Hugh Laurie

**James Hugh Calum Laurie** (born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. He portrayed Dr. Gregory House in the television series _House MD_ and Frederick Little in _Stuart Little_ and its sequel _Stuart Little 2_. He is also famous in Britain for his work with Stephen Fry and for the BBC series _Blackadder_.

## Biography

Laurie was born on 11 June 1959 in Blackbird Leys, Oxfordshire. 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. He has two older sisters and an older brother.

Laurie was in a comedy duo with Stephen Fry for a number of years. He became world-famous as Dr. Gregory House in the long-running television series _House_.

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

In 1989, he married Jo Green and had three children, sons Charles (born November 1988) and Bill (born January 1991), and daughter Rebecca (born September 1993).

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1981|__|various characters|also writer|||
|1983|_Alfresco_|various characters|also writer|||
|1983|__|Max Belhaven various characters||||
|1984|__|Lord Monty|episode: "Bambi"|||
|1985|__|Pilot Officer Bob Hodgson|Thames Television film|||
|1985|_Plenty_|Michael||||
|1985|_Mrs. Capper's Birthday_|Bobby||||
|1985|_Happy Families_|Jim||||
|rowspan=2|1986|rowspan=2|_Blackadder II_|Simon Partridge|Episode: "Beer"|
|Prince Ludwig the Indestructible|Episode: "Chains"|||||
|1987|_Filthy Rich & Catflap_|N'Bend||||
|1987|_Blackadder the Third_|George, Prince of Wales, The Prince Regent||||
|1988|_Blackadder's Christmas Carol_|Prince George Lord Pigmot (future)||||
|1989–1995|__|various characters|also writer|||
|1989|_Blackadder Goes Forth_|Lt. the Honourable George Colhurst St. Barleigh||||
|1989|_Strapless_|Colin||||
|1989|__|Waiter||||
|1990–1993|_Jeeves and Wooster_|Bertie Wooster||||
|1992|_Peter's Friends_|Roger Charleston||||
|1993|_All or Nothing at All_|Leo Hopkins|television film|||
|1993–1995|__|Squire Trelawney|voice    TV Animation Series|||
|1994|__|Uncle|television film|||
|1995|_Sense and Sensibility_|Mr. Palmer||||
|1996|_Tracey Takes On..._|Timothy Bugge|season 1|||
|1996|_101 Dalmatians_|Jasper||||
|1997|_Spiceworld_|Poirot||||
|1997|__|Police Officer Oliver Steady||||
|1997|__|Tarquin|voice|||
|1998|_Friends_|Gentleman on the Plane|Episode: "The One with Ross's Wedding", season 4 episode 23|||
|1998|__|Harrap, a Barrister||||
|1998|__|Pierre, The King's Advisor||||
|1998|_Cousin Bette_|Baron Hector Hulot||||
|1999|_Blackadder: Back & Forth_|Viscount George Bufton-Tufton/Georgius||||
|1999|_Stuart Little_|Mr. Frederick Little||||
|2000|_Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)_|Dr. Lawyer|episode: "Mental Apparition Disorder"|||
|2000|_Maybe Baby_|Sam Bell||||
|2000|_Carnivale_|Cenzo|Voice|||
|2001|_Chica de Río_|Raymond Woods|alternate title: _Girl from Rio_|||
|2001|_Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows_|Vincente Minnelli||||
|2001|_Family Guy_|Bar patron|voice episode: "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea"|||
|2001|_Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter_|Narrator|voice|||
|2001|Second Star to the Left – A Christmas Tale|Archie|voicework|||
|2002|_The strange case of Penny Allison_|Various characters||||
|2002|_Stuart Little 2_|Mr. Frederick Little||||
|2002|_Spooks_|Jools Siviter||||
|2003|_The Young Visiters_|Lord Bernard Clark||||
|2003|_Fortysomething_|Paul Slippery||||
|2003|_Stuart Little: The Animated Series_|Mr. Frederick Little (Voice)|episode: "The Meatloaf Bandit"|||
|2004|_Fire Engine Fred_|||||
|2004|_Flight of the Phoenix_|Ian||||
|2005|_Valiant_|Wing Commander Gutsy|voice|||
|2005|__|Doctor No. 5||||
|2006|_Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild_|Mr. Frederick Little|voice|||
|2006, 2008|_Saturday Night Live_|Host various characters|season 32, episode 4 season 34, episode 11|||
|2008|_Street Kings_|Captain Biggs||||
|2009|_Monsters vs. Aliens_|Dr. Cockroach, PhD|voice|||
|2009|_Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space_|Dr. Cockroach, PhD|voice|||
|2010|_Family Guy_|Gregory House/himself|voice episode: "Business Guy"|||
|2010|__|Roger|voice episode: "Treehouse of Horror XXI"|||
|2010|_Fry and Laurie Reunited_|himself||||
|2011|_Hop_|Mr. Bunny|voice|||
|2011|_The Oranges_|David Walling||||
|2011|_Later... with Jools Holland_|himself|Performed "You Don't Know My Mind" and "Swanee River" (both from his album _Let Them Talk_ )|||
|2011|_Arthur Christmas_|Steve|voice|||
|2004–2012|_House_|Dr. Gregory House|lead actor also directed episodes: _Lockdown_ and "The C Word"|||
|2012|_Mister Pip_|Mr. Watts|Post-Production|||

## 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

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Hugh Laurie
- **image**: Hugh Laurie Actors Guild.jpg
- **caption**: Laurie in 2009
- **birthname**: James Hugh Calum Laurie
- **birth place**: Blackbird Leys, Oxfordshire, England
- **nationality**: British people, British
- **alma mater**: Selwyn College, Cambridge
- **yearsactive**: 1981–present
- **spouse**: Jo Green (m. 1989-present)
- **children**: 3
- **parents**: Ran Laurie (deceased)
Patricia
(née Laidlaw, deceased)
- **awards**: **Golden Globe Awards** for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series
2005, 2006 _House (TV series), House MD_