Highest rated as cast or director
House
2004 · 8 Seasons
Jeeves and Wooster
1990 · 4 Seasons
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989 · 4 Seasons
Blackadder
1983 · 4 Seasons
The Night Manager
Since 2016 · 2 Seasons
Biography
James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE (born June 11, 1959), known professionally as Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, director, singer, musician, comedian, and author. He is known for portraying the title character on the Fox medical drama series House (2004–2012), for which he received two Golden Globe Awards and nominations for numerous other awards. He was listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records as the most watched leading man on television and was one of the highest-paid actors in a television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode of House. His other television credits include arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper in The Night Manager (2016), for which he won his third Golden Globe Award, and Senator Tom James in the HBO sitcom Veep (2012–2019), for which he received his 10th Emmy Award nomination. Forced to abandon rowing during a bout of glandular fever, he joined the Cambridge Footlights, a university dramatic club that has produced many well-known actors and comedians. There he met Emma Thompson, with whom he had a romantic relationship, which later ended yet they remain good friends. She introduced him to his future comedy partner, Stephen Fry. Laurie, Fry and Thompson later parodied themselves as the University Challenge representatives of "Footlights College, Oxbridge" in "Bambi", an episode of The Young Ones, with the series' co-writer Ben Elton completing their team.
Acted in 117
2020s
- 2027
The Wanted Man
Felix Carmichael · 8 episodes
- 2026
Dig
Neville · 10 episodes
- 2023
- 2022
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015
- 2013
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
Movie
- 2012
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
Movie
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
B.O.B.'s Big Break
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- 2008
- 2005
Monkey Trousers
TV
- 2004
- 2003
The Young Visiters
Lord Bernard Clark
Fortysomething
Paul Slippery · 6 episodes
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice) · 1 episode
More Great Comedy Moments
Lord Monty / Derek Nippl-e (archive footage)
- 2002
Lost in the Snow
Teddy
- 2001
Second Star to the Left
Archie (voice)
Great Comedy Moments
Mathematician / Prince George (archive footage)
Chica de Río
Raymond
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
Vincente Minnelli · 2 episodes
- 2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
John Malkovich
Preston Pig
Mr. Wolf · 26 episodes
Maybe Baby
Sam Bell
Carnivale
Cenzo (voice)
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
TV
1990s
- 1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
George
Santa's Last Christmas
Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
- 1998
- 1997
The Ugly Duckling
Tarquin (voice)
- 1996
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
The Adventures of Toad
Toad
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Mr. Abercrombie (voice) · 1 episode
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Peeps
- 1995
The Adventures of Mole
Toad
A Pin for the Butterfly
Uncle
The Snow Queen
Peeps
- 1994
- 1993
All or Nothing at All
Leo Hopkins · 3 episodes
The Legends of Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney (voice) · 26 episodes
- 1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Johnny Town-Mouse (voice) · 1 episode
White Bear's Secret
Owl (voice)
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
Movie
- 1991
Brown Bear's Wedding
Owl / Mice (voice)
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Strapless
Colin
Customer Service From Hell
Movie
Teams from Hell
Movie
Colleagues From Hell
Movie
Interviewers From Hell
Movie
- 1988
Friday Night Live
TV
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
Comic Relief
TV
- 1987
The Lenny Henry Show
Professor · 7 episodes
The Laughing Prisoner
Assistant
Up Line
Howard Caprice
Filthy Rich & Catflap
N'Bend · 1 episode
- 1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
TV
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Movie
The Dangerous Brothers
TV
- 1985
Mrs Capper's Birthday
Bobby McMichael
Girls On Top
Tom · 1 episode
Plenty
Michael
- 1984
- 1983
The Crystal Cube
Max Belhaven / Various Roles · 1 episode
Alfresco
Admissions Officer, Various · 7 episodes
- 1982
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Various · 3 episodes
The Cellar Tapes
various
1970s
- 1979
- 1971
No release date
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
Maurice (voice)
Wrote 10
2020s
- 2022
2010s
- 2012
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
Writer
2000s
- 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
Produced 7
2020s
- 2027
The Wanted Man
Executive Producer
- 2022
2010s
- 2016
- 2013
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
Executive Producer
- 2012
House: Swan Song
Executive Producer
2000s
- 2004
Created 4
2020s
- 2022
1980s
- 1989
- 1983
The Crystal Cube
Creator
- 1982
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Creator
Directed 3
2020s
- 2022
2000s
- 2004
- 2003
Fortysomething
Director
Sound 1
1980s
- 1989
Appearances46
2020s
- 2024
- 2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
2010s
- 2015
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Self
- 2014
A Life on Screen
Self · 1 episode
- 2013
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
Self
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Self
- 2012
House: Swan Song
Self
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Self
- 2011
Let Them Talk: A Celebration of New Orleans Blues
Self
Hugh Laurie: Down by the River
Self
Perspectives
Himself · 1 episode
- 2010
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Self
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Blackadder Rides Again
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
- 2007
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Self
- 2005
- 2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self (archive footage)
The Tale of Jack Frost
Narrator (voice)
- 2003
MechaNick
Narrator · 80 episodes
- 2002
- 2001
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter
Narrator (voice)
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
1990s
- 1999
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
- 1998
- 1997
- 1993
- 1992
1980s
- 1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
- 1988
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
- 1982
- 1981
1970s
- 1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · 15 episodes
- 1975
