Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 11, 1959
Place of Birth
Oxford, England, UK
Credits
174 titles
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 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
Filmography
Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions
Himself
In the Know
Self
All the Light We Cannot See
Etienne LeBlanc
The Canterville Ghost
Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
The Amazing Maurice
Maurice (voice)
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Dr. James Nicholson
Roadkill
Peter Laurence
Tehran
Eric Peterson
Avenue 5
Ryan Clark
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Mr. Dick
Catch-22
Major de Coverley
Holmes & Watson
Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
Chance
Eldon Chance
The Night Manager
Richard Roper
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Tomorrowland
David Nix
A Life on Screen
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
Himself
Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Self
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
Mr. Pip
Mr. Watts
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
House: Swan Song
Self
Veep
Tom James
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Self
Arthur Christmas
Steve (voice)
The Oranges
David Walling
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
Self
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
Perspectives
Himself
Hop
E.B.'s Dad (voice)
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Self
Conan
Self
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
B.O.B.'s Big Break
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
The Jay Leno Show
Self
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Monsters vs Aliens
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Blackadder Rides Again
Self
Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
Street Kings
Captain James Biggs