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 dra
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
Jun 11, 1959
Oxford, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
95 acting
6 crew
Popularity
3.9
Known For
Monsters vs Aliens
2009
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Sense and Sensibility
1995
as Mr. Palmer
Tomorrowland
2015
as David Nix
101 Dalmatians
1996
as Jasper
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998
as King's Advisor
Arthur Christmas
2011
as Steve (voice)
Stuart Little
1999
as Mr. Little
Street Kings
2008
as Captain James Biggs
Hop
2011
as E.B.'s Dad (voice)
Holmes & Watson
2018
as Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
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