Stephen Fry
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director
August 24, 1957 (68 years)
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.
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.
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| 2026 | The Three Urns · as Bookseller |
| 2025 | Too Much · as Simon Remen |
| 2025 | A Friend of Dorothy · as Dickie |
| 2024 | Time Travel Is Dangerous · as Narrator |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew · as Supervisor |
| 2024 | Black Samphire · as Mari's Boss |
| 2024 | Treasure · as Edek |
| 2024 | We Work for the Dead · as Pruitt |
| 2023 | Everything Now · as Dr. Nell |
| 2023 | The Canterville Ghost · as Sir Simon De CantervilleOn Plex |
| 2023 | The Inventor · as Leonardo Da VinciOn Plex |
| 2023 | Red, White & Royal Blue · as King James Iii |
| 2023 | Willem & Frieda · as Presenter |
| 2022 | Mr Bear's Christmas · as Narrator |
| 2022 | The Sandman · as Gilbert |
| 2022 | Heartstopper · as Headmaster Barnes |
| 2022 | The Dropout · as Ian Gibbons |
| 2021 | It's Always Something · as Narrator |
| 2021 | Listening Through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films · as Narrator |
| 2021 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2021) · as Man-E-Faces |
| 2021 | Night of the Living Dread · as Meditation Guru |
| 2021 | The Picture of Dorian Gray · as The Interviewer |
| 2021 | It's a Sin · as Arthur Garrison |
| 2020 | It's Pony · as Marcello Marvello |
| 2019 | The Morning Show · as Leonard Cromwell |
| 2019 | Dancing with the Birds · as Narrator |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn · as Brainiac |
| 2019 | Missing Link · as Lord Piggot-DuncebyOn Plex |
| 2019 | Almost Human · as Narrator |
| 2019 | Sex Education · as Nsqc Quizmaster |
| 2018 | Tomorrow · as Chris |
| 2018 | The Con is On · as Sidney |
| 2018 | Duck Duck Goose · as Frazier |
| 2017 | Neo Yokio · as Headmaster |
| 2017 | Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures · as Dr. Waddleton Crutchley |
| 2017 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers · as Dr. Waddleton Crutchley |
| 2017 | Sixteen Legs · as Cast |
| 2016 | The Great Indoors · as Roland |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass · as Cheshire Cat |
| 2016 | Apple & Onion · as Onion's Dad |
| 2016 | Love & Friendship · as Mr. Johnson |
| 2015 | The Man Who Knew Infinity · as Sir Francis SpringOn Plex |
| 2015 | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show · as Uncle Duke |
| 2015 | Danger Mouse (2015) · as Colonel KOn Plex |
| 2015 | Rocky Horror Show Live · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Marked · as Father Christmas |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · as Master Of Laketown |
| 2014 | Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest · as Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering |
| 2014 | Tiny Giants 3D · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Lily's Driftwood Bay · as Lord Stag |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · as Winston Churchill |
| 2014 | Hidden Kingdoms · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Twelfth Night · as Malvolio |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug · as Master Of Laketown |
| 2013 | Yonderland · as Cuddly Dick |
| 2013 | Super Clyde · as Randolph |
| 2013 | The Look of Love · as Barrister |
| 2013 | The Lonely Dodo · as Narrator |
| 2012 | Doors Open · as Professor Robert Gissing |
| 2012 | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman · as Oscar WildeOn Plex |
| 2012 | Veep · as Nikolai Genidze |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents · as The European |
| 2011 | The Borrowers · as Professor Mildeye |
| 2011 | The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff · as Skulkingworm |
| 2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows · as Mycroft Holmes |
| 2011 | Holy Flying Circus · as God |
| 2011 | Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins · as The Narrator |
| 2010 | Little Crackers · as Headmaster |
| 2010 | Animals United · as Socrates |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland · as Cheshire Cat |
| 2010 | This is Jinsy · as Dr. Bevelspepp |
| 2010 | The Bible: A History · as Presenter |
| 2009 | House of Boys · as Dr. MarshOn Plex |
| 2008 | Tales of the Riverbank · as Owl |
| 2007 | Eichmann · as Minister Tormer |
| 2007 | Kingdom · as Peter Kingdom |
| 2007 | Snow White: The Sequel · as The Narrator |
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| 2006 | The Secret Show · as Lucky Leo |
| 2006 | Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker · as SmithersOn Plex |
| 2005 | V for Vendetta · as Deitrich |
| 2005 | Mirrormask · as Librarian |
| 2005 | Dirty Tricks · as Owl |
| 2005 | Bones · as Dr. Gordon Wyatt |
| 2005 | Tristram Shandy · as Patrick Curator |
| 2005 | Pocoyo · as Narrator |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) · as C |
| 2005 | American Dad! · as John Michael Heaton |
| 2005 | Tom Brown's Schooldays · as Dr. Thomas Arnold |
| 2004 | A Bear Named Winnie · as Protheroe |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers · as Maurice Woodruff |
| 2004 | Tooth · as Pedro |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers: Deleted Scenes · as Maurice Woodruff |
