Hugh Laurie
Acting
James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE (born June 11, 1959), 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 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
Acting173
tvAll the Light We Cannot See
2023
Etienne LeBlanc
movieThe Canterville Ghost
2023
Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
Self - Contributor
movieThe Amazing Maurice
2022
Maurice (voice)
tvWhy Didn't They Ask Evans?
2022
Dr. James Nicholson
tvRoadkill
2020
Peter Laurence
tvTehran
2020
Eric Peterson
tvAvenue 5
2020
Ryan Clark
tvCatch-22
2019
Major de Coverley
movieHolmes & Watson
2018
Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
tvChance
2016
Eldon Chance
tvThe Night Manager
2016
Richard Roper
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest / John Lennon
movieTomorrowland
2015
David Nix
movieMr. Pip
2012
Mr. Watts
movieShrek's Thrilling Tales
2012
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
movieDreamworks Spooky Stories
2012
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
tvVeep
2012
Tom James
movieArthur Christmas
2011
Steve (voice)
movieThe Oranges
2011
David Walling
tvPerspectives
2011
Himself
movieHop
2011
E.B.'s Dad (voice)
tvConan
2010
Self
movieSNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
(archive footage)
movieB.O.B.'s Big Break
2009
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
movieMutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
movieMonsters vs Aliens
2009
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
movieStreet Kings
2008
Captain James Biggs
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007
Self - Guest / Self
movieStuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
Mr. Little (voice)
movieValiant
2005
Gutsy (voice)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Lieutenant George St. Barleigh (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieRemember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
Self (archive footage)
tvHouse
2004
Gregory House
movieThe Tale of Jack Frost
2004
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Young Visiters
2003
Lord Bernard Clark
tvMechaNick
2003
Narrator
tvQI
2003
Self
tvFortysomething
2003
Paul Slippery
tvDreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
2003
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
tvStuart Little: The Animated Series
2003
Mr. Frederick Little (voice)
movieStuart Little 2
2002
Mr. Little
tvSpooks
2002
Jools Siviter
movieSecond Star to the Left
2001
Archie (voice)
movieDiscovering the Real World of Harry Potter
2001
Narrator (voice)
movieChica de Río
2001
Raymond
tvLife with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
2001
Vincente Minnelli
movieVictoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
John Malkovich
Preston Pig
2000
Mr. Wolf
movieMaybe Baby
2000
Sam Bell
movieCarnivale
2000
Cenzo (voice)
movieStuart Little
1999
Mr. Little
tvFamily Guy
1999
Bar Patron (voice) / Dr. Gregory House (voice)
movieSanta's Last Christmas
1999
Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
movieCousin Bette
1998
Baron Hector Hulot
movieThe Man in the Iron Mask
1998
King's Advisor
tvParkinson
1998
Self
movieSpice World
1997
Poirot
movieThe Borrowers
1997
Officer Steady
movieThe Ugly Duckling
1997
Tarquin (voice)
Treasure Island
1997
Squire Trelawney
tvRuby
1997
Self
movieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
1996
Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
movie101 Dalmatians
1996
Jasper
tvDennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996
Mr. Abercrombie (voice)
movieSense and Sensibility
1995
Mr. Palmer
Look at the State We're In!
1995
Sir Michael Jaffa / Director
tvFriends
1994
Gentleman on the Plane
tvAll or Nothing at All
1993
Leo Hopkins
movieThe Legends of Treasure Island
1993
Squire Trelawney (voice)
tvThe Legends of Treasure Island
1993
Squire Trelawney (voice)
tvThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
moviePeter's Friends
1992
Roger Charleston
movieWhite Bear's Secret
1992
Owl (voice)
movieBrown Bear's Wedding
1991
Owl / Mice (voice)
tvMurder Most Horrid
1991
Jerry Bryce
tvJeeves and Wooster
1990
Bertie Wooster
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Roger (voice)
movieStrapless
1989
Colin
movieBlackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
Princes Regent / Pigmot
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
movieBlackadder: The Cavalier Years
1988
Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
tvThe Lenny Henry Show
1987
Professor
tvThe New Statesman
1987
Waiter
movieThe Laughing Prisoner
1987
Assistant
movieUp Line
1987
Howard Caprice
movieMrs Capper's Birthday
1985
Bobby McMichael
moviePlenty
1985
Michael
tvThe Crystal Cube
1983
Max Belhaven / Various Roles
tvBlackadder
1983
The Prince Regent / Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh / Prince Ludwig / Simon Partridge
tvAlfresco
1983
Admissions Officer / Various
tvThe Young Ones
1982
Lord Monty
movieThe Cellar Tapes
1982
various
tvWogan
1982
Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
Experiment IV
Second Assistant
movieThe Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
Maurice (voice)
The Wanted Man
Felix Carmichael
Dig
Neville
Writing9
Production6
tvWhy Didn't They Ask Evans?
2022
Executive Producer
tvChance
2016
Executive Producer
tvThe Night Manager
2016
Executive Producer
movieHugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
2013
Executive Producer
tvHouse
2004
Executive Producer