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 
## 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

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