Hugh Laurie
(1959-), Actor, comedian and writer(James) Hugh Calum Laurie
Sitter in 1 portrait
Laurie began his career in comedy at Cambridge University, where he performed with Stephen Fry in the award-winning 1981 Footlights revue. This was the start of a highly successful acting and writing partnership, which included, Alfresco; The Young Ones; A Bit of Fry and Laurie; Jeeves and Wooster, and the Blackadder series. In the mid-1990s Laurie moved into films, music and writing, and away from the 'upper-class twit' roles for which he had become famous. Since 2004 he has starred as a serious actor in the American medical drama House, winning two Golden Globe Awards. His album Let Them Talk was released in 2011.
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 23 April 1990
NPG x35307
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