Hugh Laurie

Actor and director. Born 11 June 1959 in Oxford, England, UK.

Titles on Fi1m13 acting · 1 directing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 13 titles

Golden Globes3 won

Born

11 June 1959, Oxford, England, UK

Active

1982–present

Frequently works with

Imelda Staunton, Stephen Fry

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

71Fi1m

66Critics

We rate Hugh’s work 6 points above the press, across 11 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above7

60 to 794

Under 602

Of 13 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 9 billed first or second
Reviewed: 9 films, 4 series
Screen time: 16 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.6bn across 8 films with figures
Golden Globes: 3 Golden Globes3 won
Active: 1982–present

Genres

Comedy9
Drama6
Adventure4
Family4
Animation2
Fantasy2

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestSense and Sensibility1995

54WorstThe Man in the Iron Mask1998

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11970s

311980s

331990s

332000s

202010s

82020s

Co-stars most worked with

Imelda Staunton2 titles

Stephen Fry2 titles