Hugh Laurie's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) House Dr. Gregory… BlackAdder (UK) Prince Regent Lieutenant … QI (UK) Hugh Laurie The Night Manager Richard Ons… 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… FortySomething (UK) Paul Slippery Alfresco (UK) Various Rol… Look at the State We're In! (UK) Sir Michael… Director The Legends of Treasure Island (UK) Squire Trel… The Lenny Henry Show (UK) Professor All or Nothing At All (UK) Leo Hopkins Happy Families (UK) Jim Little Grey Rabbit (UK) Hare

Main Movie Roles

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' at Cambridge in 1978 when both joined "Footlights" and was introduced to 'Stephen Fry' 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 September 27, 2009.


TRIVIA:

• He is a member of the celebrity band 16:9 with 'Greg Grunberg' (qv) of _"Alias" (2001)_ (qv) and _"Felicity" (1998)_ (qv), 'James Denton' (qv) of _"Desperate Housewives" (2004)_ (qv), 'Bob Guiney' (qv) of _"The Bachelor" (2002)_ (qv), and other special guests.
• Great-great-nephew of 'George Alexander (III)' (qv).
• 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.
• Although his first name is James, he has never been called that. His third name, Calum, is the short form of 'Mael Calum', which translates from Gaidhlig (Scots Gaelic) to Scottish and English as 'Malcolm'. (The Gaeilge or Irish Gaelic form is 'Maol Colm', or 'Colm' in short form). His brother's full name is Charles Alexander Lyon Mundell Laurie.
• Is a published author (The Gun Seller - 1997). He has another book due in 2009.
• His daughter 'Rebecca Laurie' (qv) starred in the film _Wit (2001) (TV)_ (qv) as 'Emma Thompson (I)' (qv)'s character aged five.
• His father won an Olympic gold medal for coxless pairs in the 1948 Games in London. Hugh also had a promising career as an oarsman, but he was forced to give it up while at Cambridge when he contracted glandular fever (mononucleosis). His brother was also an oarsman.
• He's a big fan of 'Clint Eastwood' (qv).