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Stephen Fry
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn August 24, 1957 (68 years)
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster.
As a solo actor, Fry played the lead in the film Wilde, was Melchett in the BBC television series Blackadder, starred as the title character Peter Kingdom in the ITV series Kingdom, and is the host of the quiz show QI. He also presented a 2008 television series Stephen Fry in America, which saw him travelling across all 50 U.S. states in six episodes. Fry has a recurring guest role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the Fox crime series Bones.
Apart from his work in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and two volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot and The Fry Chronicles. He also appears frequently on BBC Radio 4, starring in the comedy series Absolute Power, being a frequent guest on panel games such as Just a Minute, and acting as chairman for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he was one of a trio of hosts who succeeded the late Humphrey Lyttelton. Fry is also known in the UK for his audiobook recordings, including as reader for all seven Harry Potter novels.
As a solo actor, Fry played the lead in the film Wilde, was Melchett in the BBC television series Blackadder, starred as the title character Peter Kingdom in the ITV series Kingdom, and is the host of the quiz show QI. He also presented a 2008 television series Stephen Fry in America, which saw him travelling across all 50 U.S. states in six episodes. Fry has a recurring guest role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the Fox crime series Bones.
Apart from his work in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and two volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot and The Fry Chronicles. He also appears frequently on BBC Radio 4, starring in the comedy series Absolute Power, being a frequent guest on panel games such as Just a Minute, and acting as chairman for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he was one of a trio of hosts who succeeded the late Humphrey Lyttelton. Fry is also known in the UK for his audiobook recordings, including as reader for all seven Harry Potter novels.
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Filmography
| 2026 | The Three Urns · as Bookseller |
| 2025 | Christmas Karma · as Radio Presenter (voice) |
| 2025 | The Castle, Rebuilding History · as Narrator |
| 2025 | Too Much (TV Series) · as Simon Remen |
| 2025 | A Friend of Dorothy · as Dickie |
| 2024 | Time Travel Is Dangerous · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (TV Series) · as Supervisor (voice) |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Black Samphire · as Mari's Boss |
| 2024 | Animals United 2: The Chilldown · as Socrates |
| 2024 | Treasure · as Edek |
| 2024 | We Work for the Dead · as Pruitt (voice) |
| 2024 | Jeopardy! Australia (TV Series) · as Host |
| 2024 | Bottom: Exposed · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | Everything Now (TV Series) · as Dr Nell |
| 2023 | The Canterville Ghost · as Sir Simon De Canterville (voice) |
| 2023 | The Inventor · as Leonardo Da Vinci (voice) |
| 2023 | Red, White & Royal Blue · as King James Iii |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Dinosaur with Stephen Fry (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Mind Games - The Experiment · as Narrator |
| 2022 | Mr Bear's Christmas · as Narrator |
| 2022 | Mr Bear's Christmas · as Narrator |
| 2022 | The Sandman (TV Series) · as Gilbert |
| 2022 | Heartstopper (TV Series) · as Headmaster Barnes (voice) |
| 2022 | The Dropout (TV Series) · as Ian Gibbons |
| 2022 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts · as Chapter Passages Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | It's Always Something · as Narrator |
| 2021 | Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films · as Narrator |
| 2021 | Listening Through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films · as Narrator |
| 2021 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2021) (TV Series) · as Man-E-Faces |
| 2021 | The Picture of Dorian Gray · as The Interviewer |
| 2021 | It's a Sin (TV Series) · as Arthur Garrison |
| 2020 | London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | The Big Night In · as Lord Melchett |
| 2020 | It's Pony (TV Series) · as Marcello Marvello |
| 2019 | The Morning Show (TV Series) · as Leonard Cromwell |
| 2019 | Dancing with the Birds · as Narrator |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn (TV Series) · as Brainiac (voice) |
| 2019 | Missing Link · as Lord Piggot-Dunceby (voice) |
| 2019 | Almost Human · as Narrator |
