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Hugh Laurie
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Composer, Additional CreditsBorn June 11, 1959 (65 years)
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.
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.
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| 2023 | All the Light We Cannot See (TV Series) · as Etienne Leblanc |
| 2023 | The Canterville Ghost · as Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice) |
| 2022 | The Amazing Maurice · as Maurice (voice) |
| 2022 | Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (TV Series) · as Dr. James Nicholson |
| 2020 | Roadkill (2020) (TV Series) · as Peter Laurence |
| 2020 | Tehran (TV Series) · as Eric Peterson |
| 2020 | Avenue 5 (TV Series) · as Ryan Clark |
| 2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield · as Mr. Dick |
| 2019 | Catch-22 (TV Series) · as Major De Coverley |
| 2018 | Holmes & Watson · as Mycroft Holmes (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Chance (TV Series) · as Eldon Chance |
| 2016 | The Night Manager (TV Series) · as Richard Roper |
| 2015 | Tomorrowland · as David Nix |
| 2014 | Hippocrates: Diary of a French Doctor · as Dr. Gregory House |
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live: Halloween · as Derek Acorah |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Shrek's Thrilling Tales · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.d. (voice) |
| 2012 | DreamWorks Spooky Stories · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.d. (voice) |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Veep (TV Series) · as Tom James |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas · as Steve (voice) |
| 2011 | America in Primetime (TV Series) · as Gregory House, House M.d. |
| 2011 | The Oranges · as David Walling |
| 2011 | Wogan on Wodehouse · as Bertie Wooster |
| 2011 | Hop · as E.b.'s Dad (voice) |
| 2011 | Fun with Friends: Volume One · as Mr. Wolf |
| 2010 | Farewell 'The Bill' · as Harrap |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.d. (voice) |
| 2009 | B.O.B.'s Big Break · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.d. (voice) |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.d. (voice) |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Street Kings · as Captain James Biggs |
| 2006 | Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive · as Various Characters |
| 2005 | SNL Digital Shorts (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild · as Mr. Little (voice) |
| 2005 | Valiant · as Gutsy (voice) |
| 2004 | The Tale of Jack Frost · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2004 | Flight of the Phoenix · as Ian |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Gregory House |
| 2004 | The Lenny Henry Show (2004) (TV Series) · as Professor |
| 2003 | The Young Visiters · as Lord Bernard Clark |
| 2003 | MechaNick (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2003 | FortySomething (TV Series) · as Paul Slippery |
| 2003 | Stuart Little (TV Series) · as Mr. Frederick Little (voice) |
| 2002 | Stuart Little 2 · as Mr. Little |
| 2002 | Spooks (TV Series) · as Jools Siviter |
| 2001 | Second Star to the Left · as Archie (voice) |
| 2001 | Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2001 | Chica de Río · as Raymond |
| 2001 | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (TV Series) · as Vincente Minnelli |
| 2000 | Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings · as John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Preston Pig (TV Series) · as Mr. Wolf |
| 2000 | Maybe Baby · as Sam Bell |
| 2000 | Monkey Trousers (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000) (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Carnivale · as Cenzo (voice) |
| 1999 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything · as French Ambassador |
| 1999 | Stuart Little · as Mr. Little |
| 1999 | Blackadder Back & Forth · as George |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Bar Patron (voice) |
| 1999 | Santa's Last Christmas · as Geoffrey The Seagull (voice) |
| 1998 | Cousin Bette · as Baron Hector Hulot |
| 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask · as King's Advisor |
| 1997 | Spice World · as Poirot |
| 1997 | The Borrowers · as Officer Steady |
| 1997 | The Ugly Duckling · as Tarquin (voice) |
| 1997 | Treasure Island · as Squire Trelawney |
| 1996 | The Adventures of Toad · as Toad |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians · as Jasper |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Dr. Gregory House |
| 1996 | Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (TV Series) · as Mr. Abercrombie |
| 1996 | Tracey Takes On... (TV Series) |
| 1996 | The Snow Queen's Revenge · as Peeps |
| 1995 | The Adventures of Mole · as Toad |
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility · as Mr. Palmer |
| 1995 | The Snow Queen · as Peeps |
| 1994 | A Pin for the Butterfly · as Uncle |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Gentleman On The Plane |
| 1993 | All or Nothing at All (TV Series) · as Leo Hopkins |
| 1993 | The Legends of Treasure Island (TV Series) · as Squire Trelawney (voice) |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends · as Roger Charleston |
| 1992 | The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (TV Series) · as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1992 | White Bear's Secret · as Owl (voice) |
| 1991 | Brown Bear's Wedding · as Owl / Mice (voice) |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid (TV Series) · as Jerry Bryce |
| 1990 | Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series) · as Bertie Wooster |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Roger (voice) |
| 1989 | Strapless · as Colin |
| 1988 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol · as Princes Regent / Pigmot |
| 1988 | Friday Night Live (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Blackadder: The Cavalier Years · as Roundhead With Cromwell (uncredited) |
| 1987 | A Bit of Fry & Laurie (TV Series) |
| 1987 | The Lenny Henry Show (1987) (TV Series) · as Professor |
| 1987 | The New Statesman (1987) (TV Series) · as Waiter |
| 1987 | The Laughing Prisoner · as Assistant |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & Catflap (TV Series) · as N'bend |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Kate Bush: The Whole Story · as Assistant (clip: Experiment Iv) |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | Mrs. Capper's Birthday · as Bobby Mcmichael |
| 1985 | Girls on Top (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 1985 | Happy Families (TV Series) · as Jim |
| 1985 | Plenty · as Michael |
| 1985 | Saturday Live (TV Series) |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Keep Off the Grass · as Man With Silly Hat |
| 1983 | The Crystal Cube · as Max Belhaven |
| 1983 | Alfresco (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1982 | Blackadder (TV Series) · as Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh |
| 1982 | The Young Ones (TV Series) · as Lord Monty |
| 1982 | There's Nothing to Worry About! (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1982 | Cambridge Footlights Revue · as Various |