Stephen Fry
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Celebrity Traitors as Self - Contestant
- 2025 · A Friend of Dorothy as Dickie
- 2025 · Lubach as Self
- 2023 · Willem and Frieda: Defying the Nazis as
- 2023 · John Craxton: A Life of Gifts as John Craxton (Voice)
- 2021 · Hating Peter Tatchell as Self (Actor, Comedian & Writer)
- 2021 · It's Always Something as Narrator
- 2021 · Night of the Living Dread as Meditation Guru (voice)
- 2021 · It's a Sin as Arthur Garrison
- 2019 · Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive as Self
- 2019 · Missing Link as Lord Piggot-Dunceby (voice)
- 2018 · Duck Duck Goose as Frazier (voice)
- 2016 · The Great Indoors as Roland
- 2014 · That Sugar Film as The Sugar Family Sketch
- 2014 · Tiny Giants 3D as Narrator
- 2013 · Yonderland as Cuddly Dick
- 2012 · Special Report – The Voice of Darts as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Jools Holland: My Life in Music as Self
- 2009 · Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self – Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Chris Moyles' Quiz Night as Self
- 2008 · Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments as Self
- 2007 · St Trinian's as Stephen Fry
- 2007 · Kingdom as Peter Kingdom
- 2006 · The Secret Show as
- 2006 · Stormbreaker as Smithers
- 2005 · A Cock and Bull Story as Patrick Curator / Parson Yorick
- 2004 · Tooth as Pedro
- 2001 · Gosford Park as Inspector Thompson
- 2001 · The Discovery of Heaven as Onno Quist
- 2000 · Longitude as Sir Kenelm Digby
- 2000 · The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything as
- 1999 · Watership Down as Cowslip (voice)
- 1997 · Oscar as Self
- 1995 · Cold Comfort Farm as Mybug
- 1993 · Camp Christmas as Santa Claus
- 1992 · Common Pursuit as
- 1992 · Peter's Friends as Peter Morton
- 1989 · A Bit of Fry & Laurie as
- 1989 · Employees From Hell as
- 1988 · A Fish Called Wanda as Hutchison
- 1988 · A Handful of Dust as Reggie
- 1987 · The New Statesman as Piers Lonsdale
- 1987 · The Laughing Prisoner as No. 2
- 1986 · Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger as
- Future · Now & Then as TG
- 2025 · Finding Father Christmas as Self
- 2025 · Christmas Karma as Radio Presenter (Voice)
- 2025 · Too Much as Simon Remen
- 2025 · Time Travel Is Dangerous! as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Star Wars: Skeleton Crew as Supervisor (voice)
- 2024 · Black Samphire as Mari's Boss
- 2024 · Treasure as Edek
- 2024 · We Work for the Dead as Pruitt (voice)
- 2023 · Everything Now as Dr Nell
- 2023 · The Canterville Ghost as Sir Simon de Canterville (voice)
- 2023 · The Inventor as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- 2023 · Red, White & Royal Blue as King James III
- 2023 · Blackadder: A Cunning Story as Self - Contributor
- 2023 · The Big Fat Quiz of Sport as Self
- 2022 · David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count as Self
- 2022 · Stuff the British Stole as Self
- 2022 · Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – writer and comedian
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self - Writer and Comedian
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – Writer and broadcaster
- 2022 · The Sandman as Gilbert
- 2022 · Heartstopper as Headmaster Barnes (voice)
- 2022 · The Dropout as Ian Gibbons
- 2022 · Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts as Chapter Passages Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Picture of Dorian Gray as The Interviewer
- 2020 · Fear of Dancing as Self - Actor & Writer
- 2019 · Harley Quinn as Brainiac (voice)
- 2019 · The Morning Show as Leonard Cromwell
- 2019 · Greed as Self
- 2019 · Almost Human as Narrator
- 2019 · Sex Education as NSQC Quizmaster
- 2018 · The Big Narstie Show as Self
- 2018 · The Con Is On as Sidney
- 2018 · Pocoyo's Easter Picnic as
- 2018 · Apple & Onion as William Steakspeare (voice)
- 2018 · Apple & Onion as Onion's Dad (voice)
- 2017 · Queer as Art as Self
- 2017 · Battle of Soho as Self
- 2016 · Love & Friendship as Mr. Johnson
- 2016 · Alice Through the Looking Glass as Cheshire Cat (voice)
- 2016 · The Man Who Knew Infinity as Sir Francis Spring
- 2015 · Rocky Horror Show Live as Narrator
- 2015 · The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show as Uncle Duke (voice)
- 2015 · Danger Mouse as Colonel K (voice)
