Hugh Laurie
Actor | Director
James Hugh Calum Laurie better known as Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician, recording artist, and director. He first became known as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act, along with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he joined in the cast of Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster from 1987 until 1999. From 2004 to 2011, he has played the lead as Dr. Gregory House, the protagonist of House, for which he received two Golden Globe awards and several Emmy nominations.
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The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
As: Mr. Dick
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is ...
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Armando Iannucci
Stars: Tilda Swinton | Dev Patel | Ben Whishaw | Peter Capaldi | Gwendoline Christie
Holmes and Watson (2018)
Adventures of master detective Sherlock Holmes and Watson, his crime-solving partner.
Directed by: Etan Cohen
Stars: Rob Brydon | Will Ferrell | Ralph Fiennes | Rebecca Hall | John C. Reilly
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry (2015)
As: Himself
In this documentary, Stephen Fry tells the story behind his success, after presenting the BAFTAs for more than ten years. With an outstanding career in film and television which began with a chance meeting with comedy partner Hugh Laurie at Cambridge, he went on to create the outrageous Melchett in Blackadder and has become a firm favourite on BBC2 with the quite interesting quiz QI. ...
Runtime: 58 min.
Directed by: Samantha Peters
Stars: Michael Sheen | Stephen Fry | Hugh Laurie | Alan Davies
Tomorrowland (2015)
As: David Nix
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."
Runtime: 130 min.
Directed by: Brad Bird
Stars: George Clooney | Britt Robertson | Hugh Laurie | Raffey Cassidy | Thomas Robinson
The Canterville Ghost (2015)
An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.
Directed by: Kim Burdon
Stars: Toby Jones | Miranda Hart | Imelda Staunton | Stephen Fry | Hugh Laurie
Cambridge Footlights Revue (2015)
As: various
A TV version of the Cambridge Footlights Revue. Starring Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Tony Slattery, Paul Shearer, and Penny Dwyer.
Runtime: 50 min.
Stars: Emma Thompson | Stephen Fry | Hugh Laurie | Tony Slattery | Paul Shearer
Hugh Laurie - Live on the Queen Mary (2013)
As: Himself
Hugh Laurie marks the climax of his personal musical odyssey with a tribute to Professor Longhair, the man who is his greatest inspiration. Joined by the legendary Copper Bottom Band on the same stage where Longhair delivered his master class in 1975, Laurie puts on a once-in-a-lifetime, unforgettable performance.
Runtime: 156 min.
Directed by: Bruce Green
Stars: Hugh Laurie | Herman Matthews | David Piltch | Kevin Breit | Patrick Warren
Mr. Pip (2012)
As: Mr. Watts
As a war rages on in the province of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, a young girl becomes transfixed by the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations, which is being read at school by the only white man in the village. In 1991, a war over a copper mine in the South Pacific tore the island of Bougainville apart. The reclusive “Popeye” (Hugh Laurie) offers the children ...
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Andrew Adamson
Stars: Kerry Fox | Hugh Laurie | Xzannjah Matsi | Healesville Joel | Eka Darville
Shrek's Thrilling Tales (2012)
As: Dr. Cockroach, PhD
SHREK'S THRILLING TALES is the ultimate Halloween DVD compilation for your family. Shrek's Thrilling Tales review Featuring the scariest, ugliest, and funniest characters from DreamWorks Animation's successful SHREK and MONSTERS VS. ALIENS franchises.
Runtime: 31 min.
Stars: Eddie Murphy | Cameron Diaz | Conrad Vernon | Seth Rogen | Hugh Laurie
Arthur Christmas (2011)
As: Steve Claus (voice)
Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one – Arthur. Arthur Claus is Santa’s misfit son who executes an unauthorized rookie mission to get the last present half way around the ...
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Sarah Smith | Barry Cook
Stars: James McAvoy | Bill Nighy | Imelda Staunton | Jim Broadbent | Hugh Laurie
The Oranges (2011)
As: David Walling
A man's (Hugh Laurie) affair with his friend's much-younger daughter (Leighton Meester) throws two neighboring families into turmoil.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Julian Farino
Stars: Catherine Keener | Alia Shawkat | Allison Janney | Hugh Laurie | Leighton Meester
Hop (2011)
As: E.B.'s Dad (voice)
E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In LA, he's taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Tim Hill
Stars: Hank Azaria | Russell Brand | Elizabeth Perkins | James Marsden | Kaley Cuoco
Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010)
As: Himself
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are to reunite for a TV special to mark the 30th anniversary of their partnership.
Runtime: 67 min.
Directed by: Mike Reilly
Stars: Stephen Fry | Hugh Laurie | Alison Steadman | Jack Dee | Jo Brand
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
Holiday special including brand-new material with Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, the infamous troublemaker "Gilly," and others. The special also features favorite holiday-themed sketches from SNL's 35-year history.
Stars: John Malkovich | James Franco | Justin Timberlake | Alec Baldwin | Hugh Laurie
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
As: Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Susan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan's hometown of Modesto, California -- right before Halloween -- the team is dispatched to investigate. Everything appears normal, right down to the jack-o-lanterns peering out from every doorstep and windowsill. But when Halloween arrives, those ...
Runtime: 30 min.
Directed by: Peter Ramsey
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland | Will Arnett | Reese Witherspoon | Seth Rogen | Hugh Laurie
B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009)
As: Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
Dr. Cockroach comes up with a brilliant plan to break themselves out of Area 52 – but to implement the plan, he has to trick B.O.B. into thinking it’s his birthday.
Runtime: 13 min.
Directed by: Robert Porter
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland | Mike Mitchell | Will Arnett | Seth Rogen | Hugh Laurie
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
As: Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Conrad Vernon | Rob Letterman
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland | Reese Witherspoon | Seth Rogen | Paul Rudd | Hugh Laurie
Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers (2008)
As: himself
Band from TV is a charity cover band whose members are all actors from American television series. They donate the proceeds of their performances and recordings to the charities of their choice.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Ken Stewart
Stars: Greg Grunberg | Brad Savage | Hugh Laurie | James Denton | Bob Guiney
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
To mark the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of Blackadder in 1983, the iconic cast of the much-loved sitcom appear together in a documentary for the first time. The show includes an exclusive in-depth interview with Edmund Blackadder himself, Rowan Atkinson - the first time he has agreed to be interviewed about his experience making the show.
Runtime: 92 min.
Stars: Miranda Richardson | Rowan Atkinson | Stephen Fry | Hugh Laurie | Richard Curtis
Street Kings (2008)
As: Captain James Biggs
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: David Ayer
Stars: Keanu Reeves | Forest Whitaker | Chris Evans | Martha Higareda | Hugh Laurie
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)
As: Mr. Frederick Little
With school out for the summer, the Littles are vacationing in a cabin by the lake, and Stuart is so excited he could burst! But when Snowbell the cat is captured by a mean-spirited creature known simply as the Beast, it's up to Stuart and a skunk named Reeko to rescue him and a few other friends.
Runtime: 72 min.
Directed by: Audu Paden
Stars: Geena Davis | Michael J. Fox | Virginia Madsen | Hugh Laurie | Wayne Brady
The Big Empty (2005)
As: Doctor
The Big Empty is a 2005 short film starring Selma Blair about a woman with an unusual condition that baffles scientists and everymen alike. It was written, directed and produced by Lisa Chang and Newton Thomas Sigel. It is based on the short story The Specialist, by Alison Smith. It was executive produced by George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh.
Runtime: 20 min.
Directed by: Lisa Chang | Newton Thomas Sigel
Stars: Richmond Arquette | Gabriel Mann | Elias Koteas | Richard Kind | Selma Blair
Valiant (2005)
As: Gutsy (voice)
Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon named Bugsy, who joins him, mainly to get away from clients he cheated in a game of find-the pebble, and helps him sign up for the war.
Runtime: 76 min.
Directed by: Gary Chapman
Stars: Ewan McGregor | Tim Curry | Jim Broadbent | Hugh Laurie | Ricky Gervais
Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
As: Ian
When an Amacor oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, Captain Frank Towns and copilot "A.J." are sent to shut the operation down. However, on their way to Beijing, a major dust storm forces them to ditch their C-119 Flying Boxcar in an uncharted area of the desert.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: John Moore
Stars: Miranda Otto | Giovanni Ribisi | Dennis Quaid | Hugh Laurie | Tyrese Gibson
The Tale of Jack Frost (2004)
As: Narrator
An enchanted forest is created when some trees decide to "move up" to a big hill, where they can enjoy the sunshine and a new life. Many creatures move into the new forest and it soon becomes a paradise. Down below, live horrible goblins in a dark, gloomy forest. One night, a young boy comes through the dark, murky forest, running after the pursuing goblins. In the snowy cold of winter, the boy makes his ...
Runtime: 29 min.
Stars: Hugh Laurie
The Young Visiters (2003)
As: Lord Bernard Clark
The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and inadvertent social satire.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: David Yates
Stars: Bill Nighy | Jim Broadbent | Geoffrey Palmer | Hugh Laurie | Lyndsey Marshal
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
As: Mr. Frederick Little
Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous cat, Snowbell, set out to rescue a friend.
Runtime: 77 min.
Directed by: Rob Minkoff
Stars: Geena Davis | Michael J. Fox | Hugh Laurie | Jonathan Lipnicki | Anna Hoelck
Second Star to the Left (2001)
As: Archie (voice)
Seasonal animation in which a hamster, a rabbit and a guinea pig embark on a journey to deliver a Christmas present lost by Santa Claus
Runtime: 29 min.
Directed by: Graham Ralph
Stars: Mark Williams | Barbara Windsor | Hugh Laurie | Henry Cherrytree | Tony Collingwood
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter (2001)
As: Narrator (voice)
Explore the myths and legends that inhabit the real world of Harry Potter. Follow award-winning documentary filmmakers as they offer insights to witches, wizards, Greek gods, ancient Celts, ghosts, magical creatures, alchemy, and ancient spells. Narrated by British actor Hugh Laurie, this fascinating documentary brings new dimensions to the historical and scientific world behind the Harry Potter series.
Runtime: 70 min.
Directed by: Shaun Trevisick
Stars: Hugh Laurie | J.K. Rowling | Gavin Scott
Girl From Rio (2001)
As: Raymond
Discovering your wife is sleeping with your boss can make a man do strange things. For a Samba-obsessed London clerk, robbing a bank and boarding the first flight to Rio are just the beginning.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Christopher Monger
Stars: Santiago Segura | Hugh Laurie | Pat Barlow | Vanessa Nunes
Carnivale (2000)
As: cenzo
A group of children are transported through a portal to another dimension where they are thrilled to discover a magical amusement park just for them.
Runtime: 74 min.
Directed by: Deane Taylor
Stars: Helena Bonham Carter | Hugh Laurie | Jamie Kaler
Maybe Baby (2000)
As: Sam Bell
Hugh Laurie (Sam) and Joely Richardson (Lucy) star as an irresistible couple who seem to have everything - good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes and an enthusiastic love life. The only thing they lack is the one thing that they really want - a baby. Sam sets his sights on writing a successful screenplay, a comedy about a couple trying for a baby. The only problem is that Lucy is horrified ...
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Ben Elton
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen | Adrian Lester | Joely Richardson | Hugh Laurie | Yasmin Bannerman
Stuart Little (1999)
As: Mr. Fredrick Little
The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Rob Minkoff
Stars: Geena Davis | Nathan Lane | Michael J. Fox | Hugh Laurie | Jonathan Lipnicki
Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
As: George
It's Millennium Eve and Blackadder is hosting a dinner party for a few select friends, Lady Elizabeth, Viscount George, Archbishop Melchett and Archbishop Darling. Baldrick devises yet another of his infamous cunning plans to help his ever greedy master Edmund Blackadder con money from his gullible friends. The pair build a "time machine" from empty cereal packets and place bets with their friends as ...
Runtime: 33 min.
Directed by: Paul Weiland
Stars: Rowan Atkinson | Stephen Fry | Tony Robinson | Hugh Laurie | Tim McInnerny
Cousin Bette (1998)
As: Baron Hector Hulot
Cousin Bette is a poor and lonely seamstress, who, after the death of her prominent and wealthy sister, tries to ingratiate herself into lives of her brother-in-law, Baron Hulot, and her niece, Hortense Hulot. Failing to do so, she instead finds solace and company in a handsome young sculptor she saves from starvation. But the aspiring artist soon finds love in the arms of another ...
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Des McAnuff
Stars: Bob Hoskins | Elisabeth Shue | Jessica Lange | Kelly Macdonald | Hugh Laurie
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
As: King's Advisor
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: Randall Wallace
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio | Gérard Depardieu | John Malkovich | Gabriel Byrne | Jeremy Irons
Spice World (1997)
As: Poirot
The film follows the Spice Girls and their entourage (mostly fictional characters) - manager Clifford, his assistant Deborah, filmmaker Piers (who is trying to shoot a documentary on "the real Spice Girls") and others in their everyday life.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Bob Spiers
Stars: Geri Halliwell | Melanie Brown | Emma Bunton | Victoria Beckham | Melanie Chisholm
The Borrowers (1997)
As: Police Officer Steady
The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks ...
