Stephen Fry British Comedian Born 1957 in Hampstead

Stephen Fry (24 August 1957, Hampstead) is a British comedian and actor. His best-known titles on this site are Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) and Blackadder (1983).

Early life

His education includes Paston College, Queens' College and Uppingham School.

Career

His screen career on record begins in 1981 with Chariots of Fire, as a Gilbert-and-Sullivan Club singer. The 1980s brought A Fish Called Wanda (1988, as Hutchison) and A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989). His 2000s credits include Gosford Park (2001, as Inspector Thompson) and V for Vendetta (2005). During the 2010s, he worked on Alice in Wonderland (2010, as Cheshire Cat) and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, as Master of Lake-town). Work from the 2020s includes The Sandman (2022) and Red, White & Royal Blue (2023, as King James III).

Stephen Fry’s credits add up to 53 films and 19 TV series from 1981 to 2026. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (11), followed by drama (9) and adventure (7). His credits run up to The Three Urns in 2026. Of his seven titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Alice in Wonderland (2010) has the highest, at $1.03 billion. Behind the camera, he is listed as director on Bright Young Things, and writer on 3 titles, including Lucky Break.

Hugh Laurie appears in nine of his listed titles, including Spice World (1997) and Peter's Friends (1992). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Matt Lucas (four titles) and Orlando Bloom (three titles). Michael Winterbottom directed two of his titles on record, among them A Cock and Bull Story (2006) and The Look of Love (2013). Peter Jackson is credited as director on two of them, including The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). Among his other notable work are Making History, Mythos and The Hippopotamus.

Recognition

Stephen Fry’s wins include the Knight Bachelor, awarded in 2025. The list of wins also includes the Sidewise Award for Alternate History (1998) for Making History and the Pipe Smoker of the Year (2004). A nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama in 1999 for Wilde is also listed. In total, he has won 6 awards and earned 5 nominations.

Public roles

Positions listed for him include chairperson.

Personal life

He has been married to Elliott Spencer since 2015.