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
- 2024 · Jeopardy! Australia as Host
- 2024 · Jeopardy! as Self - Presenter
- 2023 · The Dinosaur Hour as
- 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 · Dinosaur with Stephen Fry as
- 2022 · A Year on Planet Earth as Self - Presenter
- 2022 · In Conversation with Alan Yentob as Self
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – writer and comedian
- 2022 · The Sandman as Gilbert
- 2022 · Heartstopper as Headmaster Barnes (voice)
- 2022 · The Dropout as Ian Gibbons
- 2022 · Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History as Self - Narrator
- 2022 · Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts as Chapter Passages Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · It's a Sin as Arthur Garrison
- 2019 · The Morning Show as Leonard Cromwell
- 2019 · Dancing with the Birds as Narrator
- 2019 · Greed as Self
- 2019 · Missing Link as Lord Piggot-Dunceby (voice)
- 2019 · Sex Education as NSQC Quizmaster
- 2018 · Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self
- 2018 · The Big Narstie Show as Self
- 2018 · The Con Is On as Sidney
- 2018 · Duck Duck Goose as Frazier (voice)
- 2018 · Apple & Onion as Onion's Dad (voice)
- 2018 · Apple & Onion as William Steakspeare (voice)
- 2016 · The Great Indoors as Roland
- 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 · The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show as Uncle Duke (voice)
- 2015 · Danger Mouse as Colonel K (voice)
- 2015 · Stephen Fry in Central America as Self - Presenter
- 2015 · Do I Sound Gay? as Self
- 2014 · A Life on Screen as Himself
- 2014 · The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Master of Laketown
- 2014 · That Sugar Film as The Sugar Family Sketch
- 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 Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as The Master of Laketown
- 2013 · Yonderland as Cuddly Dick
- 2013 · Stephen Fry: Out There as Himself
- 2013 · The Look of Love as Barrister
- 2012 · Gadget Man as Presenter
- 2012 · Veep as Nikolai Genidze
- 2012 · Just a Minute as Self
- 2012 · The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff as Skulkingworm
- 2011 · The Borrowers as Professor Mildeye
- 2011 · Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as Mycroft Holmes
- 2011 · Fry's Planet Word as
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- 2011 · Ocean Giants as Narrator
- 2011 · Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry as
- 2010 · Alice in Wonderland as The Cheshire Cat (voice)
- 2009 · Last Chance to See as
- 2009 · Country Tracks as Himself
- 2009 · Chris Moyles' Quiz Night as Self
- 2008 · Stephen Fry in America as Self - Host
- 2007 · St. Trinian's as Stephen Fry
- 2007 · Eichmann as Minister Tormer
- 2007 · Kingdom as Peter Kingdom
- 2007 · Shrink Rap as Himself
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Legends as Self (uncredited)
- 2006 · Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive as
- 2006 · The Secret Show as
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The Story of Light Entertainment as Self - Narrator
- 2006 · Stormbreaker as Smithers
- 2006 · V for Vendetta as Gordon Deitrich
- 2005 · Bones as Dr. Gordon Wyatt
- 2005 · Extras as Stephen Fry
- 2005 · A Cock and Bull Story as Patrick Curator / Parson Yorick
- 2005 · Nigella as Self
- 2005 · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Narrator / The Guide (voice)
- 2005 · Doctor Who as C
- 2005 · American Dad! as Mr. Cavendish (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as John Michael Heaton (voice)
- 2005 · Missing as
- 2005 · MirrorMask as Librarian
- 2005 · Pocoyo as Narrator
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2004 · The Life and Death of Peter Sellers as Maurice Woodruff
- 2003 · Absolute Power as Charles Prentiss
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Chauffeur
- 2003 · QI as Self - Presenter
- 2003 · Le Divorce as Piers Janely
- 2003 · Fortysomething as Derek
- 2002 · Top Gear as Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
- 2002 · Thunderpants as Sir Anthony Silk
- 2001 · Gosford Park as Inspector Thompson
- 2001 · 24 as Alastair Davies P.M.