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
Stars: Tom Felton | Celia Imrie | John Goodman | Jim Broadbent | Mark Williams
101 Dalmatians (1996)
As: Jasper
The Live action adaptation of a Disney Classic. When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Stars: Jeff Daniels | Joely Richardson | Glenn Close | Joan Plowright | Hugh Laurie
The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996)
As: Peeps
A festive animated tale inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy story, directed by Martin Gates and featuring the voice talents of Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton and Alison Steadman. When the furious Queen kidnaps Dimly and sentences him to death, it is up to Ellie and Peeps to save him and vanquish the wicked Queen.
Runtime: 64 min.
Directed by: Martin Gates
Stars: Hugh Laurie | Julia McKenzie | Ellie Beaven
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
As: Mr. Palmer
Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.
Runtime: 136 min.
Directed by: Ang Lee
Stars: Kate Winslet | Emma Thompson | Tom Wilkinson | Hugh Grant | Alan Rickman
The Snow Queen (1995)
As: Peeps
Animated retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fable, directed by Martin Gates and featuring the voices of Helen Mirren, David Jason and Rik Mayall. Far away, in her vast ice palace, the Snow Queen plots to rule the world by deflecting all the sun's warmth away from Earth so that it freezes over. But her mirror breaks, and on her mission to find all the missing pieces, she kidnaps Tom, who has ...
Runtime: 75 min.
Directed by: Martin Gates
Stars: Helen Mirren | David Jason | Hugh Laurie | Ellie Beaven
A Pin for the Butterfly (1994)
As: Uncle
Communism seen through the eyes of a young girl who watches her beloved uncle struggle with the oppressive government .
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Susan Kodicek
Stars: Ian Bannen | Joan Plowright | Hugh Laurie | Florence Hoath | Imogen Stubbs
Peter's Friends (1992)
As: Roger Charleston
It is New Year's weekend and the friends of Peter (Fry) gather at his newly inherited country house. Ten years ago, they all acted together in a Cambridge University student comedy troupe, but it's less clear how much they have in common now.Peter's friends are Andrew (Branagh), now a writer in Hollywood; married jingle writers Roger (Laurie) and Mary (Staunton); glamorous costume ...
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Stars: Emma Thompson | Kenneth Branagh | Imelda Staunton | Stephen Fry | Hugh Laurie
Strapless (1989)
As: Colin
An expatriate American doctor in London allows herself to lighten up when her freewheeling younger sister and a mysterious man enter her life. Her inhibitions released, the beautiful doctor learns that freedom has its own price.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: David Hare
Stars: Alan Howard | Bruno Ganz | Bridget Fonda | Michael Gough | Blair Brown
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)
As: Himself
After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend concert in 1988, Amnesty returned to the original formula that had been so successful in the 1976-1981 era with a primary focus on comedy. Pat Duffy was dropped from organising any further benefit events for Amnesty and for the 1989 show, Amnesty hired ...
Runtime: 92 min.
Stars: John Cleese | Kathy Burke | Robbie Coltrane | John Bird | Rory Bremner
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
As: Princes Regent / Pigmot
Pleasant Ebenezer Blackadder is turned into a cruel and witty miser after seeing visions of his ancestors and descendants.
Runtime: 43 min.
Directed by: Richard Boden
Stars: Miranda Richardson | Rowan Atkinson | Stephen Fry | Tony Robinson | Hugh Laurie
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987)
As: Himself
When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was retooled in an effort to take advantage of the growing number of rock musicians supporting Amnesty. Instead of the live show being primarily a comedy show with a few musical cameos, the event made a point of giving equal emphasis to the comedy and the music.
Runtime: 96 min.
Stars: John Cleese | Robbie Coltrane | Jackson Browne | Chet Atkins | Ben Elton
Plenty (1985)
As: Michael
David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
Stars: Ian McKellen | Sting | Tracey Ullman | Meryl Streep | John Gielgud
The Crystal Cube (1983)
As: Max Belhaven
The Crystal Cube was a mockumentary television pilot written by and starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on 7 July 1983 on BBC2 at 22:10. The pilot was one of Fry and Laurie's first television appearances and the first show they had written themselves. However, the BBC chose not to take it to a full series, and Fry and Laurie did not get a chance to make their own programme for the BBC until ...
Runtime: 30 min.
Stars: Emma Thompson | Stephen Fry | Robbie Coltrane | Hugh Laurie