Stephen Fry
Born: 1957-08-24 in Hampstead, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster. As a solo actor, Fry played the lead in the film Wilde, was Melchett in the BBC television series Blackadder, starred as the title character Peter Kingdom in the ITV series Kingdom, and is the host of the quiz show QI. He also presented a 2008 television series Stephen Fry in America, which saw him travelling across all 50 U.S. states in six episodes. Fry has a recurring guest role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the Fox crime series Bones. Apart from his work in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and two volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot and The Fry Chronicles. He also appears frequently on BBC Radio 4, starring in the comedy series Absolute Power, being a frequent guest on panel games such as Just a Minute, and acting as chairman for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he was one of a trio of hosts who succeeded the late Humphrey Lyttelton. Fry is also known in the UK for his audiobook recordings, including as reader for all seven Harry Potter novels.
Filmography
2026
- Hexed as Elias Quire (voice)
- Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'stard as Self
- The Three Urns as Bookseller
- 100 Questions with Tom Simons as Self
- Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen as Narrator (voice)
- Joke
2025
- Lubach as Self
- Too Much as Simon Remen
- The Celebrity Traitors as Self - Contestant
- This Ordinary Thing as Self (voice)
- Christmas Karma as Radio Presenter (Voice)
- Finding Father Christmas as Self
- The Assembly as Self
- A Friend of Dorothy as Dickie
- China's Wild Secrets as Narrated
- Time Travel Is Dangerous! as Narrator (voice)
- The Castle, Rebuilding History as Narrator
- Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future as Self
- Recall Me Maybe as Kevin
2024
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew as Supervisor (voice)
- Doctor Who at the Proms as C (archive footage)
- Treasure as Edek
- Bottom: Exposed as Narrator (voice)
- Jeopardy! as Self - Presenter
- About a Hero
- Black Samphire as Mari's Boss
- We Are Home as Self - narrator (voice)
- The Big Fat Quiz of Telly as Self
- Jeopardy! Australia as Host
- We Work for the Dead as Pruitt (voice)
- U.Me: The Musical as Narrator
- This Is Not Hollywood (The Unfinished Story of The Ibarretxe Brothers) as Self
2023
- Red, White & Royal Blue as King James III
- Everything Now as Dr Nell
- The Inventor as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- The Canterville Ghost as Sir Simon de Canterville (voice)
- The Dinosaur Hour as Self
- Blackadder: A Cunning Story as Self - Contributor
- Dinosaur with Stephen Fry
- Mind Games - The Experiment as Narrator
- George Michael: Portrait of an Artist as Self
- The Big Fat Quiz of Sport as Self
- Willem and Frieda: Defying the Nazis
- John Craxton: A Life of Gifts as John Craxton (Voice)
2022
- The Sandman as Gilbert
- Heartstopper as Headmaster Barnes (voice)
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – writer and comedian
- The Dropout as Ian Gibbons
- Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts as Chapter Passages Narrator (voice)
- A Year on Planet Earth as Self - Presenter
- Stuff the British Stole as Self
- Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History as Self - Narrator
- The Fringe, Fame and Me as Self
- In Conversation with Alan Yentob as Self
- Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba as Self
- Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self
- David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count as Self
- Mr Bear's Christmas as Narrator
2021
- It's a Sin as Arthur Garrison
- Firebird ... (Thanks)
- Hating Peter Tatchell as Self (Actor, Comedian & Writer)
- The Picture of Dorian Gray as The Interviewer
- Night of the Living Dread as Meditation Guru (voice)
- It's Always Something as Narrator
- Sparkling: The Story Of Champagne as Self / Sir Fopling Flutter
- Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean as Narrator
- Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films as Narrator
2020
- The Big Night In as Lord Melchett
- London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year as Narrator (voice)
- Fear of Dancing as Self - Actor & Writer
- Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World as Self
- Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley as Self
- What's the Matter with Tony Slattery? as Self
2019
- Sex Education as NSQC Quizmaster
- The Morning Show as Leonard Cromwell
- Harley Quinn as Brainiac (voice)
- Missing Link as Lord Piggot-Dunceby (voice)
- Dancing with the Birds as Narrator
- Greed as Self
- Ponyboi ... (Executive Producer)
- Almost Human as Narrator
- Churchill and the Movie Mogul as Self
- Tomorrow as Chris
- Mankind ... (Executive Producer)
- Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive as Self
2018
- Apple & Onion as William Steakspeare (voice)
- The Big Narstie Show as Self
- Duck Duck Goose as Frazier (voice)
- The Con Is On as Sidney
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self
- Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) ... (Executive Producer)
- M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity as M. C. Escher (voice)
- Pocoyo's Easter Picnic
2017
- The Hippopotamus ... (Novel)
- And the Winner Isn't as Self
- Queer as Art as Self
- Battle of Soho as Self
- 50 Years Legal as Self
- Britain's Great Gay Buildings
- Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song as Self
