Hugh Laurie
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.
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 · 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
- 2013 · Monsters vs Aliens Stories as
- 2012 · Mr. Pip as Mr. Watts
- 2012 · Shrek's Thrilling Tales as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2012 · Dreamworks Spooky Stories as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2012 · House: Swan Song as Self
- 2012 · FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2012 · Jools Holland: My Life in Music as Himself
- 2011 · The Oranges as David Walling
- 2011 · Sin maquillaje as Self
- 2011 · Perspectives as Himself
- 2009 · B.O.B.'s Big Break as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2009 · Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2008 · Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments as Self
- 2008 · Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga as
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out as Self
- 2003 · The Young Visiters as Lord Bernard Clark
- 2003 · MechaNick as Narrator
- 2003 · Fortysomething as Paul Slippery
- 2000 · Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as
- 2000 · Maybe Baby as Sam Bell
- 2000 · Carnivale as Cenzo (voice)
- 1999 · Blackadder: Back & Forth as George
- 1998 · Cousin Bette as Baron Hector Hulot
- 1997 · Spice World as Poirot
- 1997 · The Ugly Duckling as Tarquin (voice)
- 1993 · All or Nothing at All as Leo Hopkins
- 1992 · Peter's Friends as Roger Charleston
- 1988 · Blackadder's Christmas Carol as Princes Regent / Pigmot
- 1988 · Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as
- 1987 · The Laughing Prisoner as Assistant
- 1986 · Omnibus Presents Comic Relief as
- 1986 · The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as
- 1986 · Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger as
- 1985 · Plenty as Michael
- 1983 · The Crystal Cube as Max Belhaven / Various Roles
- 1983 · Alfresco as Various
- 1983 · Alfresco as Admissions Officer
- 1982 · There's Nothing to Worry About! as Various
- Future · Preston Pig as Mr. Wolf
- 2015 · A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry as Himself
- 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 · Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary as Himself
- 2013 · Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues as
- 2013 · Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker as Self
- 2012 · Hugh Laurie Live at Montreux Jazz Festival as
- 2012 · Veep as Tom James
- 2011 · Arthur Christmas as Steve (voice)
- 2011 · Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues as Himself
- 2011 · Hugh Laurie: Down by the River 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
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Monsters vs Aliens as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2008 · Blackadder Rides Again as himself
- 2008 · Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers as Self
- 2008 · Street Kings as Captain James Biggs
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- 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 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- 2004 · House as Gregory House
- 2004 · The Tale of Jack Frost as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Stuart Little: The Animated Series as Mr. Frederick Little (voice)
- 2002 · Lost in the Snow as Teddy
- 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 · Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making as Self
- 2001 · Chica de Río as Raymond
- 2001 · Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows as Vincente Minnelli
- 2000 · Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) as
- 2000 · The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything as
- 2000 · Lounge Act as
- 1999 · Stuart Little as Mr. Little
- 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)
- 1998 · The Man in the Iron Mask as King's Advisor
- 1997 · The Borrowers as Officer Steady
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Squire Trelawney
- 1997 · Ruby as Self
- 1996 · 101 Dalmatians as Jasper
- 1996 · The Adventures of Toad as Toad
- 1996 · Dennis the Menace and Gnasher as Mr. Abercrombie (voice)
- 1996 · Tracey Takes On... as
- 1996 · The Snow Queen's Revenge as Peeps
- 1995 · The Adventures of Mole as Toad
- 1995 · Sense and Sensibility as Mr. Palmer
- 1995 · Look at the State We're In! as Sir Michael Jaffa
- 1995 · A Pin for the Butterfly as Uncle
- 1995 · The Snow Queen as Peeps
- 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 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1992 · The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
- 1992 · White Bear's Secret as Owl (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 · Blackadder Goes Forth as The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
- 1989 · Strapless as Colin
- 1989 · A Bit of Fry & Laurie as
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Himself
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1988 · Friday Night Live as
- 1988 · Comic Relief as
- 1987 · The Lenny Henry Show as Professor
- 1987 · The New Statesman as Waiter
- 1987 · Up Line as Howard Caprice
- 1987 · Filthy Rich & Catflap as N'Bend
- 1987 · The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
- 1986 · Saturday Live as
- 1986 · The Dangerous Brothers as
- 1985 · Mrs. Capper's Birthday as Bobby McMichael
- 1985 · Girls On Top as Tom
- 1985 · Happy Families as Jim
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1983 · The Crystal Cube as Max Belhaven
- 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
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Lord Monty
- 1982 · The Cellar Tapes as various
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Executive
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Jeffrey Billings (archive footage)