Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie Movies and TV Shows

James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE is an English actor, director, singer, musician, comedian and author. Laurie 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 miniseries 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, Laurie 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. The two 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. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

Personal info

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 6/11/1959 (64 years old)
Place of birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
nationality: British
height: 1.89 m
Net worth: $45,000,000
twitter: hughlaurie

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the United States

All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See (2023)

7.5

76%

role:
Etienne LeBlanc

2023

Drama

7.5

76%

The Amazing Maurice

The Amazing Maurice (2022)

6.2

69%

role:
Maurice (voice)

2022

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.2

69%

Roadkill

Roadkill (2020)

6.8

66%

role:
Peter Laurence

2020

Drama

War & Politics

6.8

66%

Avenue 5

Avenue 5 (2020)

6.7

66%

role:
Ryan Clark

2020

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7

66%

The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

6.4

65%

role:
Mr Dick

2019

Comedy

Drama

6.4

65%

Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson (2018)

3.9

43%

role:
Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)

2018

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

3.9

43%

Chance

7.6

71%

role:
Eldon Chance

2016

Drama

7.6

71%

The Night Manager

The Night Manager (2016)

8.0

79%

role:
Executive Producer

2016

Crime

Drama

Mystery

8.0

79%

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland (2015)

6.4

62%

role:
David Nix

2015

Adventure

Family

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4

62%

Mr. Pip

7.1

62%

role:
Mr. Watts

2012

Drama

7.1

62%

Shrek's Thrilling Tales

Shrek's Thrilling Tales (2012)

6.4

66%

role:
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)

Not available

2012

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.4

66%

Not available

House MD Swan song

House MD Swan song (2012)

8.2

0%

role:
Himself

Not available

2012

Documentary

Drama

TV Movie

8.2

0%

Not available

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas (2011)

7.1

68%

role:
Steve (voice)

2011

Animation

Comedy

Drama

Family

7.1

68%

The Oranges

The Oranges (2011)

5.8

55%

role:
David Walling

2011

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.8

55%

Hop

5.4

57%

role:
E.B.'s Dad (voice)

2011

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.4

57%

B.O.B.'s Big Break

B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009)

6.3

59%

role:
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)

2009

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

6.3

59%

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)

6.3

58%

role:
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)

Not available

2009

Animation

Comedy

Family

TV Movie

6.3

58%

Not available

Monsters vs Aliens

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

6.4

62%

role:
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)

2009

Adventure

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4

62%

Blackadder Rides Again

Blackadder Rides Again (2008)

7.9

76%

role:
himself

Not available

2008

Documentary

7.9

76%

Not available

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)

8.1

79%

role:

Not available

2008

Comedy

Documentary

8.1

79%

Not available

Street Kings

Street Kings (2008)

6.8

66%

role:
Captain James Biggs

2008

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.8

66%

Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (2006)

8.0

65%

role:
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Not available

2006

Documentary

8.0

65%

Not available

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)

4.3

53%

role:
Mr. Frederick Little (voice)

2005

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.3

53%

Valiant

5.5

55%

role:
Gutsy (voice)

2005

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

War & Politics

5.5

55%

Flight of the Phoenix

Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

6.1

60%

role:
Ian

2004

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

6.1

60%

House

House (2004)

8.7

86%

role:
Gregory House

Not available

2004

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

8.7

86%

Not available

Stuart Little 2

Stuart Little 2 (2002)

5.5

57%

role:
Mr. Frederick Little

2002

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.5

57%

Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby (2000)

5.6

53%

role:
Sam Bell

Not available

2000

Comedy

Romance

5.6

53%

Not available

Stuart Little

Stuart Little (1999)

6.0

60%

role:
Mr. Fredrick Little

1999

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0

60%

Blackadder: Back & Forth

Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)

7.6

70%

role:
George

Not available

1999

Comedy

History

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6

70%

Not available

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

6.5

66%

role:
King's Advisor

1998

Action

Adventure

Drama

History

6.5

66%

Spice World

Spice World (1997)

3.7

49%

role:
Poirot

Not available

1997

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Music

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

3.7

49%

Not available

The Borrowers

The Borrowers (1997)

5.9

60%

role:
Police Officer Steady

1997

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9

60%

101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians (1996)

5.7

59%

role:
Jasper

1996

Comedy

Family

5.7

59%

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

7.7

75%

role:
Mr. Palmer

1995

Drama

Romance

7.7

75%

Peter's Friends

Peter's Friends (1992)

7.0

65%

role:
Roger Charleston

1992

Comedy

Drama

7.0

65%

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)

7.9

74%

role:
Princes Regent / Pigmot

1988

Comedy

History

TV Movie

7.9

74%

Blackadder

Blackadder (1983)

8.0

79%

role:
Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh

1983

Comedy

8.0

79%

: Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Hugh Laurie are, for example, All the Light We Cannot See, The Amazing Maurice and Roadkill.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
: The best Anystream ratings are Blackadder (8.0), The Night Manager (8.0) and Blackadder's Christmas Carol (7.7).