Hugh Laurie
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 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.
Known For
Captain James Biggs
Street Kings
Mr. Little
Stuart Little
Mr. Palmer
Sense and Sensibility
Mr. Little
Stuart Little 2
Self
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Poirot
Spice World
Roger Charleston
Peter's Friends
Jasper
101 Dalmatians
Ian
Flight of the Phoenix
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
B.O.B.'s Big Break
Officer Steady
The Borrowers
Lounge Act
King's Advisor
The Man in the Iron Mask
Raymond
Chica de Río
Sam Bell
Maybe Baby
Gutsy (voice)
Valiant
Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Monsters vs Aliens
Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
Santa's Last Christmas
Baron Hector Hulot
Cousin Bette
Steve (voice)
Arthur Christmas
Self
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
E.B.'s Dad (voice)
Hop
Narrator (voice)
The Tale of Jack Frost
Lord Bernard Clark
The Young Visiters
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Self
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Princes Regent / Pigmot
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
David Walling
The Oranges
Mr. Watts
Mr. Pip
Bobby McMichael
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
Colin
Strapless
Self – Contributor
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Peeps
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Peeps
The Snow Queen
Narrator (voice)
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
various
The Cellar Tapes
Self
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Self
Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers
Cenzo (voice)
Carnivale
Himself
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
Uncle
A Pin for the Butterfly
Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
The Canterville Ghost
Doctor
The Big Empty
Howard Caprice
Up Line
Self
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
Squire Trelawney (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island
(archive footage)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
George
Blackadder: Back & Forth
David Nix
Tomorrowland
Self
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Maurice (voice)
The Amazing Maurice
Mr. Little (voice)
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Michael
Plenty
Squire Trelawney
Treasure Island
Archie (voice)
Second Star to the Left
John Malkovich
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Self
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Tarquin (voice)
The Ugly Duckling
Assistant
The Laughing Prisoner
Self
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
Holmes & Watson
Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
Mr. Dick
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Toad
The Adventures of Mole
Teddy
Lost in the Snow
Self
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Owl / Mice (voice)
Brown Bear's Wedding
Owl (voice)
White Bear's Secret
Self
Blackadder Rides Again
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Toad
The Adventures of Toad
Self
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Employees From Hell
Self
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
Self
Adapting Austen
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-06-11
Place of Birth
Oxford, England, UK
Also Known As
James Hugh Calum Laurie