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Also Known As	James Hugh Calum Laurie
Born	June 11, 1959 (age 65) • Oxford • England
Awards And Honors	Golden Globe Award • Golden Globe Award (2017): Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (2007): Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama • Golden Globe Award (2006): Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Notable Works	“Didn’t it Rain” • “Let Them Talk”
Married To	Joanne Green (1989–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Mr. Pip" (2012) • "Alfresco" (1983–1984) • "The Borrowers" (1997) • "Blackadder Goes Forth" (1989) • "Friends" (1998) • "House" (2004–2012) • "The Bill" (1998) • "Chance" (2016–2017) • "Stuart Little" (1999) • "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows" (2001) • "Filthy Rich & Catflap" (1987) • "Peter's Friends" (1992) • "Maybe Baby" (2000) • "Flight of the Phoenix" (2004) • "Look at the State We're In!" (1995) • "Les Girls" (1988) • "Valiant" (2005) • "Family Guy" (2001–2009) • "Fortysomething" (2003) • "There's Nothing to Worry About!" (1982) • "The Personal History of David Copperfield" (2019) • "Black-Adder II" (1986) • "Spice World" (1997) • "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1998) • "101 Dalmatians" (1996) • "The Simpsons" (2010) • "Avenue 5" (2020) • "Dominion" (2000) • "The Night Manager" (2016) • "Chica de Río" (2001) • "Stuart Little" (2003) • "Jeeves and Wooster" (1990–1993) • "Tracey Takes On..." (1996) • "Stuart Little 2" (2002) • "Plenty" (1985) • "The Young Ones" (1984) • "Little Grey Rabbit" (2000) • "The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends" (1994) • "Dennis the Menace" (1996) • "Carnivale" (1999) • "The Snow Queen" (1995) • "Cousin Bette" (1998) • "Catch-22" (2019) • "Happy Families" (1985) • "Black Adder the Third" (1987) • "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" (2000) • "The Lenny Henry Show" (2004) • "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" (1987–1995) • "A Pin for the Butterfly" (1994) • "All or Nothing at All" (1993) • "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2009) • "Girls on Top" (1986) • "The Legends of Treasure Island" (1993) • "The Snow Queen's Revenge" (1996) • "Hop" (2011) • "Murder Most Horrid" (1996) • "Arthur Christmas" (2011) • "The Oranges" (2011) • "Tomorrowland" (2015) • "MechaNick" (2003) • "Preston Pig" (2000) • "The Ugly Duckling" (1997) • "Street Kings" (2008) • "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (2018) • "The New Statesman" (1989) • "Strapless" (1989) • "Sense and Sensibility" (1995) • "Veep" (2015–2019)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"House" (2010–2012) • "Fortysomething" (2003) • "Look at the State We're In!" (1995)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"There's Nothing to Worry About!" (1982) • "Saturday Live" (1986) • "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" (1987–1995) • "Alfresco" (1984)