Hugh James Calum Laurie (born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, musician and writer who was born in Oxford. He played Dr. Gregory House in the TV series House MD and Frederick Little in Stuart Little and Stuart Little 2. He is also famous in Britain for his job with Stephen Fry and for the BBC series Blackadder.

Biography 
Laurie was born in 1959 in Oxford and his family was rich. His mother, Patricia (née Laidlaw), died when he was 29 and his father, W.G.R.M. "Ran" Laurie, was a doctor and an athlete who won the gold medal in rowing 1948 in London. Hugh has two sisters and a brother and all of them are older than he is.

Laurie studied at Eton and then went to Selwyn College, Cambridge: he took a degree in archeology and social anthropology. He was an athlete like his father, but he became an actor after meeting Emma Thompson, who presented him his future best friend and co-worker Stephen Fry.

In 1989, he married Jo Green and now they live in London with their two sons, Charles and Bill, and daughter Rebecca.

Filmography

Awards
All of the following are nominations or wins for Laurie's role on House:

Emmy Awards
 2005 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
 2007 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
 2008 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
 2009 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
 2010 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
 2011 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Golden Globe Awards
 2005 – Winner – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
 2006 – Winner – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
 2007 – Nominated – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
 2008 – Nominated – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
 2009 – Nominated – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
 2010 – Nominated – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
 2017 – Winner – Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

Satellite Awards
 2005 – Winner – Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama
 2006 – Winner – Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama
 2007 – Nominated – Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama

Screen Actors Guild Awards
 2006 – Nominated – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
 2007 – Winner – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
 2008 – Nominated – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
 2009 – Winner – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
 2010 – Nominated – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
 2011 – Nominated – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Television Critics Association
 2005 – Winner – Individual Achievement in Drama
 2006 – Winner – Individual Achievement in Drama
 2007 – Nominated – Individual Achievement in Drama

Teen Choice Award
 2006 – Nominated – TV Actor: Drama
 2007 – Winner – TV Actor: Drama

People's Choice Awards
 2008 – Winner – Favorite Male TV Star
 2009 – Winner – Favorite Male TV Star
 2010 – Winner – Favorite TV Drama Actor
 2011 – Winner – Favorite TV Drama Actor
 2011 – Winner – Favorite TV Doctor

Other Awards
 2011 – Winner – GQ Music Man Of The Year

References

1959 births
Living people
Actors from Oxfordshire
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Blues musicians
English atheists
English movie actors
English singers
English television actors
English television directors
English television producers
English television writers
Musicians from Oxfordshire
People educated at Eton College
People from Oxford
Writers from Oxfordshire
Golden Globe Award winning actors
People's Choice Award winners