Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE 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.
Acted in
In the Know
2024
as Self
All the Light We Cannot See
2023
as Etienne LeBlanc
The Canterville Ghost
2023
as Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
as Self – Contributor
The Amazing Maurice
2022
as Maurice (voice)
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
2022
as Dr. James Nicholson
Roadkill
2020
as Peter Laurence
Tehran
2020
as Eric Peterson
Avenue 5
2020
as Ryan Clark
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
as Mr. Dick
Catch-22
2019
as Major de Coverley
Holmes & Watson
2018
as Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
Chance
2016
as Eldon Chance
The Night Manager
2016
as Richard Roper
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
2015
as Himself
Tomorrowland
2015
as David Nix
A Life on Screen
2014
as Himself
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
2013
as Himself
Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
2013
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
2013
as Self
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013
Mr. Pip
2012
as Mr. Watts
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
2012
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
2012
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Hugh Laurie Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
2012
House: Swan Song
2012
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
as Self
Veep
2012
as Tom James
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
2012
as Himself
Arthur Christmas
2011
as Steve (voice)
The Oranges
2011
as David Walling
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
2011
as Himself
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
2011
Perspectives
2011
as Himself
Perspectives
2011
Hop
2011
as E.B.'s Dad (voice)
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010
as Self
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
B.O.B.'s Big Break
2009
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Blackadder Rides Again
2008
as himself
Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers
2008
as Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
as Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
Street Kings
2008
as Captain James Biggs
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
2007
as Self
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
as Mr. Little (voice)
The Big Empty
2005
as Doctor
Monkey Trousers
2005
Valiant
2005
as Gutsy (voice)
Flight of the Phoenix
2004
as Ian
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
House
2004
as Gregory House
The Tale of Jack Frost
2004
as Narrator (voice)
The Young Visiters
2003
as Lord Bernard Clark
MechaNick
2003
as Narrator
Fortysomething
2003
as Paul Slippery
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
2003
as Mr. Frederick Little (voice)
Lost in the Snow
2002
as Teddy
Stuart Little 2
2002
as Mr. Little
American Idol
2002
as Self
Spooks
2002
as Jools Siviter
Second Star to the Left
2001
as Archie (voice)
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
2001
as Self
Chica de Río
2001
as Raymond
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
2001
as Vincente Minnelli
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as John Malkovich
Preston Pig
2000
as Mr. Wolf
Maybe Baby
2000
as Sam Bell
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Carnivale
2000
as Cenzo (voice)
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Lounge Act
2000
Stuart Little
1999
as Mr. Little
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999
as George
Family Guy
1999
as Bar Patron (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Dr. Gregory House (voice)
Santa's Last Christmas
1999
as Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
Cousin Bette
1998
as Baron Hector Hulot
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998
as King's Advisor
Spice World
1997
as Poirot
The Borrowers
1997
as Officer Steady
The Ugly Duckling
1997
as Tarquin (voice)
Treasure Island
1997
as Squire Trelawney
Ruby
1997
as Self
101 Dalmatians
1996
as Jasper
The Adventures of Toad
1996
as Toad
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996
as Mr. Abercrombie (voice)
Tracey Takes On...
1996
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996
as Peeps
The Adventures of Mole
1995
as Toad
Sense and Sensibility
1995
as Mr. Palmer
Look at the State We're In!
1995
as Sir Michael Jaffa
A Pin for the Butterfly
1995
as Uncle
The Snow Queen
1995
as Peeps
Friends
1994
as Gentleman on the Plane
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
All or Nothing at All
1993
as Leo Hopkins
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Squire Trelawney (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Squire Trelawney (voice)
Peter's Friends
1992
as Roger Charleston
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
White Bear's Secret
1992
as Owl (voice)
Brown Bear's Wedding
1991
as Owl / Mice (voice)
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Jerry Bryce
Jeeves and Wooster
1990
as Bertie Wooster
The Simpsons
1989
as Roger (voice)
Strapless
1989
as Colin
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
Communicators From Hell
1989
Employees From Hell
1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
as Princes Regent / Pigmot
Friday Night Live
1988
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
1988
as Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
Comic Relief
1988
The Lenny Henry Show
1987
as Professor
The New Statesman
1987
as Waiter
The Laughing Prisoner
1987
as Assistant
Up Line
1987
as Howard Caprice
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as N'Bend
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
as Self
Experiment IV
1986
as Lab Assistant 2
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Saturday Live
1986
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986
The Dangerous Brothers
1986
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1985
as Bobby McMichael
Girls On Top
1985
as Tom
Happy Families
1985
as Jim
Plenty
1985
as Michael
The Bill
1984
The Crystal Cube
1983
as Max Belhaven / Various Roles
Blackadder
1983
as The Prince Regent
Blackadder
1983
as Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
Blackadder
1983
as Simon Partridge
Blackadder
1983
as Prince Ludwig
Blackadder
1983
as Princes Regent / Pigmot
Alfresco
1983
as Various
Alfresco
1983
as Admissions Officer
The Young Ones
1982
as Lord Monty
There's Nothing to Worry About!
1982
as Various
The Cellar Tapes
1982
as various
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self