Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie
Laurie in 2009
Born	James Hugh Calum Laurie (1959-06-11) 11 June 1959 (age 65) Blackbird Leys, Oxfordshire, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Selwyn College, Cambridge
Occupations	Actor author comedian director musician producer singer
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Jo Green (m. 1989-present)
Children	3
Parent(s)	Ran Laurie (deceased) Patricia (née Laidlaw, deceased)
Awards	Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series 2005, 2006 House MD

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 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.^[1]

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).^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	The Cellar Tapes	various characters	also writer
1983	Alfresco	various characters	also writer
1983	The Crystal Cube	Max Belhaven various characters
1984	The Young Ones	Lord Monty	episode: "Bambi"
1985	Letters From a Bomber Pilot	Pilot Officer Bob Hodgson	Thames Television film
1985	Plenty	Michael
1985	Mrs. Capper's Birthday	Bobby
1985	Happy Families	Jim
1986	Blackadder II	Simon Partridge	Episode: "Beer"
		Prince Ludwig the Indestructible	Episode: "Chains"
1987	Filthy Rich & Catflap	N'Bend
1987	Blackadder the Third	George, Prince of Wales, The Prince Regent
1988	Blackadder's Christmas Carol	Prince George Lord Pigmot (future)
1989–1995	A Bit of Fry & Laurie	various characters	also writer
1989	Blackadder Goes Forth	Lt. the Honourable George Colhurst St. Barleigh
1989	Strapless	Colin
1989	The New Statesman	Waiter
1990–1993	Jeeves and Wooster	Bertie Wooster
1992	Peter's Friends	Roger Charleston
1993	All or Nothing at All	Leo Hopkins	television film
1993–1995	The Legends of Treasure Island	Squire Trelawney	voice TV Animation Series
1994	A Pin for the Butterfly	Uncle	television film
1995	Sense and Sensibility	Mr. Palmer
1996	Tracey Takes On...	Timothy Bugge	season 1
1996	101 Dalmatians	Jasper
1997	Spiceworld	Poirot
1997	The Borrowers	Police Officer Oliver Steady
1997	The Ugly Duckling	Tarquin	voice
1998	Friends	Gentleman on the Plane	Episode: "The One with Ross's Wedding", season 4 episode 23
1998	The Bill	Harrap, a Barrister
1998	The Man in the Iron Mask	Pierre, The King's Advisor
1998	Cousin Bette	Baron Hector Hulot
1999	Blackadder: Back & Forth	Viscount George Bufton-Tufton/Georgius
1999	Stuart Little	Mr. Frederick Little
2000	Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)	Dr. Lawyer	episode: "Mental Apparition Disorder"
2000	Maybe Baby	Sam Bell
2000	Carnivale	Cenzo	Voice
2001	Chica de Río	Raymond Woods	alternate title: Girl from Rio
2001	Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows	Vincente Minnelli
2001	Family Guy	Bar patron	voice episode: "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea"
2001	Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter	Narrator	voice
2001	Second Star to the Left – A Christmas Tale	Archie	voicework
2002	The strange case of Penny Allison	Various characters
2002	Stuart Little 2	Mr. Frederick Little
2002	Spooks	Jools Siviter
2003	The Young Visiters	Lord Bernard Clark
2003	Fortysomething	Paul Slippery
2003	Stuart Little: The Animated Series	Mr. Frederick Little (Voice)	episode: "The Meatloaf Bandit"
2004	Fire Engine Fred
2004	Flight of the Phoenix	Ian
2005	Valiant	Wing Commander Gutsy	voice
2005	The Big Empty	Doctor No. 5
2006	Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild	Mr. Frederick Little	voice
2006, 2008	Saturday Night Live	Host various characters	season 32, episode 4 season 34, episode 11
2008	Street Kings	Captain Biggs
2009	Monsters vs. Aliens	Dr. Cockroach, PhD	voice
2009	Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space	Dr. Cockroach, PhD	voice
2010	Family Guy	Gregory House/himself	voice episode: "Business Guy"
2010	The Simpsons	Roger	voice episode: "Treehouse of Horror XXI"
2010	Fry and Laurie Reunited	himself
2011	Hop	Mr. Bunny	voice
2011	The Oranges	David Walling
2011	Later... with Jools Holland	himself	Performed "You Don't Know My Mind" and "Swanee River" (both from his album Let Them Talk )
2011	Arthur Christmas	Steve	voice
2004–2012	House	Dr. Gregory House	lead actor also directed episodes: Lockdown and "The C Word"
2012	Mister Pip[3]	Mr. Watts	Post-Production

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^[4]
• 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^[5]

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^[6]
• 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

1. "Robert Sean Leonard". Rod Ryan Show Podcast. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
2. Lampert, Nicole; Coleman, Mark (11 September 2008). "What's put a smile on the face of TV's grumpiest man?". Daily Mail. London.
3. "Hugh Laurie Starring In 'Mister Pip' For Andrew Adamson". The Film Stage. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
4. "Hollywood Foreign Press Association 2008 Golden Globe Awards For The Year Ended 31 December 2007". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. 31 December 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
5. "Television Critics Association Announces 2007 Award Nominees". Television Critics Association. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
6. "View Past Nominees & Winners 2009". People's Choice. Retrieved 23 May 2010.