Highest rated as cast or director
Jeeves and Wooster
1990 · 4 Seasons
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989 · 4 Seasons
Blackadder
1983 · 4 Seasons
V for Vendetta
2006
Biography
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster. As a solo actor, Fry played the lead in the film Wilde, was Melchett in the BBC television series Blackadder, starred as the title character Peter Kingdom in the ITV series Kingdom, and is the host of the quiz show QI. He also presented a 2008 television series Stephen Fry in America, which saw him travelling across all 50 U.S. states in six episodes. Fry has a recurring guest role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the Fox crime series Bones. Apart from his work in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and two volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot and The Fry Chronicles. He also appears frequently on BBC Radio 4, starring in the comedy series Absolute Power, being a frequent guest on panel games such as Just a Minute, and acting as chairman for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he was one of a trio of hosts who succeeded the late Humphrey Lyttelton. Fry is also known in the UK for his audiobook recordings, including as reader for all seven Harry Potter novels.
Acted in 177
2020s
- 2026
Frank and Percy
Movie
The Three Urns
Bookseller
Joke
Movie
- 2025
China's Wild Secrets
Narrated · 5 episodes
Recall Me Maybe
Kevin
- 2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
C (archive footage)
About a Hero
Movie
Black Samphire
Mari's Boss
We Work for the Dead
Pruitt (voice)
- 2023
Willem and Frieda: Defying the Nazis
Movie
Dinosaur with Stephen Fry
TV
John Craxton: A Life of Gifts
John Craxton (Voice)
- 2022
- 2021
Night of the Living Dread
Meditation Guru (voice)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Interviewer
- 2020
The Big Night In
Lord Melchett
2010s
- 2019
Tomorrow
Chris
- 2018
Pocoyo's Easter Picnic
Movie
- 2017
All Families Have Secrets: Patrick Gale's Art of Fiction
Movie
Britain's Great Gay Buildings
TV
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest
Movie
Le peuple miniature
Movie
Our Gay Wedding: The Musical
Movie
- 2013
Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin
Movie
Super Clyde
Randolph
- 2012
Doors Open
Professor Robert Gissing
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Movie
Twelfth Night
Malvolio
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Skulkingworm · 3 episodes
- 2011
The Borrowers
Professor Mildeye
Holy Flying Circus
God
Fry's Planet Word
TV
Ocean Giants
Narrater
Benjamin Sniddlegrass and The Cauldron of Penguins
The Narrator
- 2010
Lost Connection
Dad
Wagner and Me
Star · 1 episode
Stephen Fry Live at the Sydney Opera House
Stephen Fry
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
Snow White: The Sequel
The Narrator (voice)
- 2006
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
TV
The Secret Show
TV
V for Vendetta: Unmasked
Deitrich
- 2005
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Dr. Thomas Arnold
- 2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Maurice Woodruff
Tooth
Pedro
- 2003
Absolute Power
Charles Prentiss · 12 episodes
Fortysomething
Derek · 1 episode
More Great Comedy Moments
Lord Snot / Constable (archive footage)
- 2002
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
The Minister of Chance
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Andre Breton
- 2001
Paddington Bear: The Early Years
Movie
Great Comedy Moments
Mathematician (archive footage)
The Discovery of Heaven
Onno Quist
Four Play
Nigel Steele
Baddiel's Syndrome
The Psychiatrist · 14 episodes
- 2000
Sabotage!!
Wellington
Relative Values
Frederick Crestwell
Best
Frazer Crane
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Dr. Peter Robinson
Longitude
Sir Kenelm Digby
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
TV
Longitude
Sir Kenelm Digby · 1 episode
1990s
- 1999
The Tichborne Claimant
Hawkins
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Melchett
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
The Wind in the Willows
The Judge
- 1995
Cold Comfort Farm
Mybug
- 1994
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
Movie
- 1993
Camp Christmas
Santa Claus
Stalag Luft
Wing Commander James Forrester
- 1992
Common Pursuit
Movie
- 1990
Rita Rudner
TV
Old Flames
Daniel Davenport
1980s
- 1989
Employees From Hell
Movie
Colleagues From Hell
Movie
- 1988
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
King Charles I
Comic Relief
TV
- 1987
The Laughing Prisoner
No. 2
Filthy Rich & Catflap
P'Farty · 1 episode
- 1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
TV
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Movie
The Dangerous Brothers
TV
- 1985
The Good Father
Creighton
- 1983
The Crystal Cube
Dr. Adrian Cowlacey / Various Roles · 1 episode
Alfresco
Various · 13 episodes
- 1982
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Various · 3 episodes
The Cellar Tapes
various
- 1981
1960s
- 1967
No release date
Now & Then
TG
Red, White & Royal Wedding
King James III
Wrote 19
2010s
- 2017
- 2013
Stephen Fry: Out There
Writer
- 2011
Fry's Planet Word
Writer
- 2010
2000s
- 2008
Stephen Fry in America
Writer
- 2007
Stephen Fry: HIV & Me
Writer
Stephen Fry: HIV & Me
Writer
- 2006
The Magic Flute
Writer, Lyricist, Dialogue
- 2003
More Great Comedy Moments
Writer
- 2001
Great Comedy Moments
Writer
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
The Laughing Prisoner
Writer
- 1983
The Crystal Cube
Writer
Alfresco
Writer
- 1982
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Writer
The Cellar Tapes
Writer
No release date
The Liar
Novel
Produced 14
2020s
- 2024
Jeopardy!
