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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0491402
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49017
Facebook: https://facebook.com/hughlaurieblues
Instagram: No data
Filmography (Movies)
The Canterville Ghost
Character:Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
Release Date:22/09/2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Character:Self - Contributor
Release Date:16/06/2023
The Amazing Maurice
Character:Maurice (voice)
Release Date:16/12/2022
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Character:Mr. Dick
Release Date:07/11/2019
Veep
Character:Tom James
Release Date:12/05/2019
Holmes & Watson
Character:Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/2018
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Character:Self
Release Date:29/12/2015
Tomorrowland
Character:David Nix
Release Date:19/05/2015
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
Character:Himself
Release Date:21/10/2013
Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
Character:
Release Date:05/05/2013
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Character:Self
Release Date:14/03/2013
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2013
Mr. Pip
Character:Mr. Watts
Release Date:08/09/2012
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Character:Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Release Date:28/08/2012
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
Character:
Release Date:21/08/2012
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Character:Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Release Date:01/08/2012
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:22/04/2012
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2012
Arthur Christmas
Character:Steve (voice)
Release Date:10/11/2011
The Oranges
Character:David Walling
Release Date:09/09/2011
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
Character:Self
Release Date:07/09/2011
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
Character:
Release Date:15/05/2011
Hop
Character:E.B.'s Dad (voice)
Release Date:30/03/2011
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Character:Self
Release Date:24/11/2010
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:17/12/2009
B.O.B.'s Big Break
Character:Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Release Date:30/09/2009
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Character:Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Release Date:01/04/2009
Monsters vs Aliens
Character:Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Release Date:19/03/2009
Blackadder Rides Again
Character:Self
Release Date:25/12/2008
Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers
Character:Self
Release Date:28/10/2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Character:Self
Release Date:09/10/2008
Street Kings
Character:Captain James Biggs
Release Date:10/04/2008
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Character:Self
Release Date:11/08/2007
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Character:Mr. Little (voice)
Release Date:14/07/2005
The Big Empty
Character:Doctor
Release Date:01/07/2005
Valiant
Character:Gutsy (voice)
Release Date:25/03/2005
Flight of the Phoenix
Character:Ian
Release Date:17/12/2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2004
The Tale of Jack Frost
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/08/2004
The Young Visiters
Character:Lord Bernard Clark
Release Date:26/12/2003
Lost in the Snow
Character:Teddy
Release Date:11/11/2002
Stuart Little 2
Character:Mr. Little
Release Date:19/07/2002
Second Star to the Left
Character:Archie (voice)
Release Date:24/12/2001
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:10/12/2001
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2001
Chica de Río
Character:Raymond
Release Date:29/06/2001
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Character:John Malkovich
Release Date:25/12/2000
Maybe Baby
Character:Sam Bell
Release Date:02/06/2000
Carnivale
Character:Cenzo (voice)
Release Date:09/02/2000
Lounge Act
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2000
Stuart Little
Character:Mr. Little
Release Date:17/12/1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Character:George
Release Date:29/03/1999
Santa's Last Christmas
Character:Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1999
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
Cousin Bette
Character:Baron Hector Hulot
Release Date:12/06/1998
The Man in the Iron Mask
Character:King's Advisor
Release Date:12/03/1998
Spice World
Character:Poirot
Release Date:18/12/1997
The Borrowers
Character:Officer Steady
Release Date:05/12/1997
The Ugly Duckling
Character:Tarquin (voice)
Release Date:04/09/1997
Treasure Island
Character:Squire Trelawney
Release Date:14/07/1997
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Character:Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
Release Date:26/12/1996
101 Dalmatians
Character:Jasper
Release Date:27/11/1996
The Adventures of Toad
Character:Toad
Release Date:30/07/1996
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Character:Peeps
Release Date:01/01/1996
The Adventures of Mole
Character:Toad
Release Date:24/12/1995
Sense and Sensibility
Character:Mr. Palmer
Release Date:13/12/1995
A Pin for the Butterfly
Character:Uncle
Release Date:16/02/1995
The Snow Queen
Character:Peeps
Release Date:01/01/1995
The Legends of Treasure Island
Character:Squire Trelawney (voice)
Release Date:10/09/1993
Peter's Friends
Character:Roger Charleston
Release Date:18/09/1992
White Bear's Secret
Character:Owl (voice)
Release Date:19/04/1992
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
Character:
Release Date:06/04/1992
Brown Bear's Wedding
Character:Owl / Mice (voice)
Release Date:25/12/1991
Strapless
Character:Colin
Release Date:14/05/1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1989
Employees From Hell
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Character:Princes Regent / Pigmot
Release Date:23/12/1988
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Character:Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
Release Date:05/02/1988
The Laughing Prisoner
Character:Assistant
Release Date:03/04/1987
Up Line
Character:Howard Caprice
Release Date:04/02/1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1987
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/1986
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1986
Mrs Capper's Birthday
Character:Bobby McMichael
Release Date:17/11/1985
Happy Families
Character:Jim
Release Date:17/10/1985
Plenty
Character:Michael
Release Date:20/09/1985
The Cellar Tapes
Character:various
Release Date:20/05/1982
Television Appearances
In the Know
Character:Self
All the Light We Cannot See
Character:Etienne LeBlanc
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Character:Dr. James Nicholson
Roadkill
Character:Peter Laurence
Tehran
Character:Eric Peterson
Avenue 5
Character:Ryan Clark
Catch-22
Character:Major de Coverley
Chance
Character:Eldon Chance
The Night Manager
Character:Richard Roper
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
A Life on Screen
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Veep
Character:Tom James
Perspectives
Character:Himself
Perspectives
Character:
Conan
Character:Self
The Jay Leno Show
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
Monkey Trousers
Character:
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
House
Character:Gregory House
The Culture Show
Character:
MechaNick
Character:Narrator
QI
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Fortysomething
Character:Paul Slippery
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Character:Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
Character:Mr. Frederick Little (voice)
American Idol
Character:Self
Spooks
Character:Jools Siviter
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
Character:Vincente Minnelli
Preston Pig
Character:Mr. Wolf
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Character:
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
Character:
Family Guy
Character:Bar Patron (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Dr. Gregory House (voice)
Parkinson
Character:Self
Ruby
Character:Self
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Character:Mr. Abercrombie (voice)
Tracey Takes On...
Character:
Look at the State We're In!
Character:Sir Michael Jaffa
Look at the State We're In!
Character:Director
Friends
Character:Gentleman on the Plane
Shooting Stars
Character:Self
All or Nothing at All
Character:Leo Hopkins
The Legends of Treasure Island
Character:Squire Trelawney (voice)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Character:Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self
Murder Most Horrid
Character:Jerry Bryce
Jeeves and Wooster
Character:Bertie Wooster
The Simpsons
Character:Roger (voice)
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Character:
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Friday Night Live
Character:
Comic Relief
Character:
The Lenny Henry Show
Character:Professor
The New Statesman
Character:Waiter
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Character:N'Bend
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Character:
Saturday Live
Character:
The Dangerous Brothers
Character:
Girls On Top
Character:Tom
Happy Families
Character:Jim
The Bill
Character:
The Crystal Cube
Character:Max Belhaven / Various Roles
Blackadder
Character:The Prince Regent
Blackadder
Character:Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
Blackadder
Character:Prince Ludwig
Blackadder
Character:Simon Partridge
Alfresco
Character:Admissions Officer
Alfresco
Character:Various
The Young Ones
Character:Lord Monty
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Character:Various
Wogan
Character:Self
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Great Performances
Character:
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