- 2001 · Baddiel's Syndrome as The Psychiatrist
- 2000 · Gormenghast as
- 2000 · Longitude as Sir Kenhelm Digby
- 2000 · The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything as
- 1999 · The Magician's House as Jasper the Owl (voice)
- 1999 · Watership Down as Cowslip
- 1999 · Blackadder: Back & Forth as Melchett
- 1999 · Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over as Themselves - Panellist
- 1998 · A Civil Action as Pinder
- 1998 · So Graham Norton as Self
- 1998 · In the Red as Controller, Radio 2
- 1997 · Spice World as Judge
- 1997 · Wilde as Oscar Wilde
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Panellist
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as
- 1995 · The Thin Blue Line as
- 1995 · Kulturzeit as self
- 1995 · Cold Comfort Farm as Mybug
- 1994 · I.Q. as James Moreland
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1992 · The Borrowers as
- 1992 · Peter's Friends as Peter Morton
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Himself
- 1990 · Rita Rudner as
- 1990 · Jeeves and Wooster as Jeeves
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Terrance / Hazel / MI5 Man (voice)
- 1989 · Happy Families as
- 1989 · Anything More Would Be Greedy as
- 1989 · Saturday Night Clive as
- 1989 · A Bit of Fry & Laurie as
- 1988 · This Is David Lander as
- 1988 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Himself
- 1988 · A Fish Called Wanda as Hutchison
- 1988 · Comic Relief as
- 1987 · The New Statesman as Piers Lonsdale
- 1987 · Filthy Rich & Catflap as P'Farty
- 1986 · Omnibus Presents Comic Relief as
- 1986 · Saturday Live as
- 1986 · The Dangerous Brothers as
- 1985 · Happy Families as
- 1985 · Screen Two as Humphrey Taylor
- 1984 · Chance in a Million as
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1983 · The Crystal Cube as Dr. Adrian Cowlacey / Various Roles
- 1983 · Blackadder as General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
- 1983 · Blackadder as Lord Melchett
- 1983 · Blackadder as The Duke of Wellington
- 1983 · Alfresco as Various
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Lord Snot
- 1982 · Countdown as
- 1982 · There's Nothing to Worry About! as Various
- 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
- 1962 · University Challenge as
- 1949 · The BAFTA Awards as Host
- Future · Too Much as
- 2024 · Treasure as Edek
- 2024 · Bottom: Exposed as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Blackadder: A Cunning Story as Self – Contributor
- 2023 · Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self
- 2023 · Mind Games - The Experiment as Narrator
- 2022 · Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba as Self
- 2022 · David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count as Self
- 2022 · The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Hating Peter Tatchell as Self (Actor, Comedian & Writer)
- 2021 · The Picture of Dorian Gray as The Interviewer
- 2020 · London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Tomorrow as Chris
- 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 Himself
- 2015 · Rocky Horror Show Live as Narrator
- 2014 · Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me as Self
- 2014 · Tiny Giants 3D as Narrator
- 2013 · Super Clyde as Randolph
- 2013 · Frost on Sketch Shows as Self
- 2012 · Doors Open as Professor Robert Gissing
- 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 · Shakespeare's Sonnets as
- 2012 · Twelfth Night as Malvolio
- 2012 · Jools Holland: My Life in Music as Himself
- 2011 · Holy Flying Circus as God
- 2011 · March of the Dinosaurs as Narrator (UK)
- 2010 · Lost Connection as Dad
- 2010 · Fry and Laurie Reunited as Self
- 2009 · House of Boys as Dr. Marsh
- 2009 · Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self – Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Blackadder Rides Again as himself
- 2008 · Pocoyo & the Space Circus as Narrator
- 2008 · Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments as Self
- 2008 · Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga as
- 2008 · Tales of the Riverbank as Owl (voice)
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: HIV & Me as Himself - Presenter
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out as Self
- 2007 · Snow White: The Sequel as The Narrator (voice)
- 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 · Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- 2005 · Tom Brown's Schooldays as Dr. Thomas Arnold
- 2005 · Pocoyo & Friends as Narrator
- 2004 · A Bear Named Winnie as Protheroe
- 2002 · Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali as Andre Breton
- 2001 · Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making as Self
- 2001 · The Discovery of Heaven as Onno Quist
- 2001 · Four Play as Nigel Steele
- 2000 · Relative Values as Frederick Crestwell
- 2000 · Best as Frazer Crane
- 2000 · Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? as Dr. Peter Robinson
