Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Date of Birth:

Jun 11, 1959

Place of Birth:

Oxford, England, UK

James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE 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:

Plenty Plenty

1985

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

2005

The Amazing Maurice The Amazing Maurice

2022

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

2007

Treasure Island Treasure Island

1997

Second Star to the Left Second Star to the Left

2001

Experiment IV Experiment IV

1986

A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry

2015

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

Tomorrowland Tomorrowland

2015

Blackadder: Back & Forth Blackadder: Back & Forth

1999

The Big Empty The Big Empty

2005

The Canterville Ghost The Canterville Ghost

2023

A Pin for the Butterfly A Pin for the Butterfly

1995

Hugh Laurie Live at Montreux Jazz Festival Hugh Laurie Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

2012

Up Line Up Line

1987

Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues

2011

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years Blackadder: The Cavalier Years

1988

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

2009

The Legends of Treasure Island The Legends of Treasure Island

1993

House: Swan Song House: Swan Song

2012

The Ugly Duckling The Ugly Duckling

1997

The Adventures of Toad The Adventures of Toad

1996

Dreamworks Spooky Stories Dreamworks Spooky Stories

2012

Blackadder Rides Again Blackadder Rides Again

2008

White Bear's Secret White Bear's Secret

1992

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

1986

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

2008

Employees From Hell Employees From Hell

1989

Communicators From Hell Communicators From Hell

1989

Shrek's Thrilling Tales Shrek's Thrilling Tales

2012

Brown Bear's Wedding Brown Bear's Wedding

1991

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

2001

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

2008

Holmes & Watson Holmes & Watson

2018

Fry and Laurie Reunited Fry and Laurie Reunited

2010

The Laughing Prisoner The Laughing Prisoner

1987

Monsters vs Aliens Stories Monsters vs Aliens Stories

2013

The Personal History of David Copperfield The Personal History of David Copperfield

2019

Lost in the Snow Lost in the Snow

2002

The Adventures of Mole The Adventures of Mole

1995

Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger

1986

Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues

2013

Hugh Laurie: Down by the River Hugh Laurie: Down by the River

2011

Valiant Valiant

2005

Chica de Río Chica de Río

2001

Maybe Baby Maybe Baby

2000

The Man in the Iron Mask The Man in the Iron Mask

1998

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

2004

Monsters vs Aliens Monsters vs Aliens

2009

Arthur Christmas Arthur Christmas

2011

Cousin Bette Cousin Bette

1998

Santa's Last Christmas Santa's Last Christmas

1999

Lounge Act Lounge Act

2000

The Borrowers The Borrowers

1997

Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker

2013

Stuart Little 2 Stuart Little 2

2002

Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility

1995

Stuart Little Stuart Little

1999

Spice World Spice World

1997

Peter's Friends Peter's Friends

1992

B.O.B.'s Big Break B.O.B.'s Big Break

2009

Flight of the Phoenix Flight of the Phoenix

2004

101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians

1996

FOX 25th Anniversary Special FOX 25th Anniversary Special

2012

Hop Hop

2011

Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter

2001

The Snow Queen's Revenge The Snow Queen's Revenge

1996

The Snow Queen The Snow Queen

1995

Blackadder: A Cunning Story Blackadder: A Cunning Story

2023

The Cellar Tapes The Cellar Tapes

1982

Jools Holland: My Life in Music Jools Holland: My Life in Music

2012

Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary

2013

Carnivale Carnivale

2000

Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers

2008

Strapless Strapless

1989

Mrs. Capper's Birthday Mrs. Capper's Birthday

1985

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

2009

The Young Visiters The Young Visiters

2003

The Tale of Jack Frost The Tale of Jack Frost

2004

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

1987

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

1989

Mr. Pip Mr. Pip

2012

The Oranges The Oranges

2011

Blackadder's Christmas Carol Blackadder's Christmas Carol

1988

Street Kings Street Kings

2008

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