Hugh Laurie
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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
Credits
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Tomorrowland (2015)
as David Nix
Stuart Little (1999)
as Mr. Little
101 Dalmatians (1996)
as Jasper
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
as Mr. Palmer
Hop (2011)
as E.B.'s Dad (voice)
Street Kings (2008)
as Captain James Biggs
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
as King's Advisor
Arthur Christmas (2011)
as Steve (voice)
Valiant (2005)
as Gutsy (voice)
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
as Mr. Little
Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
as Ian
The Borrowers (1997)
as Officer Steady
Cousin Bette (1998)
as Baron Hector Hulot
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
as Mr. Dick
Holmes & Watson (2018)
as Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
Spice World (1997)
as Poirot
Peter's Friends (1992)
as Roger Charleston
The Oranges (2011)
as David Walling
The Amazing Maurice (2022)
as Maurice (voice)
The Canterville Ghost (2023)
as Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)
as Mr. Little (voice)
Mr. Pip (2012)
as Mr. Watts
Maybe Baby (2000)
as Sam Bell
Plenty (1985)
as Michael
The Snow Queen (1995)
as Peeps
Up Line (1987)
as Howard Caprice
The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996)
as Peeps
B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009)
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)
as Self
Chica de Río (2001)
as Raymond
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Lieutenant George St. Barleigh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dreamworks Spooky Stories (2012)
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
The Big Empty (2005)
as Doctor
FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012)
as Self
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
as George
Shrek's Thrilling Tales (2012)
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
The Ugly Duckling (1997)
as Tarquin (voice)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
as (archive footage)
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988)
as Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
Lounge Act (2000)
Actor
Happy Families (1985)
as Jim
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs (2012)
Actor
White Bear's Secret (1992)
as Owl (voice)
Monsters vs Aliens Stories (2013)
Actor
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
as Princes Regent / Pigmot
Blackadder Rides Again (2008)
as Self
The Young Visiters (2003)
as Lord Bernard Clark
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
as Self
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010)
as Self
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986)
Actor
Strapless (1989)
as Colin
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker (2013)
as Self
Employees From Hell (1989)
Actor
Blackadder: A Cunning Story (2023)
as Self - Contributor
The Cellar Tapes (1982)
as various
Treasure Island (1997)
as Squire Trelawney
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)
as Self
The Adventures of Mole (1995)
as Toad
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva (1992)
Actor
The Laughing Prisoner (1987)
as Assistant
House: Swan Song (2012)
as 休·劳瑞
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987)
as Self
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (2007)
as Self
Carnivale (2000)
as Cenzo (voice)
The Adventures of Toad (1996)
as Toad
Customer Service From Hell (1989)
Actor
Colleagues From Hell (1989)
Actor
Mrs Capper's Birthday (1985)
as Bobby McMichael
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)
as John Malkovich
Stuart Little: Making It Big (1999)
as Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008)
as Self
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry (2015)
as Self
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
as Squire Trelawney (voice)
Interviewers From Hell (1989)
Actor
Teams from Hell (1989)
Actor
Brown Bear's Wedding (1991)
as Owl / Mice (voice)
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live (1986)
as Self
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making (2001)
as Self
Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers (2008)
as Self
Second Star to the Left (2001)
as Archie (voice)
The Tale of Jack Frost (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Jools Holland: My Life in Music (2012)
as Self
A Pin for the Butterfly (1995)
as Uncle
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse (1996)
as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues (2011)
as Self
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River (2011)
Actor
Lost in the Snow (2002)
as Teddy
Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues (2013)
Actor
Santa's Last Christmas (1999)
as Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary (2013)
as Himself
Experiment IV (—)
as Second Assistant