- 2014 · The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Master of Laketown
- 2014 · Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self
- 2014 · Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- 2014 · Lily's Driftwood Bay as Lord Stag (voice)
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Winston Churchill (voice)
- 2014 · Hidden Kingdoms as Narrator
- 2013 · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as The Master of Laketown
- 2013 · The Look of Love as Barrister
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · Gadget Man as Presenter
- 2012 · Shakespeare's Sonnets as
- 2012 · Veep as Nikolai Genidze
- 2012 · Just a Minute as Self
- 2011 · Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as Mycroft Holmes
- 2011 · Holy Flying Circus as God
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self - Guest
- 2011 · Ocean Giants as Narrater
- 2010 · Fry and Laurie Reunited as Self
- 2010 · Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat (voice)
- 2009 · House of Boys as Dr. Marsh
- 2008 · Pocoyo & the Space Circus as Narrator (English)
- 2007 · Eichmann as Minister Tormer
- 2007 · Shrink Rap as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Legends as Self (uncredited)
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot as Self
- 2006 · V for Vendetta as Deitrich
- 2006 · The Transporters as Narrator
- 2005 · Ashes Fever as Self
- 2005 · Bones as Gordon Wyatt
- 2005 · Extras as Stephen Fry
- 2005 · Nigella as Self
- 2005 · Pocoyo as Narrator
- 2005 · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Narrator / The Guide (voice)
- 2005 · Doctor Who as C
- 2005 · American Dad! as John Michael Heaton (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Mr. Cavendish (voice)
- 2005 · Missing as
- 2005 · MirrorMask as Librarian
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2005 · Tom Brown's Schooldays as Dr. Thomas Arnold
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Chauffeur
- 2003 · QI as Self - Presenter
- 2003 · Le Divorce as Piers Janely
- 2003 · Fortysomething as Derek
- 2003 · Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind as Self
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Thunderpants as Sir Anthony Silk
- 2001 · 24 as Alastair Davies
- 2000 · Sabotage!! as Wellington
- 2000 · Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration as Self
- 2000 · Click as Self
- 2000 · Gormenghast as
- 1999 · Blackadder: Back & Forth as Melchett
- 1998 · A Civil Action as Pinder
- 1998 · Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? as Self - Contestant
- 1998 · So Graham Norton as Self
- 1998 · In the Red as Controller, Radio 2
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Wilde as Oscar Wilde
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
- 1995 · The Thin Blue Line as Blaster Sump
- 1995 · Kulturzeit as self
- 1995 · The Steal as Wimborne
- 1994 · I.Q. as James Moreland
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1990 · Jeeves and Wooster as Jeeves
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Terrance / Hazel / MI5 Man (voice)
- 1988 · Blackadder's Christmas Carol as Lords Melchett / Frondo
- 1988 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- 1988 · Comic Relief as
- 1987 · Filthy Rich & Catflap as P'Farty
- 1986 · Saturday Live as
- 1985 · Screen Two as Humphrey Taylor
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1983 · Blackadder as Lord Melchett
- 1983 · Blackadder as General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
- 1983 · Blackadder as The Duke of Wellington
- 1983 · Alfresco as Various
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Lord Snot
- 1982 · Countdown as
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 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
- 1949 · The BAFTA Awards as Host
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Touché as Narrator (voice)
- 2025 · The Castle, Rebuilding History as Narrator
- 2024 · Bottom: Exposed as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Jeopardy! as Self - Presenter
- 2023 · The Dinosaur Hour as Self
- 2022 · Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History as Self - Narrator
- 2021 · Sparkling: The Story Of Champagne as Self / Sir Fopling Flutter
- 2020 · The Big Night In as Lord Melchett
- 2019 · Tomorrow as Chris
- 2016 · Pocoyo's Halloween as Narrator
- 2015 · Stephen Fry in Central America as Self - Presenter