- 2000 · Longitude as Sir Kenelm Digby
- 1999 · Geri as Self
- 1998 · The Tichborne Claimant as Hawkins
- 1997 · Oscar as Self
- 1996 · The Wind in the Willows as The Judge
- 1995 · The Steal as Wimborne
- 1994 · An Audience with Bob Monkhouse as
- 1993 · Stalag Luft as Wing Commander James Forrester
- 1990 · Old Flames as Daniel Davenport
- 1989 · Blackadder Goes Forth as General Sir Anthony Cecil
- 1988 · Blackadder's Christmas Carol as Lords Melchett / Frondo
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · A Handful of Dust as Reggie
- Future · Stephen Fry’s 21st Century Firsts as Self - Host
- 1988 · Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as King Charles I
- 1987 · The Laughing Prisoner as No. 2
- 1987 · The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
- 1986 · The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as
- 1986 · Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger as
- 1985 · The Good Father as Creighton
- Future · Now & Then as TG
- Future · Animals United 2: The Chilldown as (voice)
- 1982 · The Cellar Tapes as various
- Future · Black Samphire as Mari's Boss
- 2023 · Willem and Frieda: Defying the Nazis as
- 2022 · The Fringe, Fame and Me as Self
- 2021 · Sparkling: The Story Of Champagne as Self / Sir Fopling Flutter
- 2021 · Night of the Living Dread as Meditation Guru (voice)
- 2020 · Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World as Self
- 2020 · What's the Matter with Tony Slattery? as Himself
- 2019 · Almost Human as Narrator
- 2019 · Churchill and the Movie Mogul as Himself
- 2017 · Queer as Art as Himself
- 2017 · Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song as Self
- 2016 · Santa Forgot as Narrator
- 2016 · The Killing$ of Tony Blair as Self
- 2016 · Pocoyo's Halloween as Narrator
- 2016 · The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On as Himself
- 2015 · A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry as Himself
- 2014 · Marked as Father Christmas
- 2014 · The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill as Self
- 2014 · Our Gay Wedding: The Musical as
- 2013 · Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was as Narrator
- 2013 · Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues as
- 2012 · Special Report – The Voice of Darts as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets as Himself
- 2011 · Ocean Giants as Narrater
- 2011 · Botham: The Legend of '81 as Self
- 2009 · Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
- 2008 · The Machine That Made Us as Himself - Presenter
- 2005 · Meet Pocoyo! as Narrator
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- 2004 · The Two Loves of Anthony Trollope as Narrator
- 2004 · Tooth as Pedro
- 2002 · The Making of 'Gosford Park' as Self
- 2001 · In Search of the Prisoner as Self
- 2000 · Sabotage!! as Wellington
- 2000 · Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration as Self
- 1998 · Stanley Baxter in Person as Self
- 1992 · Common Pursuit as
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Himself
- 1983 · The Crystal Cube as Dr. Adrian Cowlacey
- Future · We Are Home as Self - narrator (voice)
- 2017 · All Families Have Secrets: Patrick Gale's Art of Fiction as
- Future · The Unreason as Narrator
- 2022 · Mr Bear's Christmas as Narrator
- 2021 · It's Always Something as Narrator
- 2021 · Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films as Narrator
- 2021 · Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean as Narrator
- 2020 · Fear of Dancing as Self - Actor & Writer
- 2020 · Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley as Himself
- 2019 · Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive as Himself
- 2018 · Pocoyo's Easter Picnic as
- 2017 · Battle of Soho as Himself
- 2015 · Wimbledon: 2015 Official Film Review as Narrator
- 2014 · Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest as
- 2014 · A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell as Self - Darts Fan
- 2014 · Mahout: The Great Elephant Walk as Narrator
- 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 · Wagner & Me as Himself
- 2011 · Wogan on Wodehouse as Self
- 2011 · Benjamin Sniddlegrass and The Cauldron of Penguins as The Narrator
- 2010 · Wagner and Me as Star
- 2010 · Stephen Fry Live at the Sydney Opera House as Stephen Fry
- 2009 · Last Chance to See as Himself
- 2009 · Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Happy Birthday to GNU as Himself
- 2008 · Pocoyo: Fun & Dance with Pocoyo as Narrator
- 2008 · Spectacled Bears: Shadows of the Forest as Narrator
- 2006 · Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot as Self
- 1997 · Simply Wilde as Self
- Future · We Work for the Dead as Pruitt (voice)
- 2008 · Last of the Dambusters as Narrator
- 2001 · Paddington Bear: The Early Years as
- 2000 · A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' as Self
- 1999 · A Profile of The Importance of Being Earnest as
- Future · Le peuple miniature as