Biography
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.
Filmography
all 154
Movies 86
TV Shows 68
self 42
Voice 11
Narrator 3
Director 1
Producer 1
Writer 1
In the Know (2024)
All the Light We Cannot See (2023)
The Canterville Ghost (2023)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story (2023)
The Amazing Maurice (2022)
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022)
Rock House (2021)
Roadkill (2020)
What's the Matter with Tony Slattery? (2020)
Avenue 5 (2020)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
Catch-22 (2019)
Holmes & Watson (2018)
Chance (2016)
The Night Manager (2016)
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Tomorrowland (2015)
A Life on Screen (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary (2013)
Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues (2013)
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker (2013)
Monsters vs Aliens Stories (2013)
Mr. Pip (2012)
Shrek's Thrilling Tales (2012)
Dreamworks Spooky Stories (2012)
Hugh Laurie Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (2012)
House: Swan Song (2012)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012)
Veep (2012)
Jools Holland: My Life in Music (2012)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
The Oranges (2011)
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues (2011)
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River (2011)
Perspectives (2011)
Hop (2011)
Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010)
Conan (2010)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009)
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
Dennis & Gnasher (2009)
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
Blackadder Rides Again (2008)
Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers (2008)
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008)
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
Street Kings (2008)
Stephen Fry: Guilty (2007)
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
The Reichen Show (2005)
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)
The Big Empty (2005)
Monkey Trousers (2005)
Valiant (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
House (2004)
The Tale of Jack Frost (2004)
The Lenny Henry Show (2004)
The Young Visiters (2003)
MechaNick (2003)
QI (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Fortysomething (2003)
Stuart Little: The Animated Series (2003)
Lost in the Snow (2002)
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
American Idol (2002)
Spooks (2002)
Second Star to the Left (2001)
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter (2001)
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making (2001)
Chica de RÃo (2001)
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)
Maybe Baby (2000)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000)
Carnivale (2000)
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (2000)
Lounge Act (2000)
Stuart Little (1999)
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
Comic Relief (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Santa's Last Christmas (1999)
Cousin Bette (1998)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Spice World (1997)
The Borrowers (1997)
The Ugly Duckling (1997)
Treasure Island (1997)
Ruby (1997)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
The Adventures of Toad (1996)
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996)
Tracey Takes On... (1996)
The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996)
The Adventures of Mole (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Look at the State We're In! (1995)
A Pin for the Butterfly (1995)
The Snow Queen (1995)
Friends (1994)
Shooting Stars (1993)
All or Nothing at All (1993)
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
Peter's Friends (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992)
White Bear's Secret (1992)
Brown Bear's Wedding (1991)
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Strapless (1989)
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Friday Night Live (1988)
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988)
The Lenny Henry Show (1987)
The Laughing Prisoner (1987)
Up Line (1987)
Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987)
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987)
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live (1986)
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (1986)
Saturday Live (1986)
The Dangerous Brothers (1986)
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986)
Mrs. Capper's Birthday (1985)
Girls On Top (1985)
Happy Families (1985)
Plenty (1985)
The Bill (1984)
The Crystal Cube (1983)
The Crystal Cube (1983)
Blackadder (1983)
Alfresco (1983)
The Young Ones (1982)
There's Nothing to Worry About! (1982)
The Cellar Tapes (1982)
Wogan (1982)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1959-06-11 (64 years old)
Birth NameJames Hugh Calum Laurie
Birth PlaceBlackbird Leys, United Kingdom
Religionatheism
Height
SpouseJo Green
ChildrenRebecca Augusta Laurie, William Albert Laurie, Charles Archibald Laurie
FatherRan Laurie
MotherPatricia Laidlaw
SiblingsCharles Alexander Lyon Mundell Laurie
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsJames Hugh Calum Laurie, ヒュー・ãƒãƒ¼ãƒªãƒ¼, 휴 로리
AwardsTCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Drama, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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