- All Families Have Secrets: Patrick Gale's Art of Fiction
2016
- Alice Through the Looking Glass as Cheshire Cat (voice)
- The Great Indoors as Roland
- The Man Who Knew Infinity as Sir Francis Spring
- Love & Friendship as Mr. Johnson
- Tickled ... (Executive Producer)
- Santa Forgot as Narrator
- Wild Africa / Tiny Giants as Narrator (Tiny Giants)
- The Killing$ of Tony Blair as Self
- Pocoyo's Halloween as Narrator
- The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On as Self
- A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats as Self
2015
- The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show as Uncle Duke (voice)
- Danger Mouse as Colonel K (voice)
- Stephen Fry in Central America as Self - Presenter
- Do I Sound Gay? as Self
- Rocky Horror Show Live as Narrator
- A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry as Self
- Wimbledon: 2015 Official Film Review as Narrator
- Nightstand ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Winston Churchill (voice)
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Master of Laketown
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- Lily's Driftwood Bay as Lord Stag (voice)
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self
- A Life on Screen as Self
- Hidden Kingdoms as Narrator
- That Sugar Film as The Sugar Family Sketch
- Tiny Giants 3D as Narrator
- Marked as Father Christmas
- Le peuple miniature
- A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell as Self - Darts Fan
- The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill as Self
- Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me as Self
- Our Gay Wedding: The Musical
- Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest
- Mahout: The Great Elephant Walk as Narrator
2013
- The Last Leg as Self
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as The Master of Laketown
- Yonderland as Cuddly Dick
- Alleen Elvis blijft bestaan as Self
- The Look of Love as Barrister
- Stephen Fry: Out There as Self
- Super Clyde as Randolph
- Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was as Narrator
- The Lonely Dodo as Narrator/Mascarene Grass Frog
- Frost on Sketch Shows as Self
- Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin
- Stephen Fry's Key to the City as Self - Presenter
- Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
2012
- Veep as Nikolai Genidze
- Playhouse Presents as The European
- Gadget Man as Presenter
- The Story of Musicals as Self
- Just a Minute as Self
- The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff as Skulkingworm
- Doors Open as Professor Robert Gissing
- Twelfth Night as Malvolio
- Shakespeare's Sonnets
- Wagner & Me as Self
- A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman as Oscar Wilde (voice)
- Cicada Princess as Narrator (voice)
- Walking the Dogs ... (Executive Producer)
- Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets as Self
- Jools Holland: My Life in Music as Self
- Special Report – The Voice of Darts as Self (archive footage)
2011
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as Mycroft Holmes
- The Borrowers as Professor Mildeye
- Ocean Giants as Narrater
- Ocean Giants as Narrator
- Fry's Planet Word
- Holy Flying Circus as God
- Making Qi as Self
- March of the Dinosaurs as Narrator (UK)
- Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry as Self
- Wogan on Wodehouse as Self
- Hugh Laurie: Down by the River ... (Executive Producer)
- Botham: The Legend of '81 as Self
- Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues ... (Executive Producer)
- Benjamin Sniddlegrass and The Cauldron of Penguins as The Narrator
2010
- Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat (voice)
- In Confidence
- The Bible: A History
- The Great American Oil Spill as Self
- Fry and Laurie Reunited as Self
- Lost Connection as Dad
- Wagner and Me as Star
- Stephen Fry Live at the Sydney Opera House as Stephen Fry
2009
- Chris Moyles' Quiz Night as Self
- The Meaning of Life as Self
- Country Tracks as Self
- House of Boys as Dr. Marsh
- Last Chance to See as Self - Presenter
- Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self – Narrator (voice)
- Last Chance to See as Self
- Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
2008
- Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga as Self
- Blackadder Rides Again as Self
- Stephen Fry in America as Self - Host
- Tales of the Riverbank as Owl (voice)
- Me and My Girl ... (Additional Writing)
- Pocoyo & the Space Circus as Narrator (English)
- Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments as Self
- Happy Birthday to GNU as Self
- Pocoyo: Fun & Dance with Pocoyo as Narrator
- The Machine That Made Us as Self - Presenter
- Last of the Dambusters as Narrator
- Spectacled Bears: Shadows of the Forest as Narrator
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Kingdom as Peter Kingdom
- St Trinian's as Stephen Fry
- Shrink Rap as Self
- Snow White: The Sequel as The Narrator (voice)
- Eichmann as Minister Tormer
- Stephen Fry: HIV & Me as Self - Presenter
- Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out as Self
- Stephen Fry: Guilty as Self
- Stephen Fry: HIV & Me as Self
- J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life as Self
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- V for Vendetta as Deitrich
- Legends as Self (uncredited)
- The Secret Show
- Stormbreaker as Smithers
- The Story of Light Entertainment as Self - Narrator
- Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
- The Magic Flute ... (Writer)
- 'V for Vendetta' Unmasked as Deitrich
- The Transporters as Narrator
- Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot as Self
2005
- American Dad! as John Michael Heaton (voice)
- Bones as Gordon Wyatt
- Doctor Who as C
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Pocoyo as Narrator
- Extras as Stephen Fry
- MirrorMask as Librarian
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Narrator / The Guide (voice)
- Nigella as Self
- Missing
- A Cock and Bull Story as Patrick Curator / Parson Yorick
- Tom Brown's Schooldays as Dr. Thomas Arnold
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as General Sir Anthony Melchett (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- Dirty Tricks as Owl (voice)
- Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- 29 Minutes of Fame as Self - Panelist
- Ashes Fever as Self
- Pocoyo & Friends as Narrator
- Meet Pocoyo! as Narrator
2004
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers as Maurice Woodruff
- Tooth as Pedro
- A Bear Named Winnie as Protheroe
- Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- The Two Loves of Anthony Trollope as Narrator
- Supergrass: A Home Movie as Self (archive footage)
2003
- QI as Self - Presenter
- Celebrity Mastermind
- Absolute Power as Charles Prentiss
- Fortysomething as Derek
- Le Divorce as Piers Janely
- Bright Young Things as Chauffeur
- The Biggest Nose in Borneo as Narrator
- Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind as Self
2002
- Top Gear as Self
- Thunderpants as Sir Anthony Silk
- The Making of Gosford Park as Self
- Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time as The Minister of Chance
- Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali as Andre Breton
2001
- 24 as Alastair Davies
- Gosford Park as Inspector Thompson
- Baddiel's Syndrome as The Psychiatrist
- Lucky Break ... (Book)
- The Discovery of Heaven as Onno Quist
- Four Play as Nigel Steele
- J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and Me as Narrator of the Audiobooks
- Funny Old World as Narrator (voice)
- Funny Old World 4 as Narrator (voice)
- Funny Old World 3 as Narrator (voice)
- Funny Old World 2 as Narrator (voice)
- Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making as Self
- Funny Old World 5 as Narrator (voice)
- Paddington Bear: The Early Years
- In Search of the Prisoner as Self
2000
- Click as Self
- Longitude as Sir Kenelm Digby
- Gormenghast as Professor Bellgrove
- Relative Values as Frederick Crestwell
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
- Longitude as Sir Kenelm Digby
- Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration as Self
- Sabotage!! as Wellington
- Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? as Dr. Peter Robinson
- Best as Frazer Crane
- A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' as Self
1999
- Watership Down as Cowslip (voice)
- The Magician's House as Jasper the Owl (voice)
- Geri as Self
- Blackadder: Back & Forth as Melchett
- Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over as Self - Panellist
- The Tichborne Claimant as Hawkins
- A Profile of The Importance of Being Earnest
1998
- Parkinson as Self
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? as Self - Contestant
- So Graham Norton as Self
- A Civil Action as Pinder
- In the Red as Controller, Radio 2
- Stanley Baxter in Person as Self
1997
- Wilde as Oscar Wilde
- Spice World as Judge
- Simply Wilde as Self
- An Audience with Elton John as Self
- Oscar as Self
1996
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- Wildlife SOS ... (Creator)
- The Wind in the Willows as The Judge
1995
- Kulturzeit as self
- Sense and Sensibility ... (Thanks)
- The Thin Blue Line as Blaster Sump
- Cold Comfort Farm as Mybug
- The Steal as Wimborne
1994
- Room 101 as Self
- I.Q. as James Morland
- The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller as Self
- An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1993
- Shooting Stars as Self
- Stalag Luft as Wing Commander James Forrester
- Camp Christmas as Santa Claus
1992
- Peter's Friends as Peter Morton
- Common Pursuit
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self
- Jeeves and Wooster as Jeeves
- Rita Rudner
- Old Flames as Daniel Davenport
1989
- The Simpsons as Terrance / Hazel / MI5 Man (voice)
- A Bit of Fry & Laurie
- Saturday Night Clive
- Anything More Would Be Greedy
- Employees From Hell
- The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
- Colleagues From Hell
1988
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- A Fish Called Wanda as Hutchison
- Comic Relief
- This Morning as Self
- This Is David Lander
- A Handful of Dust as Reggie
- Blackadder's Christmas Carol as Lords Melchett / Frondo
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
- Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as King Charles I
1987
- The New Statesman as Piers Lonsdale
- Filthy Rich & Catflap as P'Farty
- The Laughing Prisoner as No. 2
- The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
1986
1985
- Screen Two as Humphrey Taylor
- Happy Families as Doctor De Quincy
- The Good Father as Creighton
- Happy Families as Dr. De Quincy
1983
- Natural World as Narrator
- Blackadder as Lord Melchett
- Alfresco as Various
- The Crystal Cube as Dr. Adrian Cowlacey / Various Roles
1982
- Wogan as Self
- The Young Ones as Lord Snot
- Countdown
- There's Nothing to Worry About! as Various
- The Cellar Tapes as various
1981
- Chariots of Fire as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
1976
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
1967
1949
- The BAFTA Awards as Host
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee