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Born · June 11, 1959 (65 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Oxford, England, UK
James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE 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 in a television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode of House. His other television credits include arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper in the miniseries The Night Manager (2016), for which he won his third Golden Globe Award, and Senator Tom James in the HBO sitcom Veep (2012–2019), for which he received his 10th Emmy Award nomination. Forced to abandon rowing during a bout of glandular fever, he joined the Cambridge Footlights, a university dramatic club that has produced many well-known actors and comedians. There he met Emma Thompson, with whom he had a romantic relationship, which later ended yet they remain good friends. She introduced him to his future comedy partner, Stephen Fry. Laurie, Fry and Thompson later parodied themselves as the University Challenge representatives of "Footlights College, Oxbridge" in "Bambi", an episode of The Young Ones, with the series' co-writer Ben Elton completing their team.
Self · (1 episode)
7.1
2024
0.0
1989
0.0
1989
Tom James (Veep)
0.0
Etienne LeBlanc · (4 episodes)
7.6
2023
Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
6.3
2023
Self – Contributor
8.0
2023
Maurice (voice)
6.8
2022
Dr. James Nicholson · (2 episodes)
6.5
2022
Peter Laurence · (4 episodes)
6.3
2020
Eric Peterson · (8 episodes)
7.5
2020
Ryan Clark · (17 episodes)
6.5
2020
Mr. Dick
6.4
2019
Major de Coverley · (3 episodes)
7.4
2019
Mycroft Holmes (uncredited)
4.3
2018
Eldon Chance · (20 episodes)
7.0
2016
Richard Roper · (6 episodes)
7.8
2016
Himself
0.0
2015
Self · (2 episodes)
6.6
2015
David Nix
6.3
2015
Himself · (1 episode)
8.0
2014
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2014
Himself
6.1
2013
0.0
2013
Self
7.1
2013
8.0
2013
Mr. Watts
6.2
2012
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
6.7
2012
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
6.3
2012
0.0
2012
0.0
2012
Self
7.3
2012
Tom James · (20 episodes)
7.4
2012
Himself
0.0
2012
Steve (voice)
6.8
2011
David Walling
5.5
2011
Himself
5.2
2011
8.7
2011
Self · (1 episode)
2.0
2011
Himself · (1 episode)
0.0
2011
(1 episode)
0.0
2011
E.B.'s Dad (voice)
5.8
2011
Self
6.8
2010
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
2010
7.4
2009
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
5.9
2009
Self · (1 episode)
3.6
2009
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
5.8
2009
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
6.2
2009
himself
7.7
2008
Self
0.0
2008
Self
8.0
2008
8.0
2008
Captain James Biggs
6.6
2008
Self
0.0
2007
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.2
2007
Self · (5 episodes)
7.2
2007
Self · (1 episode)
4.8
2005
Mr. Little (voice)
5.2
2005
Doctor
7.3
2005
(7 episodes)
7.0
2005
Gutsy (voice)
5.5
2005
Self · (3 episodes)
6.8
2005
Ian
6.0
2004
Self
4.8
2004
Gregory House · (176 episodes)
8.6
2004
Narrator (voice)
0.0
2004
Lord Bernard Clark
5.1
2003
Narrator · (80 episodes)
6.0
2003
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
2003
Self · (2 episodes)
5.8
2003
Paul Slippery · (6 episodes)
7.3
2003
Mr. Frederick Little (voice) · (13 episodes)
4.9
2003
Teddy
0.0
2002
Mr. Little
5.8
2002
Self · (2 episodes)
5.1
2002
Jools Siviter · (2 episodes)
7.6
2002
Archie (voice)
6.8
2001
Narrator (voice)
6.9
2001
Self
0.0
2001
Raymond
5.7
2001
Vincente Minnelli · (2 episodes)
6.9
2001
John Malkovich
6.6
2000
Mr. Wolf · (26 episodes)
0.0
2000
Sam Bell
5.4
2000
(1 episode)
6.0
2000
Cenzo (voice)
6.4
2000
(2 episodes)
0.0
2000
0.0
2000
Mr. Little
6.1
1999
George
7.0
1999
Bar Patron (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.4
1999
Dr. Gregory House (voice) · (1 episode)
7.4
1999
Geoffrey the Seagull (voice)
6.0
1999
Baron Hector Hulot
5.7
1998
King's Advisor
6.6
1998
Self · (2 episodes)
0.0
1998
Poirot
4.8
1997
Officer Steady
6.0
1997
Tarquin (voice)
6.1
1997
Squire Trelawney
0.0
1997
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1997
Jasper
5.9
1996
Toad
0.0
1996
Mr. Abercrombie (voice) · (1 episode)
5.0
1996
(4 episodes)
8.5
1996
Peeps
5.5
1996
Toad
6.0
1995
Mr. Palmer
7.4
1995
Sir Michael Jaffa · (6 episodes)
0.0
1995
Uncle
6.0
1995
Peeps
6.4
1995
Gentleman on the Plane · (1 episode)
8.4
1994
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1993
Leo Hopkins · (3 episodes)
7.0
1993
Squire Trelawney (voice)
8.0
1993
Squire Trelawney (voice) · (26 episodes)
7.4
1993
Roger Charleston
6.5
1992
(7 episodes)
5.4
1992
Johnny Town-Mouse (voice) · (1 episode)
6.1
1992
Owl (voice)
0.0
1992
Owl / Mice (voice)
0.0
1991
Jerry Bryce · (1 episode)
6.6
1991
Bertie Wooster · (23 episodes)
8.0
1990
Roger (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Colin
8.3
1989
(25 episodes)
7.9
1989
Self
7.5
1989
Princes Regent / Pigmot
7.9
1988
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.2
1988
(1 episode)
0.0
1988
Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited)
7.1
1988
(1 episode)
6.0
1988
Professor · (7 episodes)
7.2
1987
Waiter · (1 episode)
7.5
1987
Assistant
5.0
1987
Howard Caprice
0.0
1987
N'Bend · (1 episode)
6.6
1987
Self
5.0
1987
Lab Assistant 2
4.0
1986
6.0
1986
(1 episode)
4.0
1986
(30 episodes)
6.7
1986
6.6
1986
(1 episode)
0.0
1986
Bobby McMichael
0.0
1985
Tom · (1 episode)
4.8
1985
Jim · (2 episodes)
6.8
1985
Michael
5.7
1985
(1 episode)
6.6
1984
Max Belhaven / Various Roles · (1 episode)
6.5
1983
The Prince Regent · (6 episodes)
8.0
1983
Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh · (6 episodes)
8.0
1983
Prince Ludwig · (1 episode)
8.0
1983
Simon Partridge · (1 episode)
8.0
1983
Princes Regent / Pigmot · (1 episode)
8.0
1983
Admissions Officer · (7 episodes)
6.0
1983
Various · (13 episodes)
6.0
1983
Lord Monty · (1 episode)
7.9
1982
Various · (3 episodes)
5.0
1982
various
6.8
1982
Self · (2 episodes)
4.5
1982
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1981
Self · (15 episodes)
5.0
1976
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
6.9
1975
Executive · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Jeffrey Billings (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.9
1975