| 2019 | Sex Education (TV Series) · as Nsqc Quizmaster |
| 2018 | Tomorrow · as Chris |
| 2018 | The Con is On · as Sidney |
| 2018 | M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity · as M. C. Escher (voice) |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Duck Duck Goose · as Frazier (voice) |
| 2017 | Neo Yokio (TV Series) · as Headmaster |
| 2017 | Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures (TV Series) · as Dr. Waddleton Crutchley |
| 2017 | Sixteen Legs · as Cast |
| 2016 | Wild Africa / Tiny Giants · as Narrator (tiny Giants) |
| 2016 | The Great Indoors (TV Series) · as Roland |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass · as Cheshire Cat (voice) |
| 2016 | Apple & Onion (TV Series) · as Onion's Dad (voice) |
| 2016 | Love & Friendship · as Mr. Johnson |
| 2015 | Pocoyo's Halloween · as Narrator |
| 2015 | The Man Who Knew Infinity · as Sir Francis Spring |
| 2015 | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (TV Series) · as Uncle Duke (voice) |
| 2015 | Danger Mouse (2015) (TV Series) · as Colonel K (voice) |
| 2015 | Rocky Horror Show Live · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Marked · as Father Christmas |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · as Master Of Laketown |
| 2014 | That Sugar Film · as The Sugar Family Sketch |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Tiny Giants 3D · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Lily's Driftwood Bay (TV Series) · as Lord Stag (voice) |
| 2014 | 24: Live Another Day (TV Series) · as Prime Minister Alastair Davies |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Winston Churchill (voice) |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Hidden Kingdoms (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Twelfth Night · as Malvolio |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug · as The Master Of Laketown |
| 2013 | Yonderland (TV Series) · as Cuddly Dick |
| 2013 | Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Super Clyde · as Randolph |
| 2013 | The Look of Love · as Barrister |
| 2013 | The Lonely Dodo · as Narrator/mascarene Grass Frog |
| 2012 | Doors Open · as Professor Robert Gissing |
| 2012 | Gadget Man (TV Series) · as Presenter |
| 2012 | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman · as Oscar Wilde (voice) |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Veep (TV Series) · as Nikolai Genidze |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents (TV Series) · as The European |
| 2011 | The Borrowers · as Professor Mildeye |
| 2011 | The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (TV Series) · as Skulkingworm |
| 2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows · as Mycroft Holmes |
| 2011 | Holy Flying Circus · as God |
| 2011 | Fry's Planet Word (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Ocean Giants · as Narrater |
| 2011 | Ocean Giants (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2011 | March of the Dinosaurs · as Narrator (uk) |
| 2011 | Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins · as The Narrator |
| 2010 | Little Crackers (TV Series) · as Headmaster |
| 2010 | Wagner and Me (TV Series) · as Star |
| 2010 | Animals United · as Socrates |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland · as Cheshire Cat (voice) |
| 2010 | This is Jinsy (TV Series) · as Dr. Bevelspepp |
| 2010 | The Bible: A History (TV Series) |
| 2010 | In Confidence (TV Series) |
| 2009 | House of Boys · as Dr. Marsh |
| 2008 | Pocoyo & the Space Circus · as Narrator (english) |
| 2008 | Tales of the Riverbank · as Owl (voice) |
| 2008 | Pocoyo: Fun & Dance with Pocoyo · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Eichmann · as Minister Tormer |
| 2007 | Kingdom (TV Series) · as Peter Kingdom |
| 2007 | Snow White: The Sequel · as The Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | The Secret Show (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Stormbreaker · as Smithers |
| 2006 | 'V for Vendetta' Unmasked · as Deitrich |
| 2005 | V for Vendetta · as Deitrich |
| 2005 | Mirrormask · as Librarian |
| 2005 | Dirty Tricks (TV Series) · as Owl (voice) |
| 2005 | Bones (TV Series) · as Gordon Wyatt |
| 2005 | Tristram Shandy · as Patrick Curator / Parson Yorick |
| 2005 | Meet Pocoyo! · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Pocoyo (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · as Narrator / The Guide (voice) |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as C |
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British Comedy · as General Sir Anthony Melchett (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as John Michael Heaton (voice) |
| 2005 | Missing (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Tom Brown's Schooldays · as Dr. Thomas Arnold |
