Hugh Laurie
Acting
Born: June 11, 1959 (age 67) · Oxford, England, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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
The Simpsons
1989
Friends
1994
House
2004
Tomorrowland
2015
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
Family Guy
1999
Stuart Little
1999
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998
101 Dalmatians
1996
Stuart Little 2
2002
Sense and Sensibility
1995
Street Kings
2008
Photos (4)
Movies (65)
Monsters vs Aliens
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Sense and Sensibility
Mr. Palmer
Arthur Christmas
Steve (voice)
101 Dalmatians
Jasper
Street Kings
Captain James Biggs
Stuart Little
Mr. Little
Hop
E.B.'s Dad (voice)
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Mr. Dick
Tomorrowland
David Nix
Flight of the Phoenix
Ian
The Canterville Ghost
Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
The Man in the Iron Mask
King's Advisor
Stuart Little 2
Mr. Little
The Amazing Maurice
Maurice (voice)
Holmes & Watson
Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
Spice World
Poirot
Cousin Bette
Baron Hector Hulot
The Borrowers
Officer Steady
The Oranges
David Walling
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Mr. Little (voice)
Valiant
Gutsy (voice)
Peter's Friends
Roger Charleston
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
B.O.B.'s Big Break
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Plenty
Michael
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Mr. Pip
Mr. Watts
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
The Snow Queen
Peeps
Blackadder: Back & Forth
George
Maybe Baby
Sam Bell
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Princes Regent / Pigmot
The Ugly Duckling
Tarquin (voice)
Up Line
Howard Caprice
The Legends of Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney (voice)
Second Star to the Left
Archie (voice)
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Peeps
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
2012
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
The Young Visiters
Lord Bernard Clark
Strapless
Colin
Santa's Last Christmas
Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
Chica de Río
Raymond
The Adventures of Toad
Toad
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
John Malkovich
A Pin for the Butterfly
Uncle
The Adventures of Mole
Toad
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
Teams from Hell
1989
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
1992
Customer Service From Hell
1989
The Cellar Tapes
various
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986
The Tale of Jack Frost
Narrator (voice)
Brown Bear's Wedding
Owl / Mice (voice)
White Bear's Secret
Owl (voice)
Interviewers From Hell
1989
Carnivale
Cenzo (voice)
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Mrs Capper's Birthday
Bobby McMichael
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
Narrator (voice)
Lost in the Snow
Teddy
The Laughing Prisoner
Assistant
TV Shows (57)
The Simpsons
Roger (voice) · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
John Lennon · 1 eps
Family Guy
Bar Patron (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Dr. Gregory House (voice) · 1 eps
House
Gregory House · 176 eps
Friends
Gentleman on the Plane · 1 eps
Great Performances
1 eps
Spooks
Jools Siviter · 2 eps
Veep
Tom James · 20 eps
The Bill
1 eps
The Night Manager
Richard Roper · 12 eps
All the Light We Cannot See
Etienne LeBlanc · 4 eps
Blackadder
The Prince Regent · 6 eps
Blackadder
Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh · 6 eps
Blackadder
Simon Partridge · 1 eps
Blackadder
Prince Ludwig · 1 eps
TFI Friday
1 eps
Catch-22
Major de Coverley · 3 eps
Jeeves and Wooster
Bertie Wooster · 23 eps
Tehran
Eric Peterson · 8 eps
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Dr. James Nicholson · 2 eps
The Culture Show
1 eps
The Young Ones
Lord Monty · 1 eps
Tracey Takes On...
4 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Jerry Bryce · 1 eps
Avenue 5
Ryan Clark · 17 eps
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
Mr. Frederick Little (voice) · 13 eps
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
25 eps
The New Statesman
Waiter · 1 eps
Chance
Eldon Chance · 20 eps
Saturday Live
30 eps
Comic Relief
1988
Perspectives
1 eps
The Legends of Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney (voice) · 26 eps
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Johnny Town-Mouse (voice) · 1 eps
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Mr. Abercrombie (voice) · 1 eps
The Lenny Henry Show
Professor · 7 eps
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1 eps
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice) · 1 eps
Roadkill
Peter Laurence · 4 eps
MechaNick
Narrator · 80 eps
Girls On Top
Tom · 1 eps
Filthy Rich & Catflap
N'Bend · 1 eps
Alfresco
Various · 13 eps
Alfresco
Admissions Officer · 7 eps
Monkey Trousers
7 eps
Preston Pig
Mr. Wolf · 26 eps
Happy Families
Jim · 2 eps
Fortysomething
Paul Slippery · 6 eps
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
Vincente Minnelli · 2 eps
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2 eps
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1 eps
Friday Night Live
1 eps
The Dangerous Brothers
1 eps
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Various · 3 eps
All or Nothing at All
Leo Hopkins · 3 eps
The Crystal Cube
Max Belhaven / Various Roles · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (44)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 5 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 7 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 3 eps
QI
Self · 1 eps
American Idol
Self · 2 eps
Wogan
Self · 2 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self · 2 eps
The Jay Leno Show
Self · 1 eps
Shooting Stars
Self · 1 eps
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · 15 eps
Perspectives
Himself · 1 eps
In the Know
Self · 1 eps
A Life on Screen
Self · 1 eps
Ruby
Self · 1 eps
Kung-Fu Master!
himself (footage)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Self
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
Blackadder Rides Again
Self
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Self
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
House: Swan Song
Self
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
Self
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Self
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self (archive footage)
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Self
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
Self
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
Self
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
Upcoming (4)
Directing (3)
Writing (9)
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Writer
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Screenplay
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Writer
Alfresco
Writer
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Writer
The Crystal Cube
Writer
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
Writer
The Cellar Tapes
Writer
The Laughing Prisoner
Writer