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Hugh Laurie

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 20: Actor Hugh Laurie arrives at Fox's 'House' series finale wrap party at Cicada on April 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

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About Hugh Laurie

James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born 11 June 1959), better known as Hugh Laurie /ˈhjuː ˈlɒri/, is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician, recording artist, and director. He first became well known in the media 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. Since 2004, he has played Dr Gregory House, the protagonist of House, for which he received two Golden Globe awards, two Screen Actors Guild awards and several Emmy nominations.

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