| 2005 | Pocoyo & Friends · as Narrator |
| 2004 | A Bear Named Winnie · as Protheroe |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers · as Maurice Woodruff |
| 2004 | Tooth · as Pedro |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers: Deleted Scenes · as Maurice Woodruff |
| 2003 | Absolute Power (TV Series) · as Charles Prentiss |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things · as Chauffeur |
| 2003 | Le divorce · as Piers Janely |
| 2003 | FortySomething (TV Series) · as Derek |
| 2002 | Thunderpants · as Sir Anthony Silk |
| 2002 | Surrealissimo: The Scandalous Success of Salvador Dali · as Andre Breton |
| 2001 | Gosford Park · as Inspector Thompson |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | 24 (TV Series) · as Alastair Davies |
| 2001 | Da Mob (TV Series) · as Maurice |
| 2001 | The Discovery of Heaven · as Onno Quist |
| 2001 | Fourplay · as Nigel Steele |
| 2001 | Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time (TV Series) · as The Minister Of Chance |
| 2001 | Baddiel's Syndrome (TV Series) · as The Psychiatrist |
| 2000 | Sabotage! · as Wellington |
| 2000 | Relative Values · as Frederick Crestwell |
| 2000 | Best · as Frazer Crane |
| 2000 | Gormenghast (TV Series) · as Professor Bellgrove |
| 2000 | Longitude · as Sir Kenelm Digby |
| 2000 | Longitude (TV Series) · as Sir Kenelm Digby |
| 2000 | The Magician's House II (TV Series) · as Jasper The Owl |
| 1999 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? · as Dr. Peter Robinson |
| 1999 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything · as Ambassador |
| 1999 | The Magician's House (TV Series) · as Jasper The Owl (voice) |
| 1999 | Watership Down (TV Series) · as Cowslip (voice) |
| 1999 | Blackadder: Back & Forth · as Melchett |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | A Civil Action · as Pinder |
| 1998 | The Tichborne Claimant · as Hawkins |
| 1998 | In The Red (TV Series) · as Controller, Radio 2 |
| 1997 | Spice World · as Judge |
| 1997 | Wilde · as Oscar Wilde |
| 1996 | Ros na Rún (TV Series) · as Tourist |
| 1996 | The Wind in the Willows · as The Judge |
| 1995 | The Thin Blue Line (TV Series) · as Blaster Sump |
| 1995 | The Steal · as Wimborne |
| 1995 | Cold Comfort Farm · as Mybug |
| 1994 | I.Q. · as James Moreland |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | Camp Christmas · as Santa Claus |
| 1993 | Stalag Luft · as Wing Commander James Forrester |
| 1993 | Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (TV Series) · as Oscar Wilde |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends · as Peter Morton |
| 1990 | Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series) · as Jeeves |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Terrance / Hazel / Mi5 Man (voice) |
| 1989 | Blackadder Goes Forth (TV Series) · as General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett |
| 1989 | Woof! (TV Series) · as Armitage Blair |
| 1988 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol · as Lords Melchett / Frondo |
| 1988 | This is David Lander (TV Series) |
| 1988 | A Fish Called Wanda · as Hutchison |
| 1988 | A Handful of Dust · as Reggie |
| 1988 | Blackadder: The Cavalier Years · as King Charles I |
| 1987 | A Bit of Fry & Laurie (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Blackadder the Third (TV Series) · as The Duke Of Wellington, A Famous Soldier |
| 1987 | The New Statesman (1987) (TV Series) · as Piers Lonsdale |
| 1987 | The Laughing Prisoner · as No. 2 |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & Catflap (TV Series) · as P'farty |
| 1986 | Equinox (TV Series) · as Mouse Narrator |
| 1986 | Blackadder II (TV Series) · as Lord Melchett |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | The Good Father · as Creighton |
| 1985 | Happy Families (TV Series) · as Doctor De Quincy |
| 1985 | Saturday Live (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Humphrey Taylor |
| 1984 | Chance in a Million (TV Series) · as The Reverend Peter Hoblyn |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1983 | Natural World (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1983 | The Crystal Cube · as Dr. Adrian Cowlacey |
| 1983 | Blackadder (TV Series) · as General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett |
| 1983 | Alfresco (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1982 | The Young Ones (TV Series) · as Lord Snot |
| 1982 | Countdown (TV Series) |
| 1982 | There's Nothing to Worry About! (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1982 | Cambridge Footlights Revue · as Various |
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire · as Cambridge Student At Society Day (uncredited) |