- 2014 · A Life on Screen as Self
- 2014 · Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me as Self
- 2014 · Mahout: The Great Elephant Walk as Narrator
- 2013 · Stephen Fry: Out There as Self
- 2013 · Alleen Elvis blijft bestaan as Self
- 2012 · The Story of Musicals as Self
- 2011 · The Borrowers as Professor Mildeye
- 2011 · Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry as Self
- 2011 · March of the Dinosaurs as Narrator (UK)
- 2010 · Stephen Fry Live at the Sydney Opera House as Stephen Fry
- 2009 · Last Chance to See as Self - Presenter
- 2009 · Country Tracks as Self
- 2008 · Blackadder Rides Again as Self
- 2008 · Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga as Self
- 2008 · Last of the Dambusters as Narrator
- 2008 · The Machine That Made Us as Self - Presenter
- 2006 · The Story of Light Entertainment as Self - Narrator
- 2005 · Dirty Tricks as Owl (voice)
- 2004 · The Life and Death of Peter Sellers as Maurice Woodruff
- 2003 · Absolute Power as Charles Prentiss
- 2003 · The Biggest Nose in Borneo as Narrator
- 2001 · Four Play as Nigel Steele
- 2001 · In Search of the Prisoner as Self
- 2000 · Relative Values as Frederick Crestwell
- 2000 · Best as Frazer Crane
- 2000 · Longitude as Sir Kenelm Digby
- 1999 · The Magician's House as Jasper the Owl (voice)
- 1997 · Spice World as Judge
- 1994 · The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller as Self
- 1990 · Rita Rudner as
- Future · Le peuple miniature as
- 1997 · Simply Wilde as Self
- 1988 · This Is David Lander as
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1985 · Happy Families as Doctor De Quincy
- Future · Frank and Percy as
- 2024 · Jeopardy! Australia as Host
- 2023 · Mind Games - The Experiment as Narrator
- 2022 · A Year on Planet Earth as Self - Presenter
- 2022 · Mr Bear's Christmas as Narrator
- 2022 · Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba as Self
- 2022 · In Conversation with Alan Yentob as Self
- 2021 · Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films as Narrator
- 2020 · London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Dancing with the Birds as Narrator
- 2018 · M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity as M. C. Escher (voice)
- 2017 · And the Winner Isn't as Self
- 2017 · 50 Years Legal as Self
- 2017 · Britain's Great Gay Buildings as
- 2016 · A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats as Self
- 2013 · Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was as Narrator
- 2013 · Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues as
- 2013 · Frost on Sketch Shows as Self
- 2012 · Doors Open as Professor Robert Gissing
- 2012 · Wagner & Me as Self
- 2012 · The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff as Skulkingworm
- 2011 · Wogan on Wodehouse as Self
- 2011 · Ocean Giants as Narrator
- 2011 · Botham: The Legend of '81 as Self
- 2010 · The Great American Oil Spill as Self
- 2009 · Last Chance to See as Self
- 2008 · Stephen Fry in America as Self - Host
- 2008 · Pocoyo: Fun & Dance with Pocoyo as Narrator
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: HIV & Me as Self
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: Guilty as Self
- 2007 · Snow White: The Sequel as The Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Baddiel's Syndrome as The Psychiatrist
- 2001 · Funny Old World 5 as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Funny Old World 2 as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Funny Old World 4 as Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · Stanley Baxter in Person as Self
- 1996 · The Wind in the Willows as The Judge
- 1990 · Old Flames as Daniel Davenport
- 1989 · Anything More Would Be Greedy as
- 1989 · Saturday Night Clive as
- 1988 · Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as King Charles I
- 1986 · Omnibus Presents Comic Relief as
- 1986 · The Dangerous Brothers as
- 1983 · The Crystal Cube as Dr. Adrian Cowlacey / Various Roles
- 1982 · There's Nothing to Worry About! as Various
- 1982 · The Cellar Tapes as various
- Future · Black Samphire as
- 2025 · Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future as Self
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as C (archive footage)
- 2024 · This Is Not Hollywood (The Unfinished Story of The Ibarretxe Brothers) as Self
- 2024 · The Big Fat Quiz of Telly as Self
- 2024 · U.Me: The Musical as Narrator
