Hugh Laurie
Born: 1959-06-11 in Oxford, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- In the Know as Self
2023
- The Canterville Ghost as Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
- All the Light We Cannot See as Etienne LeBlanc
- Blackadder: A Cunning Story as Self – Contributor
2022
- The Amazing Maurice as Maurice (voice)
- Why Didn't They Ask Evans? as Dr. James Nicholson
2019
- The Personal History of David Copperfield as Mr. Dick
- Catch-22 as Major de Coverley
2018
- Holmes & Watson as Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
2016
- The Night Manager as Richard Roper
- Chance as Eldon Chance
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Tomorrowland as David Nix
- A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry as Self
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- A Life on Screen as Self
2013
2012
- Veep as Tom James
- Mr. Pip as Mr. Watts
- Shrek's Thrilling Tales as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
- Dreamworks Spooky Stories as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- Jools Holland: My Life in Music as Self
2011
- Arthur Christmas as Steve (voice)
- Hop as E.B.'s Dad (voice)
- The Oranges as David Walling
- Perspectives as Himself
- Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
- Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues as Self
2010
- Conan as Self
- Fry and Laurie Reunited as Self
2009
- Monsters vs Aliens as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- The Jay Leno Show as Self
- Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as (archive footage)
- B.O.B.'s Big Break as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
2008
- Street Kings as Captain James Biggs
- Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments as Self
- Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga as Self
- Blackadder Rides Again as Self
- Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out as Self
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Valiant as Gutsy (voice)
- The Reichen Show as Self
- Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild as Mr. Little (voice)
- The Big Empty as Doctor
- Monkey Trousers
2004
- House as Gregory House
- Flight of the Phoenix as Ian
- The Culture Show
- Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- The Tale of Jack Frost as Narrator (voice)
2003
- QI as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- The Young Visiters as Lord Bernard Clark
- Stuart Little: The Animated Series as Mr. Frederick Little (voice)
- MechaNick as Narrator
- Fortysomething as Paul Slippery
- DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
2002
- American Idol as Self
- Spooks as Jools Siviter
- Stuart Little 2 as Mr. Little
- Lost in the Snow as Teddy
2001
- Second Star to the Left as Archie (voice)
- Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter as Narrator (voice)
- Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making as Self
- Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows as Vincente Minnelli
- Chica de Río as Raymond
2000
- Carnivale as Cenzo (voice)
- Lounge Act
- Maybe Baby as Sam Bell
- Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as John Malkovich
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
- Preston Pig as Mr. Wolf
1999
- Family Guy as Bar Patron (voice)
- Stuart Little as Mr. Little
- Blackadder: Back & Forth as George
- Stuart Little: Making It Big as Self
- Santa's Last Christmas as Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
1998
- The Man in the Iron Mask as King's Advisor
- Parkinson as Self
- Cousin Bette as Baron Hector Hulot
1997
- The Ugly Duckling as Tarquin (voice)
- Ruby as Self
- Treasure Island as Squire Trelawney
- The Borrowers as Officer Steady
- Spice World as Poirot
1996
- 101 Dalmatians as Jasper
- Tracey Takes On...
- The Snow Queen's Revenge as Peeps
- The Adventures of Toad as Toad
- Dennis the Menace and Gnasher as Mr. Abercrombie (voice)
1995
- Sense and Sensibility as Mr. Palmer
- A Pin for the Butterfly as Uncle
- The Snow Queen as Peeps
- The Adventures of Mole as Toad
- Look at the State We're In! as Sir Michael Jaffa
1994
- Friends as Gentleman on the Plane
1993
- Shooting Stars as Self
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Squire Trelawney (voice)
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Squire Trelawney (voice)
- All or Nothing at All as Leo Hopkins
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- Peter's Friends as Roger Charleston
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
- Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
- White Bear's Secret as Owl (voice)
1991
- Murder Most Horrid as Jerry Bryce
- Brown Bear's Wedding as Owl / Mice (voice)
1990
- Jeeves and Wooster as Bertie Wooster
1989
- The Simpsons as Roger (voice)
- Strapless as Colin
- A Bit of Fry & Laurie
- Employees From Hell
- The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- Blackadder's Christmas Carol as Princes Regent / Pigmot
- Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
- Comic Relief
- Friday Night Live
1987
- The New Statesman as Waiter
- Up Line as Howard Caprice
- The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
- Filthy Rich & Catflap as N'Bend
- The Laughing Prisoner as Assistant
- The Lenny Henry Show as Professor
1986
1985
- Plenty as Michael
- Girls On Top as Tom
- Mrs Capper's Birthday as Bobby McMichael
- Happy Families as Jim
1984
1983
- Blackadder as The Prince Regent
- Alfresco as Various
- The Crystal Cube as Max Belhaven / Various Roles
1982
- Wogan as Self
- The Young Ones as Lord Monty
- There's Nothing to Worry About! as Various
- The Cellar Tapes as various
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
1976
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host