James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician. Laurie first reached fame as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act, with his friend and comedy partner, Stephen Fry. Since 2004 he has starred as Dr. Gregory House, protagonist in the American television drama House.
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 (I) at Cambridge in 1978 when both joined "Footlights" and was introduced to Stephen Fry (I) by Emma in 1980. Hugh is married and lives in London with his wife and three children. 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 27 September 2007.