| 2003 | Absolute Power · as Charles Prentiss |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things · as ChauffeurOn Plex |
| 2003 | Le divorce · as Piers Janely |
| 2003 | FortySomething · as Derek The Fishmonger |
| 2002 | Thunderpants · as Sir Anthony Silk |
| 2002 | Surrealissimo: The Scandalous Success of Salvador Dali · as Andre Breton |
| 2001 | Gosford Park · as Inspector Thompson |
| 2001 | Da Mob · as Maurice |
| 2001 | The Discovery of Heaven · as Onno |
| 2001 | Fourplay · as Nigel Steele |
| 2001 | Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time · as The Minister Of Chance |
| 2001 | Baddiel's Syndrome · as The Psychiatrist |
| 2000 | Sabotage! · as Wellington |
| 2000 | Relative Values · as Crestwell |
| 2000 | Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration · as Host |
| 2000 | Best · as Frazer Crane |
| 2000 | Gormenghast · as Professor Bellgrove |
| 2000 | Longitude · as Sir Kenelm Digby |
| 1999 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? · as Dr. Peter Robinson |
| 1999 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything · as Ambassador |
| 1999 | The Magician's House · as Jasper The Owl |
| 1999 | Watership Down · as Cowslip |
| 1999 | Blackadder: Back & Forth · as All Melchetts |
| 1998 | A Civil Action · as Pinder |
| 1998 | The Tichborne Claimant · as Hawkins |
| 1998 | In The Red · as Controller, Radio 2 |
| 1997 | Spice World · as Judge |
| 1997 | Wilde · as Oscar Wilde |
| 1996 | Ros na Rún · as Tourist |
| 1996 | The Wind in the Willows · as The Judge |
| 1995 | The Thin Blue Line · as Brigadier Blaster Sump |
| 1995 | The Steal · as Alan Wimborne |
| 1995 | Cold Comfort Farm · as Mybug |
| 1994 | I.Q. · as James Moreland |
| 1993 | Camp Christmas · as Santa Claus |
| 1993 | Stalag Luft · as Wing Commander James Forrester |
| 1993 | Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times · as Oscar Wilde |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends · as Peter Morton |
| 1990 | Jeeves and Wooster · as Jeeves |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as Hazel |
| 1989 | Woof! · as Armitage Blair |
| 1988 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol · as Lords Melchett |
| 1988 | This is David Lander · as David Lander |
| 1988 | A Fish Called Wanda · as HutchisonOn Plex |
| 1988 | A Handful of Dust · as ReggieOn Plex |
| 1988 | Blackadder: The Cavalier Years · as King Charles I |
| 1987 | A Bit of Fry & Laurie · as Various |
| 1987 | The New Statesman (1987) · as Piers LonsdaleOn Plex |
| 1987 | The Laughing Prisoner · as No. 2 |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & Catflap · as P'farty |
| 1985 | The Good Father · as Creighton |
| 1985 | Happy Families · as Doctor De Quincy |
| 1985 | Saturday Live · as Gordon |
| 1984 | Screen Two · as Daniel Davenport |
| 1984 | Chance in a Million · as The Reverend Peter Hoblyn |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones · as Cast |
| 1983 | The Crystal Cube · as Dr. Adrian Cowlacey |
| 1983 | Blackadder · as Melchett |
| 1983 | Alfresco · as Various |
| 1982 | The Young Ones · as Lord Snot |
| 1982 | There's Nothing to Worry About! · as Narrator |
| 1982 | Cambridge Footlights Revue · as Various |
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire · as Singer In 'h.m.s. Pinafore' |
| 2024 | Jeopardy! Australia · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Jeopardy! (UK) · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The Canterville Ghost · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2019 | Ponyboi · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Dead in a Week (or Your Money Back) · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 2017 | High Life · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Tickled · as Associate Producer |
| 2015 | Nightstand · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Two Down · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Marked · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Doors Open · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | Kingdom · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Executive Producer |
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| 2003 | Bright Young Things · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
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| 2003 | Bright Young ThingsOn Plex |
| 2017 | The Hippopotamus · as Based On The Novel By |
| 2013 | Escape from Planet Earth · as Additional Writing ByOn Plex |
| 2011 | Fry's Planet Word · as Written By |
| 2010 | Little Crackers · as Executive Producer: Sprout Pictures |
| 2008 | Stephen Fry in America · as Written By |
| 2006 | The Magic Flute · as English Libretto And Dialogue |
| 2003 | More Great Comedy Moments · as Written By: "a Bit Of Fry And Laurie" |
| 2001 | Lucky Break · as Book Of Musical Play: "nelson The Musical" |
| 1987 | A Bit of Fry & Laurie · as Written By |
| 1987 | The Laughing Prisoner · as Written By |
| 1985 | Saturday Live · as Written By |
| 1983 | The Crystal Cube · as Written By |
| 1982 | There's Nothing to Worry About! · as Written By |
| 1982 | Cambridge Footlights Revue · as Written By |
| 1979 | Not the Nine O'Clock News · as Written By |