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Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Acting

Born June 11, 1959, Oxford, England, UK

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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (43)
  • Behind the Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions — Self
  • In the Know — Self
  • 2023Blackadder: A Cunning Story — Self - Contributor
  • 2015A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry — Self
  • A Life on Screen — Self
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
  • 2013Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker — Self
  • 2012FOX 25th Anniversary Special — Self
  • 2012Jools Holland: My Life in Music — Self
  • 2011Hugh Laurie: Down by the River — Self
  • 2011Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues — Self
  • Perspectives — Himself
  • Conan — Self
  • 2010Fry and Laurie Reunited — Self
  • The Jay Leno Show — Self
  • 2008Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers — Self
  • 2008Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga — Self
  • 2008Blackadder Rides Again — Self
  • 2008Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments — Self
  • 2007Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out — Self
  • The Graham Norton Show — Self - Guest
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
  • The Reichen Show — Self
  • 2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? — Self (archive footage)
  • QI — Self
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
  • American Idol — Self
  • 2001Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making — Self
  • 1999Stuart Little: Making It Big — Self
  • Parkinson — Self
  • Ruby — Self
  • Shooting Stars — Self
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self
  • 1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball — Self
  • 1988Kung-Fu Master! — himself (footage)
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
  • 1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute — Self
  • 1987The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball — Self
  • 1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live — Self
  • Wogan — Self
  • Wetten, dass..? — Self
  • The Secret Policeman's Ball — Self
  • Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
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