Biography
After gaining notice in his native England as a writer and sketch comedy performer, actor Hugh Laurie would eventually make his name as a gifted dramatic actor in the United States. As a member of the Footlights Club at Cambridge, Laurie was able to hone comedic chops that later served him well on such British shows as "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" (BBC2/BBC1, 1989-1995), "Jeeves and Wooster" (ITV, 1990-93), and the famed "Blackadder" series. He …
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Career Milestones
| Starred in the series "LWT's South of Watford" | ||
| Was a member of the Footlights Club, a theater group at Cambridge which included Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry | ||
1982 | Co-wrote and performed in two seasons of his first English TV series "Alfresco" | |
1982 | Made English TV debut with the Footlight show "The Cellar Tapes" | |
1985 | Made feature acting debut in "Plenty" | |
1986 | Regularly performed on the English comedy series "Saturday Live" (ITV) | |
1987 | American TV debut on the PBS presentation of "Mrs. Capper's Birthday" | |
1987 | Cast as Prince Regent on the BBC comedy series "Black Adder the Third" | |
1987 | Co-wrote and co-starred in the English sketch comedy series "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" with Stephen Fry (BBC) | |
1990 | Cast as Lt. George in the English comedy series "Blackadder Goes Forth" (BBC) | |
1990 | Co-starred in the PBS/BBC adaptation of P G Wodehouse's "Jeeves & Wooster" series; series also co-starred Stephen Fry | |
1992 | Joined the ensemble cast in Kenneth Branagh's "Peter's Friends" | |
1995 | Co-starred in "Sense and Sensibility," adapted by and starring Emma Thompson | |
1996 | Starred in the Disney classic "101 Dalmatians" | |
1998 | Cast opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, as the King's Advisor in "The Man in the Iron Mask" | |
1999 | Played Mr. Little in "Stuart Little" based on the book by E.B. White | |
2001 | Portrayed Vincente Minnelli in the ABC TV movie "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows" | |
2002 | Guest starred on two episodes of the spy thriller series "Spooks" (BBC1) | |
2002 | Reprised the role of Mr. Little for "Stuart Little 2" | |
2003 | Starred in and directed ITV's comedy-drama series "Fortysomething" | |
2004 | Landed breakthrough role as Dr. Gregory House on the Fox medical drama "House" | |
2004 | Starred with Dennis Quaid in "Flight of the Phoenix" | |
2008 | Co-starred with Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker in "Street Kings" | |
2009 | Voiced Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D., a mad scientist with the head of a cockroach, in the computer-animated 3-D feature, "Monsters vs. Aliens" | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Drama | |
2011 | Voiced the character Steve in the animated feature "Arthur Christmas" | |
2011 | Voiced the character of E.B.'s (Russell Brand) dad in the animated feature "Hop" | |
Awards
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in House |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in House |
2006 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in House |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in House |
2007 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in House |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in House |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in House |
2008 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in House |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in House |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in House |
2009 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in House |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in House |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in House |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in House |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in House |
2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in House |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in House |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in House |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in House |