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Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie (born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, singer, musician, writer and director who first rose to prominence as half of the celebrated comedy duo Fry and Laurie. Raised in the Blackbird Leys district of Oxford and educated at the Dragon School, Eton College and Selwyn College, Cambridge, he studied archaeology and anthropology before devoting himself to the Cambridge Footlights, where he met Stephen Fry and won the first Perrier Comedy Award. Their collaboration produced the cult‑classic sketch series A Bit of Fry & Laurie and memorable roles in the historic sitcom Blackadder, where Laurie displayed his talent for both slapstick and nuanced comedy. In the mid‑1990s he transitioned to serious drama, appearing in films such as Sense and Sensibility and 101 Dalmatians, while continuing to write and perform music, becoming an accomplished blues‑style vocalist and multi‑instrumentalist.
Laurie's breakthrough on the international stage came with his portrayal of the misanthropic diagnostician Dr Gregory House in the Fox series House (2004‑2012), a role that earned him three Golden Globe Awards, two SAG Awards and ten Emmy nominations. After House, he returned to prestige television with standout performances as Richard Onslow Roper in The Night Manager and Senator Tom James in Veep, as well as starring in the sci‑fi thriller Tomorrowland and the Dickens adaptation The Personal History of David Copperfield. Parallel to his acting career, Laurie released two critically‑acclaimed blues albums, Let Them Talk (2011) and Didn't It Rain (2013), and authored the bestseller The Gun Seller. Honoured with an OBE in 2007 and a CBE in 2018, he remains a celebrated figure in both the performing arts and music, married to Jo Green with three children.
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Given Name: James Hugh Calum Laurie
Born: Blackbird Leys, Oxfordshire, England
Citizenship: British
Birthday: June 11, 1959
Occupations: actor, author, comedian, singer, director, musician, producer, writer
Years Active: 1981-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Jo Green
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Movies Featuring Hugh Laurie
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Maybe Baby
Street Kings
The Amazing Maurice
The Oranges
Tomorrowland
Holmes & Watson
The Canterville Ghost
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
House: Swan Song
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Mr. Pip
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Chica de Río
Lost in the Snow
The Young Visiters
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
The Tale of Jack Frost
Remember the Secret Policeman’s Ball?
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
Baldrick’s Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Second Star to the Left
Brown Bear’s Wedding
The Cellar Tapes
The Crystal Cube
Plenty
Experiment IV
The Laughing Prisoner
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Blackadder’s Christmas Carol
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Roadkill
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Strapless
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
The Snow Queen
The Adventures of Toad
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
All or Nothing at All
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
The Borrowers
Blackadder Rides Again
White Bear’s Secret
Blackadder’s Most Cunning Moments
The Ugly Duckling
Carnivale
B.O.B.’s Big Break
Peter’s Friends
Cousin Bette
Career Timeline
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2023
The Amazing Maurice
Maurice
The Canterville Ghost
Mephisto Monster, Old Duke
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self – Contributor
2013
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
Himself
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Self
2009
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
B.O.B.’s Big Break
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
2008
Street Kings
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
Blackadder Rides Again
Self
Blackadder’s Most Cunning Moments
Self
2001
Maybe Baby
Chica de Río
Raymond
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
Narrator (voice)
Baldrick’s Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
Second Star to the Left
Archie (voice)
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