Hugh Laurie's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) House Dr. Gregory… Black Adder (UK) Prince Rege… Lieutenant … QI (UK) Hugh Laurie Jeeves and Wooster (UK) Bertie Woos… A Bit of Fry & Laurie (UK) Various Cha… Stuart Little Mr. Fredric… Stephen Fry - The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive (UK) Various Cha… Look at the State We're In! (UK) Sir Michael… Director Alfresco (UK) Various Rol… FortySomething (UK) Paul Slippery The Legends of Treasure Island (UK) Squire Trel… The Lenny Henry Show (UK) Professor Happy Families (UK) Jim Little Grey Rabbit (UK) Hare

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Monsters vs. Aliens 2008 - Street Kings 2005 - Valiant 2004 - Flight of the Phoenix 2002 - Stuart Little 2 2001 - Chica de Río 2000 - Maybe Baby 1999 - Stuart Little 1999 - Blackadder Back & Forth 1997 - The Borrowers 1997 - Spice World 1996 - 101 Dalmatians 1995 - Sense and Sensibility 1992 - Peter's Friends 1988 - Kung-fu master! 1985 - Plenty

BIOGRAPHY:

Hugh was born in Oxford, England on June 11, 1959. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge. Son of an Olympic gold medalist in the sport, he rowed for the England youth team (1977) and for Cambridge (1980). He met Emma Thompson (I) at Cambridge in 1978 when both joined "Footlights" and was introduced to Stephen Fry (I) by Emma in 1980. Hugh is married and lives in Los Angeles. His wife and three children, who previously lived in London, are moving to Los Angeles to live with him. Besides acting and comedy, he has written the best-selling thriller, "The Gun Seller", also has done a screenplay for the film version, and has a second novel called "The Paper Soldier" being published on 27 September 2009.


TRIVIA:

• 1977: Won the National Junior Championship for rowing (coxed pair). In the same year, he and his rowing partner represented England in the World Junior Championship for rowing where they finished fourth place.
• His son Bill auditioned for a role in a Harry Potter film but was told he was too young.
• Bought an all-black Triumph Bonneville motorcycle, a replica of the '60s British model, in Los Angeles, upon getting the role in _"House M.D." (2004)_ (qv), but he was always an avid motorcyclist, even in England. He enjoys the anonymity the motorcycle helmet gives him.
• His father, William George Ranald Mundell Laurie (known as Ran), and mother, Patricia, are both of Scottish descent.
• During their time at Cambridge Footlights, he and 'Emma Thompson (I)' (qv) dated for some time.
• Entered the 1980 Silver Goblets and Nicklass Cup with his Eton rowing partner J.S. Palmer at the Henley Royal Regatta, becoming the only British crew to reach the final that year. They finished in second place behind the favored American crew.
• He was a house captain (senior prefect) in his last year at Eton College. He also played percussion for the school's orchestra and was a "wet bob" - a member of Eton's prestigious rowing team.
• He lives in a West Hollywood apartment rental while working on _"House M.D." (2004)_ (qv), but flies home to London to be with his family whenever he has a break in filming. He has said that he will move his whole family to America to be with him if the second season looks to be equally successful as the first.