Biography
Hugh Laurie
Acting
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 i…
Career works
174
Movies
96
Series
78
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
06/11/1959
Place of birth
Oxford, England, UK
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Canterville Ghost
2023 · 6.7
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Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023 · 7.7
The Amazing Maurice
2022 · 6.6
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019 · 6.4
Holmes & Watson
2018 · 4.3
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
2015
Tomorrowland
2015 · 6.3
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary
2013 · 6.1
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Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
2013
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
2013 · 7.1
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2013 · 7.8
Mr. Pip
2012 · 6.2
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
2012 · 6.7
House M.D.: The Doctor Directs
2012 · 10.0
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
2012 · 6.4
Series
Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions
2026
In the Know
2024 · 6.5
All the Light We Cannot See
2023 · 7.4
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
2022 · 6.6
Roadkill
2020 · 6.4
Tehran
2020 · 7.5
Avenue 5
2020 · 6.6
Catch-22
2019 · 7.3
Chance
2016 · 6.9
The Night Manager
2016 · 7.7
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 6.1
A Life on Screen
2014 · 8.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · 5.1
Veep
2012 · 7.5
Perspectives
2011