Hugh Laurie
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.
Born: 11 June 1959
Played In
TV Show
Feb 2026
Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions
Himself
TV Show
Jan 2024
In the Know
Self
TV Show
Nov 2023
All the Light We Cannot See
Etienne LeBlanc
Movie
Sep 2023
The Canterville Ghost
Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
Movie
Jun 2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
Movie
Dec 2022
The Amazing Maurice
Maurice (voice)
TV Show
Apr 2022
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Dr. James Nicholson
TV Show
Oct 2020
Roadkill
Peter Laurence
TV Show
Jun 2020
Tehran
Eric Peterson
TV Show
Jan 2020
Avenue 5
Ryan Clark
Movie
Nov 2019
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Mr. Dick
TV Show
May 2019
Catch-22
Major de Coverley
Movie
Dec 2018
Holmes & Watson
Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
TV Show
Jan 2017
The Night Manager
Richard Roper
TV Show
Oct 2016
Chance
Eldon Chance
TV Show
Feb 2016
The Night Manager
Richard Roper
Movie
Dec 2015
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Self
TV Show
Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
TV Show
Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
John Lennon
Movie
May 2015
Tomorrowland
David Nix
TV Show
Dec 2014
A Life on Screen
Self
TV Show
Feb 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Movie
Oct 2013
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
Himself
Movie
May 2013
Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
Movie
Mar 2013
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Self
Movie
Jan 2013
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
Movie
Sep 2012
Mr. Pip
Mr. Watts
Movie
Aug 2012
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Movie
Aug 2012
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
Movie
Aug 2012
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Movie
May 2012
House: Swan Song
休·劳瑞
Movie
Apr 2012
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Self
TV Show
Apr 2012
Veep
Tom James
Movie
Jan 2012
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Self
Movie
Nov 2011
Arthur Christmas
Steve (voice)
Movie
Sep 2011
The Oranges
David Walling
Movie
Sep 2011
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
Self
Movie
May 2011
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
TV Show
Apr 2011
Perspectives
Himself
TV Show
Apr 2011
Perspectives
Movie
Mar 2011
Hop
E.B.'s Dad (voice)
Movie
Nov 2010
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Self
TV Show
Nov 2010
Conan
Self
Movie
Dec 2009
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
Movie
Sep 2009
B.O.B.'s Big Break
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
TV Show
Sep 2009
The Jay Leno Show
Self
Movie
Apr 2009
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Movie
Mar 2009
Monsters vs Aliens
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Movie
Dec 2008
Blackadder Rides Again
Self
Movie
Oct 2008
Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers
Self
Movie
Oct 2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
Movie
Oct 2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
Movie
Apr 2008
Street Kings
Captain James Biggs
Movie
Aug 2007
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Self
TV Show
Feb 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
TV Show
Feb 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self
TV Show
Nov 2005
The Reichen Show
Self
Movie
Jul 2005
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Mr. Little (voice)
Movie
Jul 2005
The Big Empty
Doctor
TV Show
May 2005
Monkey Trousers
Movie
Mar 2005
Valiant
Gutsy (voice)
Movie
Mar 2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Lieutenant George St. Barleigh (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV Show
Jan 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Movie
Dec 2004
Flight of the Phoenix
Ian
Movie
Dec 2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self (archive footage)
TV Show
Nov 2004
House
Gregory House
TV Show
Nov 2004
The Culture Show
Movie
Aug 2004
The Tale of Jack Frost
Narrator (voice)
Movie
Dec 2003
The Young Visiters
Lord Bernard Clark
TV Show
Oct 2003
MechaNick
Narrator
TV Show
Sep 2003
QI
Self
TV Show
Sep 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
TV Show
Jun 2003
Fortysomething
Paul Slippery
TV Show
May 2003
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
TV Show
Mar 2003
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
Mr. Frederick Little (voice)
Movie
Nov 2002
Lost in the Snow
Teddy
Movie
Jul 2002
Stuart Little 2
Mr. Little
TV Show
Jun 2002
American Idol
Self
TV Show
May 2002
Spooks
Jools Siviter
Movie
Dec 2001
Second Star to the Left
Archie (voice)
Movie
Dec 2001
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
Narrator (voice)
Movie
Oct 2001
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
Movie
Jun 2001
Chica de Río
Raymond
TV Show
Feb 2001
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
Vincente Minnelli
Movie
Dec 2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
John Malkovich
TV Show
Sep 2000
Preston Pig
Mr. Wolf
Movie
Jun 2000
Maybe Baby
Sam Bell
TV Show
Mar 2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Movie
Feb 2000
Carnivale
Cenzo (voice)
TV Show
Jan 2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
Movie
Jan 2000
Lounge Act
Movie
Dec 1999
Stuart Little
Mr. Little
Movie
Mar 1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
George
TV Show
Jan 1999
Family Guy
Bar Patron (voice)
TV Show
Jan 1999
Family Guy
Dr. Gregory House (voice)
Movie
Jan 1999
Santa's Last Christmas
Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
Movie
Jan 1999
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
Movie
Jun 1998
Cousin Bette
Baron Hector Hulot
Movie
Mar 1998
The Man in the Iron Mask
King's Advisor
TV Show
Jan 1998
Parkinson
Self
Movie
Dec 1997
Spice World
Poirot
Movie
Dec 1997
The Borrowers
Officer Steady
Movie
Sep 1997
The Ugly Duckling
Tarquin (voice)
Movie
Jul 1997
Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney
TV Show
May 1997
Ruby
Self
Movie
Dec 1996
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
Movie
Nov 1996
101 Dalmatians
Jasper
Movie
Jul 1996
The Adventures of Toad
Toad
TV Show
Apr 1996
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Mr. Abercrombie (voice)
TV Show
Jan 1996
Tracey Takes On...