Executive Producer
- 2023
2010s
- 2019
Mankind
Executive Producer
Ponyboi
Executive Producer
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015
Nightstand
Executive Producer
- 2012
Doors Open
Executive Producer
Walking the Dogs
Executive Producer
- 2011
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
Executive Producer
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
Executive Producer
2000s
- 2007
- 2003
No release date
The Liar
Executive Producer
Created 5
2010s
- 2011
Fry's Planet Word
Creator
1990s
- 1996
1980s
- 1989
- 1983
The Crystal Cube
Creator
- 1982
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Creator
Other crew 2
2010s
- 2013
Stephen Fry: Out There
Presenter
2000s
- 2008
Me and My Girl
Additional Writing
Directed 1
2000s
- 2003
Appearances176
2020s
- 2026
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
Self
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
Narrator (voice)
Touché
Narrator (voice)
100 Questions with Tom Simons
Self - Guest · 1 episode
The Twelfth Night Reunion
Self - Performer
- 2025
Finding Father Christmas
Self
This Ordinary Thing
Self (voice)
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
Self
The Castle, Rebuilding History
Narrator
The Assembly
Self · 1 episode
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
Self
- 2024
This Is Not Hollywood (The Unfinished Story of The Ibarretxe Brothers)
Self
Mozart: Rise of a Genius
Self · 3 episodes
We Are Home
Self - narrator (voice)
Jeopardy! Australia
Host · 6 episodes
U.Me: The Musical
Narrator
Jeopardy!
Self - Presenter · 45 episodes
- 2023
The Dinosaur Hour
Self · 1 episode
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
Self
The Big Fat Quiz of Sport
Self
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
self · 2 episodes
- 2022
Mr Bear's Christmas
Narrator
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Self
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
Self
Stuff the British Stole
Self · 1 episode
In Conversation with Alan Yentob
Self · 1 episode
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Self
- 2021
Hating Peter Tatchell
Self (Actor, Comedian & Writer)
It's Always Something
Narrator
Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films
Narrator
Sparkling: The Story Of Champagne
Self / Sir Fopling Flutter
Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean
Narrator
- 2020
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
Self
London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year
Narrator (voice) · 2 episodes
Fear of Dancing
Self - Actor & Writer
What's the Matter with Tony Slattery?
Self
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
Self
2010s
- 2019
Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive
Self
Almost Human
Narrator
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Self
- 2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self
- 2017
And the Winner Isn't
Self
Queer as Art
Self
50 Years Legal
Self
Battle of Soho
Self
Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song
Self
- 2016
Wild Africa / Tiny Giants
Narrator (Tiny Giants)
Santa Forgot
Narrator
The Killing$ of Tony Blair
Self
Pocoyo's Halloween
Narrator
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
Self
The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On
Self
- 2015
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Self
Rocky Horror Show Live
Narrator
Wimbledon: 2015 Official Film Review
Narrator
Stephen Fry in Central America
Self - Presenter · 4 episodes
Do I Sound Gay?
Self
- 2014
A Life on Screen
Self · 1 episode
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self · 1 episode
Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me
Self
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
Self
Tiny Giants 3D
Self - Narrator (voice)
Mahout: The Great Elephant Walk
Narrator
Hidden Kingdoms
Narrator · 3 episodes
- 2013
Stephen Fry: Out There
Self · 2 episodes
Alleen Elvis blijft bestaan
Self · 1 episode
Frost on Sketch Shows
Self
Stephen Fry's Key to the City
Self - Presenter
- 2012
Wagner & Me
Self
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets
Self
Just a Minute
Self · 2 episodes
The Story of Musicals
Self · 1 episode
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Self
- 2011
Making Qi
Self
Wogan on Wodehouse
Self
Ocean Giants
Narrator · 3 episodes
Botham: The Legend of '81
Self
Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry
Self · 6 episodes
March of the Dinosaurs
Narrator (UK)
- 2010
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Self
2000s
- 2009
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Self
Last Chance to See
Self
Last Chance to See
Self - Presenter · 6 episodes
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits
Self - Narrator (voice)
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Self – Narrator (voice)
The Meaning of Life
Self · 1 episode
QI XL
Self - Presenter (2009 - 2015) · 51 episodes
- 2008
Blackadder Rides Again
Self
Pocoyo & the Space Circus
Narrator (English)
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
Stephen Fry in America
Self - Host · 6 episodes
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
Last of the Dambusters
Narrator
Spectacled Bears: Shadows of the Forest
Narrator
The Machine That Made Us
Self - Presenter
- 2007
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
Self
Stephen Fry: HIV & Me
Self
Stephen Fry: HIV & Me
Self - Presenter · 2 episodes
Stephen Fry: Guilty
Self
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Self
Shrink Rap
Self · 1 episode
- 2006
The Story of Light Entertainment
Self - Narrator · 8 episodes
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Self
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration
Self
The Transporters
Narrator
- 2005
Ashes Fever
Self
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self
Nigella
Self · 1 episode
29 Minutes of Fame
Self - Panelist · 1 episode
Pocoyo & Friends
Narrator
- 2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
Supergrass: A Home Movie
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
The Biggest Nose in Borneo
Narrator
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
Self
- 2002
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
- 2001
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and Me
Narrator of the Audiobooks
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
- 2000
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
Self
A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'
Self
1990s
- 1999
Geri
Self
- 1998
- 1997
Simply Wilde
Self
Oscar
Self
An Audience with Elton John
Self
- 1996
- 1994
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
Self · 1 episode
- 1993
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
- 1988
This Morning
Self · 1 episode
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Kung-Fu Master!
himself (footage)
- 1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
- 1986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
- 1983
- 1982
1970s
- 1978
- 1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · 15 episodes
No release date
Stephen Fry’s 21st Century Firsts
Self - Host · 1 episode
Thanked in the credits2
2020s
- 2021
1990s
- 1995
