Biography
James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE (known professionally as Hugh Laurie; born 11 June 1959) 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 ed 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 166
Movies 91
TV Shows 75
self 42
Voice 25
Writer 6
Producer 4
Director 2
Narrator 1

Miraculous (2027)

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)

Tehran (2020)

Avenue 5 (2020)

Catch-22 (2019)

Holmes & Watson (2018)

Chance (2016)

The Night Manager (2016)

Tomorrowland (2015)

A Life on Screen (2014)

Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary (2013)

Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues (2013)

Mr. Pip (2012)

Shrek's Thrilling Tales (2012)

Dreamworks Spooky Stories (2012)

Veep (2012)

Arthur Christmas (2011)

The Oranges (2011)

Perspectives (2011)

Hop (2011)

Conan (2010)

B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009)

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

Street Kings (2008)

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)

The Big Empty (2005)

Valiant (2005)

House (2004)

The Tale of Jack Frost (2004)

The Lenny Henry Show (2004)

The Young Visiters (2003)

MechaNick (2003)

QI (2003)

Fortysomething (2003)

Stuart Little: The Animated Series (2003)

Stuart Little 2 (2002)

Spooks (2002)

Second Star to the Left (2001)

Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter (2001)

Chica de Río (2001)

Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)

Preston Pig (2000)

Maybe Baby (2000)

Carnivale (2000)

Stuart Little (1999)

Family Guy (1999)

Santa's Last Christmas (1999)

Cousin Bette (1998)

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

Parkinson (1998)

The Borrowers (1997)

The Ugly Duckling (1997)

Treasure Island (1997)

Ruby (1997)

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996)

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Look at the State We're In! (1995)

Friends (1994)

All or Nothing at All (1993)

The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)

The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)

Peter's Friends (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)

Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988)

The Lenny Henry Show (1987)

The Laughing Prisoner (1987)

Up Line (1987)

Experiment IV (1986)

Kate Bush - The Whole Story (1986)

Mrs. Capper's Birthday (1985)

Plenty (1985)

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)

Saturday Night Live (1975)

The Wanted Man
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Information
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-06-11 (65 years old)
Birth Name
James Hugh Calum Laurie
Birth Place
Blackbird Leys, United Kingdom
Religion
atheism
Height
Spouse
Jo Green
Children
Rebecca Augusta Laurie, William Albert Laurie, Charles Archibald Laurie
Father
Ran Laurie
Mother
Patricia Laidlaw
Siblings
Charles Alexander Lyon Mundell Laurie
Citizenships
United Kingdom
Residences
Hollywood Hills, United States, Belsize Park, United Kingdom
Also Known As
James Hugh Calum Laurie, ヒュー・ローリー, 휴 로리, Хʼю Лорі, هیو لوری
Awards
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 ing Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, TCA 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, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Drama, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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