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Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 11, 1959 (66)
Birthplace Oxford, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Oct 11, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Award ... s 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.

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Filmography

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

2023

as Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)

The Amazing Maurice

The Amazing Maurice

2022

as Maurice (voice)

Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson

2018

as Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

2015

as David Nix

Mr. Pip

Mr. Pip

2012

as Mr. Watts

Shrek's Thrilling Tales

Shrek's Thrilling Tales

2012

as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)

Dreamworks Spooky Stories

Dreamworks Spooky Stories

2012

as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

as Steve (voice)

The Oranges

The Oranges

2011

as David Walling

Hop

Hop

2011

as E.B.'s Dad (voice)

B.O.B.'s Big Break

B.O.B.'s Big Break

2009

as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)

Monsters vs Aliens

Monsters vs Aliens

2009

as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

2009

as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)

Street Kings

Street Kings

2008

as Captain James Biggs

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

2005

as Mr. Little (voice)

Valiant

Valiant

2005

as Gutsy (voice)

The Big Empty

The Big Empty

2005

as Doctor

The Tale of Jack Frost

The Tale of Jack Frost

2004

as Narrator (voice)

Flight of the Phoenix

Flight of the Phoenix

2004

as Ian

The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters

2003

as Lord Bernard Clark

Stuart Little 2

Stuart Little 2

2002

as Mr. Little

Chica de Río

Chica de Río

2001

as Raymond

Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

2000

as Sam Bell

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

as John Malkovich

Santa's Last Christmas

Santa's Last Christmas

1999

as Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Blackadder: Back & Forth

1999

as George

Stuart Little

Stuart Little

1999

as Mr. Little

Cousin Bette

Cousin Bette

1998

as Baron Hector Hulot

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998

as King's Advisor

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

1997

as Officer Steady

The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

1997

as Tarquin (voice)

Spice World

Spice World

1997

as Poirot

The Snow Queen's Revenge

The Snow Queen's Revenge

1996

as Peeps

The Adventures of Toad

The Adventures of Toad

1996

as Toad

101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

1996

as Jasper

A Pin for the Butterfly

A Pin for the Butterfly

1995

as Uncle

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

1995

as Peeps

The Adventures of Mole

The Adventures of Mole

1995

as Toad

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

1995

as Mr. Palmer

White Bear's Secret

White Bear's Secret

1992

as Owl (voice)

Peter's Friends

Peter's Friends

1992

as Roger Charleston

Brown Bear's Wedding

Brown Bear's Wedding

1991

as Owl / Mice (voice)

Strapless

Strapless

1989

as Colin

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

1988

as Princes Regent / Pigmot

The Laughing Prisoner

The Laughing Prisoner

1987

as Assistant

Experiment IV

Experiment IV

1986

as Lab Assistant 2

Plenty

Plenty

1985

as Michael

The Cellar Tapes

The Cellar Tapes

1982

as various

The Laughing Prisoner

The Laughing Prisoner

1987

Writer

The Cellar Tapes

The Cellar Tapes

1982

Writer

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Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues

Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues

2013

Executive Producer

Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary

Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary

2013

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

House

as Gregory House

Episodes: 176

First Aired: Nov 16, 2004

MechaNick

as Narrator

Episodes: 80

First Aired: Oct 27, 2003

The Legends of Treasure Island

as Squire Trelawney (voice)

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Preston Pig

as Mr. Wolf

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 21, 2000

Jeeves and Wooster

as Bertie Wooster

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Apr 22, 1990

Chance

as Eldon Chance

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Oct 19, 2016

Veep

as Tom James

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Apr 22, 2012

Avenue 5

as Ryan Clark

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Jan 19, 2020

Alfresco

as Various

Episodes: 13

First Aired: May 01, 1983

Stuart Little: The Animated Series

as Mr. Frederick Little (voice)

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 01, 2003

Tehran

as Eric Peterson

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jun 22, 2020

Alfresco

as Admissions Officer

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 01, 1983

The Lenny Henry Show

as Professor

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 27, 1987

Fortysomething

as Paul Slippery

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 29, 2003

Look at the State We're In!

as Sir Michael Jaffa

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 20, 1995

The Night Manager

as Richard Roper

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 21, 2016

Blackadder

as The Prince Regent

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 15, 1983

Blackadder

as Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 15, 1983

All the Light We Cannot See

as Etienne LeBlanc

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 02, 2023

Roadkill

as Peter Laurence

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 18, 2020

There's Nothing to Worry About!

as Various

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 06, 1982

All or Nothing at All

as Leo Hopkins

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 03, 1993

Catch-22

as Major de Coverley

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 17, 2019

Family Guy

as Bar Patron (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Spooks

as Jools Siviter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

as Dr. James Nicholson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 12, 2022

Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows

as Vincente Minnelli

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2001

Happy Families

as Jim

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 17, 1985

The Simpsons

as Roger (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Murder Most Horrid

as Jerry Bryce

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1991

Girls On Top

as Tom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 23, 1985

The Young Ones

as Lord Monty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1982

The New Statesman

as Waiter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1987

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

as Mr. Abercrombie (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1996

Family Guy

as Dr. Gregory House (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Friends

as Gentleman on the Plane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1994

Blackadder

as Prince Ludwig

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 15, 1983

Blackadder

as Simon Partridge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 15, 1983

Saturday Night Live

as Executive

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Saturday Night Live

as Jeffrey Billings (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 1992

Filthy Rich & Catflap

as N'Bend

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1987

Blackadder

as Princes Regent / Pigmot

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 15, 1983

The Crystal Cube

as Max Belhaven / Various Roles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 07, 1983

Saturday Live

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Jan 25, 1986

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Jan 13, 1989

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Apr 01, 1976

Monkey Trousers

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 20, 2005

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 25, 1992

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Tracey Takes On...

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 24, 1996

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

American Idol

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 11, 2002

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Wogan

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 04, 1982

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 02, 2000

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

Shooting Stars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 27, 1993

The Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 2000

Sin maquillaje

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 07, 2011

The Jay Leno Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2009

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 25, 1986

Friday Night Live

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 19, 1988

Comic Relief

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 1988

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

QI

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 2003

Ruby

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 12, 1997

Perspectives

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 2011

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Reichen Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

In the Know

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 2024

A Life on Screen

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 2014

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Dangerous Brothers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1986

Perspectives

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 2011

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 35 44 25
2024 6 32 64 19
2024 7 41 61 24
2024 8 30 44 19
2024 9 33 46 21
2024 10 25 41 15
2024 11 26 35 18
2024 12 27 54 20
2025 1 30 52 23
2025 2 22 36 4
2025 3 9 26 1
2025 4 2 3 1
2025 5 4 5 2
2025 6 3 4 2
2025 7 2 4 1
2025 8 3 10 1
2025 9 1 2 1
2025 10 1 2 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 1044 910
2024 6 477 84
2024 12 847 710
2025 1 417 98
2025 2 631 286
2025 7 405 142
2025 10 579 497

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