Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE (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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · In the Know as Self
- 2023 · All the Light We Cannot See as Etienne LeBlanc
- 2023 · The Canterville Ghost as Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
- 2023 · Blackadder: A Cunning Story as Self – Contributor
- 2022 · The Amazing Maurice as Maurice (voice)
- 2022 · Why Didn't They Ask Evans? as Dr. James Nicholson
- 2020 · Roadkill as Peter Laurence
- 2020 · Tehran as Eric Peterson
- 2020 · Avenue 5 as Ryan Clark
- 2019 · The Personal History of David Copperfield as Mr. Dick
- 2019 · Catch-22 as Major de Coverley
- 2018 · Holmes & Watson as Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
- 2016 · Chance as Eldon Chance
- 2016 · The Night Manager as Richard Roper
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Tomorrowland as David Nix
- 2014 · A Life on Screen as Himself
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker as Self
- 2013 · Monsters vs Aliens Stories as
- 2012 · Shrek's Thrilling Tales as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2012 · Dreamworks Spooky Stories as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2012 · Veep as Tom James
- 2012 · Jools Holland: My Life in Music as Self
- 2011 · Arthur Christmas as Steve (voice)
- 2011 · The Oranges as David Walling
- 2011 · Perspectives as Himself
- 2011 · Perspectives as
- 2011 · Hop as E.B.'s Dad (voice)
- 2010 · Fry and Laurie Reunited as Self
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2009 · SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as (archive footage)
- 2009 · B.O.B.'s Big Break as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2009 · Monsters vs Aliens as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2008 · Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments as Self
- 2008 · Street Kings as Captain James Biggs
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild as Mr. Little (voice)
- 2005 · The Big Empty as Doctor
- 2005 · Monkey Trousers as
- 2005 · Valiant as Gutsy (voice)
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Flight of the Phoenix as Ian
- 2004 · House as Gregory House
- 2004 · The Culture Show as
- 2003 · MechaNick as Narrator
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Fortysomething as Paul Slippery
- 2003 · DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2003 · Stuart Little: The Animated Series as Mr. Frederick Little (voice)
- 2002 · Stuart Little 2 as Mr. Little
- 2002 · American Idol as Self
- 2002 · Spooks as Jools Siviter
- 2001 · Second Star to the Left as Archie (voice)
- 2001 · Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making as Self
- 2001 · Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows as Vincente Minnelli
- 2000 · Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as John Malkovich
- 2000 · Preston Pig as Mr. Wolf
- 2000 · Maybe Baby as Sam Bell
- 2000 · Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as
- 2000 · Carnivale as Cenzo (voice)
- 2000 · The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything as
- 1999 · Stuart Little as Mr. Little
- 1999 · Blackadder: Back & Forth as George
- 1999 · Family Guy as Bar Patron (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Dr. Gregory House (voice)
- 1999 · Santa's Last Christmas as Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
- 1999 · Stuart Little: Making It Big as Self
- 1998 · Cousin Bette as Baron Hector Hulot
- 1998 · The Man in the Iron Mask as King's Advisor
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Spice World as Poirot
- 1997 · The Borrowers as Officer Steady
- 1997 · The Ugly Duckling as Tarquin (voice)
- 1997 · Ruby as Self
- 1996 · 101 Dalmatians as Jasper
- 1996 · Dennis the Menace and Gnasher as Mr. Abercrombie (voice)
- 1996 · Tracey Takes On... as
- 1995 · Sense and Sensibility as Mr. Palmer
- 1995 · A Pin for the Butterfly as Uncle
- 1994 · Friends as Gentleman on the Plane
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Squire Trelawney (voice)
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Squire Trelawney (voice)
- 1992 · Peter's Friends as Roger Charleston
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1992 · The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
- 1991 · Brown Bear's Wedding as Owl / Mice (voice)
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Jerry Bryce
- 1990 · Jeeves and Wooster as Bertie Wooster
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Roger (voice)
- 1989 · Strapless as Colin
- 1989 · A Bit of Fry & Laurie as
- 1989 · Employees From Hell as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1988 · Comic Relief as
- 1987 · The New Statesman as Waiter
- 1987 · The Laughing Prisoner as Assistant
- 1987 · Filthy Rich & Catflap as N'Bend
- 1987 · The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
- 1986 · Experiment IV as Lab Assistant 2
- 1986 · Saturday Live as
- 1986 · Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger as
- 1985 · Mrs. Capper's Birthday as Bobby McMichael
- 1985 · Girls On Top as Tom
- 1985 · Happy Families as Jim
- 1985 · Plenty as Michael
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1983 · Blackadder as The Prince Regent
- 1983 · Blackadder as Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
- 1983 · Blackadder as Prince Ludwig
- 1983 · Blackadder as Simon Partridge
- 1983 · Alfresco as Admissions Officer
- 1983 · Alfresco as Various
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Lord Monty
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · The Wanted Man as Felix Carmichael
- 2015 · A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry as Self
- 2013 · Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary as Himself
- 2013 · Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues as
- 2012 · Mr. Pip as Mr. Watts
- 2012 · FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2011 · Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues as Self
- 2011 · Hugh Laurie: Down by the River as
- 2008 · Blackadder Rides Again as Self
- 2008 · Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers as Self
- 2008 · Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga as Self
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out as Self
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- 2004 · The Tale of Jack Frost as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · The Young Visiters as Lord Bernard Clark
- 2002 · Lost in the Snow as Teddy
- 2001 · Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Chica de Río as Raymond
- 2000 · Lounge Act as
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Squire Trelawney
- 1996 · The Adventures of Toad as Toad
- 1996 · The Snow Queen's Revenge as Peeps
- 1995 · The Adventures of Mole as Toad
- 1995 · Look at the State We're In! as Sir Michael Jaffa
- 1995 · The Snow Queen as Peeps
- 1993 · All or Nothing at All as Leo Hopkins
- 1992 · White Bear's Secret as Owl (voice)
- 1992 · Annie Lennox: Totally Diva as
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
- 1988 · Blackadder's Christmas Carol as Princes Regent / Pigmot
- 1988 · Friday Night Live as
- 1988 · Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
- 1987 · The Lenny Henry Show as Professor
- 1987 · Up Line as Howard Caprice
- 1986 · Omnibus Presents Comic Relief as
- 1986 · The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self
- 1986 · The Dangerous Brothers as
- 1983 · The Crystal Cube as Max Belhaven / Various Roles
- 1982 · There's Nothing to Worry About! as Various
- 1982 · The Cellar Tapes as various
- 1971 · Great Performances as