim
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
2003
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Look at the State We're In!
1995
as Sir Michael Jaffa / Director
In the Know
2024
as Self
Movies (95)
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
101 Dalmatians
1996
as Jasper
Tomorrowland
2015
as David Nix
Sense and Sensibility
1995
as Mr. Palmer
Hop
2011
as E.B.'s Dad (voice)
Stuart Little
1999
as Mr. Little
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998
as King's Advisor
Street Kings
2008
as Captain James Biggs
House: Swan Song
2012
as 休·劳瑞
Arthur Christmas
2011
as Steve (voice)
Stuart Little 2
2002
as Mr. Little
Spice World
1997
as Poirot
The Borrowers
1997
as Officer Steady
Valiant
2005
as Gutsy (voice)
Holmes & Watson
2018
as Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
Flight of the Phoenix
2004
as Ian
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
as Mr. Dick
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
as Mr. Little (voice)
The Amazing Maurice
2022
as Maurice (voice)
The Canterville Ghost
2023
as Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
The Oranges
2011
as David Walling
Mr. Pip
2012
as Mr. Watts
Peter's Friends
1992
as Roger Charleston
Plenty
1985
as Michael
Cousin Bette
1998
as Baron Hector Hulot
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
as (archive footage)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
as Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Maybe Baby
2000
as Sam Bell
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Lieutenant George St. Barleigh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
B.O.B.'s Big Break
2009
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996
as Peeps
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
2012
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
as Princes Regent / Pigmot
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999
as George
Chica de Río
2001
as Raymond
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
as Self
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
2007
as Self
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
1988
as Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
as Self - Contributor
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
2012
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
as Self
Strapless
1989
as Colin
The Big Empty
2005
as Doctor
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
as Self
The Ugly Duckling
1997
as Tarquin (voice)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as John Malkovich
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
as Self
The Snow Queen
1995
as Peeps
The Young Visiters
2003
as Lord Bernard Clark
Treasure Island
1997
as Squire Trelawney
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Squire Trelawney (voice)
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
2001
as Self
A Pin for the Butterfly
1995
as Uncle
Blackadder Rides Again
2008
as Self
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010
as Self
The Cellar Tapes
1982
as various
Santa's Last Christmas
1999
as Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
The Adventures of Mole
1995
as Toad
The Laughing Prisoner
1987
as Assistant
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Carnivale
2000
as Cenzo (voice)
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
2015
as Self
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986
Up Line
1987
as Howard Caprice
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
2012
as Self
The Adventures of Toad
1996
as Toad
Second Star to the Left
2001
as Archie (voice)
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
2012
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999
as Self
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
2011
as Self
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
2013
as Self
Lounge Act
2000
Happy Families
1985
as Jim
The Tale of Jack Frost
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Employees From Hell
1989
Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers
2008
as Self
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
1992
Mrs Capper's Birthday
1985
as Bobby McMichael
Customer Service From Hell
1989
Teams from Hell
1989
White Bear's Secret
1992
as Owl (voice)
Colleagues From Hell
1989
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
1996
as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
Brown Bear's Wedding
1991
as Owl / Mice (voice)
Lost in the Snow
2002
as Teddy
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
2013
as Himself
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
2011
Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
2013
Interviewers From Hell
1989
Experiment IV
as Second Assistant
About 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 Hous… With 171 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Hugh Laurie has appeared in 95 films and 76 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hugh Laurie Movies
- Monsters vs Aliens (2009) — as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 101 Dalmatians (1996) — as Jasper
- Tomorrowland (2015) — as David Nix
- Sense and Sensibility (1995) — as Mr. Palmer
- Hop (2011) — as E.B.'s Dad (voice)
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