- 2023 · Dinosaur with Stephen Fry as
- 2022 · The Fringe, Fame and Me as Self
- 2020 · Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley as Self
- 2018 · Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self
- 2016 · Santa Forgot as Narrator
- 2015 · Do I Sound Gay? as Self
- 2014 · Marked as Father Christmas
- 2014 · Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest as
- 2014 · Our Gay Wedding: The Musical as
- 2013 · Super Clyde as Randolph
- 2012 · Cicada Princess as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman as Oscar Wilde (voice)
- 2012 · Twelfth Night as Malvolio
- 2011 · Fry's Planet Word as
- 2011 · Making Qi as Self
- 2011 · Benjamin Sniddlegrass and The Cauldron of Penguins as The Narrator
- 2010 · Lost Connection as Dad
- 2008 · Happy Birthday to GNU as Self
- 2008 · Tales of the Riverbank as Owl (voice)
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: HIV & Me as Self - Presenter
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out as Self
- 2006 · Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive as
- 2005 · 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
- 2005 · Meet Pocoyo! as Narrator
- 2005 · 29 Minutes of Fame as Self - Panelist
- 2005 · Pocoyo & Friends as Narrator
- 2004 · A Bear Named Winnie as Protheroe
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- 2004 · Supergrass: A Home Movie as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Making of Gosford Park as Self
- 2001 · Paddington Bear: The Early Years as
- 2001 · Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making as Self
- 2001 · Funny Old World 3 as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? as Dr. Peter Robinson
- 1999 · The Tichborne Claimant as Hawkins
- 1999 · Geri as Self
- 1993 · Stalag Luft as Wing Commander James Forrester
- 1985 · The Good Father as Creighton
- 1985 · Happy Families as Dr. De Quincy
- Future · This Is Soho as Narrator (voice)
- Future · Stephen Fry’s 21st Century Firsts as Self - Host
- 2025 · This Ordinary Thing as Self (voice)
- 2025 · China's Wild Secrets as Narrated
- 2025 · Recall Me Maybe as Kevin
- 2024 · About a Hero as
- 2024 · We Are Home as Self - narrator (voice)
- 2022 · The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · George Michael: Portrait of an Artist as Self
- 2021 · Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean as Narrator
- 2020 · Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World as Self
- 2020 · What's the Matter with Tony Slattery? as Self
- 2019 · Churchill and the Movie Mogul as Self
- 2017 · All Families Have Secrets: Patrick Gale's Art of Fiction as
- 2017 · Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song as Self
- 2016 · The Killing$ of Tony Blair as Self
- 2016 · The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On as Self
- 2015 · A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry as Self
- 2015 · Wimbledon: 2015 Official Film Review as Narrator
- 2014 · The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill as Self
- 2014 · A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell as Self - Darts Fan
- 2013 · Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin as
- 2013 · The Lonely Dodo as Narrator/Mascarene Grass Frog
- 2013 · Stephen Fry's Key to the City as Self - Presenter
- 2012 · Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets as Self
- 2010 · Wagner and Me as Star
- 2009 · Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
- 2008 · Spectacled Bears: Shadows of the Forest as Narrator
- 2006 · Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2005 · Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- 2004 · The Two Loves of Anthony Trollope as Narrator
- 2002 · Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time as The Minister of Chance
- 2002 · Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali as Andre Breton
- 2001 · Funny Old World as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' as Self
- 1999 · Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over as Self - Panellist
- 1999 · A Profile of The Importance of Being Earnest as
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1994 · An Audience with Bob Monkhouse as
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
- 1987 · The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
- 1986 · The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self