Hugh Laurie

James Hugh Calum Laurie (born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician 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 work 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 (nee 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 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 archeology 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 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