Movie
Jan 1996
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Peeps
Movie
Dec 1995
The Adventures of Mole
Toad
Movie
Dec 1995
Sense and Sensibility
Mr. Palmer
TV Show
May 1995
Look at the State We're In!
Sir Michael Jaffa
TV Show
May 1995
Look at the State We're In!
Director
Movie
Feb 1995
A Pin for the Butterfly
Uncle
Movie
Jan 1995
The Snow Queen
Peeps
TV Show
Sep 1994
Friends
Gentleman on the Plane
TV Show
Dec 1993
Shooting Stars
Self
TV Show
Dec 1993
All or Nothing at All
Leo Hopkins
Movie
Sep 1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney (voice)
TV Show
Sep 1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney (voice)
TV Show
Dec 1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
Movie
Sep 1992
Peter's Friends
Roger Charleston
TV Show
May 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
Movie
Apr 1992
White Bear's Secret
Owl (voice)
Movie
Apr 1992
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
Movie
Dec 1991
Brown Bear's Wedding
Owl / Mice (voice)
TV Show
Nov 1991
Murder Most Horrid
Jerry Bryce
TV Show
Apr 1990
Jeeves and Wooster
Bertie Wooster
TV Show
Dec 1989
The Simpsons
Roger (voice)
Movie
May 1989
Strapless
Colin
TV Show
Jan 1989
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Movie
Jan 1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
Movie
Jan 1989
Employees From Hell
Movie
Jan 1989
Customer Service From Hell
Movie
Jan 1989
Teams from Hell
Movie
Jan 1989
Colleagues From Hell
Movie
Jan 1989
Interviewers From Hell
Movie
Dec 1988
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Princes Regent / Pigmot
TV Show
Sep 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Movie
Jun 1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
TV Show
Feb 1988
Friday Night Live
Movie
Feb 1988
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
TV Show
Feb 1988
Comic Relief
TV Show
Oct 1987
The Lenny Henry Show
Professor
TV Show
Sep 1987
The New Statesman
Waiter
Movie
Apr 1987
The Laughing Prisoner
Assistant
Movie
Feb 1987
Up Line
Howard Caprice
TV Show
Jan 1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap
N'Bend
Movie
Jan 1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
Movie
Apr 1986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
TV Show
Apr 1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
TV Show
Jan 1986
Saturday Live
Movie
Jan 1986
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
TV Show
Jan 1986
The Dangerous Brothers
Movie
Nov 1985
Mrs Capper's Birthday
Bobby McMichael
TV Show
Oct 1985
Girls On Top
Tom
Movie
Oct 1985
Happy Families
Jim
TV Show
Oct 1985
Happy Families
Jim
Movie
Sep 1985
Plenty
Michael
TV Show
Oct 1984
The Bill
TV Show
Jul 1983
The Crystal Cube
Max Belhaven / Various Roles
TV Show
Jun 1983
Blackadder
The Prince Regent
TV Show
Jun 1983
Blackadder
Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
TV Show
Jun 1983
Blackadder
Simon Partridge
TV Show
Jun 1983
Blackadder
Prince Ludwig
TV Show
May 1983
Alfresco
Various
TV Show
May 1983
Alfresco
Admissions Officer
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Young Ones
Lord Monty
TV Show
Oct 1982
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Various
Movie
May 1982
The Cellar Tapes
various
TV Show
May 1982
Wogan
Self
TV Show
Feb 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self
TV Show
Sep 1979
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
TV Show
Apr 1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
TV Show
Oct 1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
TV Show
Jan 1971
Great Performances
Movie
Experiment IV
Second Assistant
TV Show
The Wanted Man
Felix Carmichael
TV Show
Dig
Neville
TV Show
Legacy of Spies
TBA