Hugh Laurie

Known for

Acting

Born

June 11, 1959 (age 67)

Birthplace

Oxford, England, UK

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, a...

Best known work

The Simpsons

1989

Friends

1994

House

2004

Tomorrowland

2015

Monsters vs Aliens

2009

Family Guy

1999

Stuart Little

1999

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998

101 Dalmatians

1996

Stuart Little 2

2002

Filmography

TBA
Experiment IV
as Second Assistant
TBA
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
as Maurice (voice)
TBA
Legacy of SpiesTV
as TBA (1 episode)
2027
The Wanted ManTV
as Felix Carmichael (8 episodes)
2026
DigTV
as Neville (10 episodes)
2025
Behind the Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio EditionsTV
as Self (1 episode)
2024
In the KnowTV
as Self (1 episode)
2023
All the Light We Cannot SeeTV
as Etienne LeBlanc (4 episodes)
2023
The Canterville Ghost
as Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
as Self - Contributor
2022
The Amazing Maurice
as Maurice (voice)
2022
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?TV
as Dr. James Nicholson (2 episodes), Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Creator
2020
RoadkillTV
as Peter Laurence (4 episodes)
2020
TehranTV
as Eric Peterson (8 episodes)
2020
Avenue 5TV
as Ryan Clark (17 episodes)
2019
The Personal History of David Copperfield
as Mr. Dick
2019
Catch-22TV
as Major de Coverley (3 episodes)
2018
Holmes & Watson
as Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
2016
ChanceTV
as Eldon Chance (20 episodes), Executive Producer
2016
The Night ManagerTV
as Richard Roper (12 episodes), Executive Producer
2015
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV
as Self - Guest (2 episodes), as John Lennon (1 episode)
2015
Tomorrowland
as David Nix
2014
A Life on ScreenTV
as Self (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersTV
as Self (1 episode)