Stephen Fry is an English actor, comedian, author and television presenter. 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. Fry played the lead in the film Wilde, played Melchett in the Blackadder television series, and was the host of celebrity comedy trivia show QI. He has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and three autobiographies, Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles, and More Fool Me: A Memoir.
Written works
Films and screenplays Year Title Notes 2003 Bright Young Things Nominated – British Independent Film AwardsNominated – Emden International Film Festival 2006 The Magic Flute English translation of the libretto
Musicals Year Title Notes 1984 Me and My Girl Adapted from Lupino Lane's script
Books Year Title Notes 1992 The Liar 1992 Paperweight Collection of Articles 1994 The Hippopotamus 1996 Making History Alternate historyWon – Sidewise Award for Alternate History 1997 Moab Is My Washpot Autobiography 2000 The Stars' Tennis Balls Revenge: A Novel in the USFry's take on The Count of Monte Cristo 2002 Rescuing the Spectacled Bear: A Peruvian Diary 2004 Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music Ghostwritten by Tim Lihoreau 2005 The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within 2008 Stephen Fry in America 2010 The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography Autobiography 2014 More Fool Me: A Memoir 2017 Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient GreeceGreek Myths series 2018 Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures 2020 Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold 2021 Fry's Ties 2024 OdysseyGreek Myths series
Plays Year Title Notes 1979 Latin! or Tobacco and Boys Included in Paperweight Won – Fringe First at the 1980 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 2007Pantomime Cinderella Performed at the Old Vic at Christmas.
Published television scripts 1990: A Bit of Fry & Laurie 1991: A Bit More Fry & Laurie 1992: 3 Bits of Fry & Laurie 1995: Fry & Laurie Bit No. 4
Performances Film Year Title Role Notes 1981 Chariots of Fire Singer in H.M.S. Pinafore Uncredited 1985 The Good Father Creighton1988 A Handful of Dust Reggie A Fish Called Wanda Hutchison 1992 Peter's Friends Peter Morton 1994 IQ James Moreland1995 Cold Comfort Farm Mybug The Steal Wimborne 1996 The Wind in the Willows The Judge1997 Wilde Oscar Wilde Won – Golden Space Needle Award for Best ActorNominated – Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor – Motion Picture DramaNominated – Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Spice World Judge Live from the Lighthouse Host1998 The Tichborne Claimant Hawkins A Civil Action Pinder1999 Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? Dr. Peter Robinson The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything Ambassador / Modern Man2000 Best Frazer Crane Relative Values Frederick Crestwell Sabotage Lord Wellington2001 Four Play Nigel Steele The Discovery of Heaven Onno Gosford Park Inspector Thompson Won – Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best Acting EnsembleWon – Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Ensemble CastWon – Online Film Critics Society Awards for Best EnsembleWon – Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for Best Acting EnsembleWon – Satellite Award for Outstanding Motion Picture EnsembleWon – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2002 Thunderpants Sir Anthony Silk2003 Bright Young Things Chauffeur Also director/writer/executive producer Le Divorce Piers Janely2004 Tooth Pedro The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Maurice Woodruff2005 MirrorMask Librarian The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Narrator/The Guide Voice only A Cock and Bull Story Patrick Curator/Parson Yorick2006 V for Vendetta Deitrich Stormbreaker Smithers2007 Eichmann Minister Tormer St Trinian's Himself Snow White: The Sequel The Narrator Voice only: English language version 2008 Tales of the Riverbank Owl 2009 House of Boys Dr. Marsh2010 Alice in Wonderland Cheshire the Cheshire Cat Voice only Animals United Socrates Voice only: English language version2011 Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins The Narrator Voice only Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Mycroft Holmes Summer Night, Winter Moon Rufus2012 A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman Oscar Wilde Voice only Clovis Dardentor Mr. Eustache 2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Master of Lake-town 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2015 The Man Who Knew Infinity Sir Francis Spring2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Cheshire the Cheshire Cat Voice only Love & Friendship Mr Johnson2018 The Con Is On Sidney Direct-to-VOD Duck Duck Goose Frazier Voice only 2019 Missing Link Lord Piggot-Dunceby Greed Himself 2023 The Inventor Leonardo da Vinci Voice only Red, White & Royal Blue King James III The Canterville Ghost Sir Simon de Canterville Voice only 2024 Treasure Edek 2025 A Friend of Dorothy Dickie Short film 2026 Post-production Elias Quire Voice only; In-production TBA King James III Post-production
Documentaries Year Title Notes1999Bill Bryson: Notes from a Small IslandOne episode2005Comedy Connections: A Bit of Fry & Laurie 2006Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic DepressiveWon International Emmy Award for Best DocumentaryWho Do You Think You Are?One episode 2007Stephen Fry: HIV and MeStephen Fry: Guilty2008Blackadder's Most Cunning MomentsBlackadder: The Whole Rotten SagaBlackadder Rides AgainThe Machine That Made UsPresenter; also known as Stephen Fry & the Gutenberg PressStephen Fry in America2009Last Chance to SeeFollow up to Douglas Adams' 1989 radio series and 1990 book, with Fry replacing Adams as presenter.2010Stephen Fry on WagnerAlso known as Wagner & MeFry and Laurie Reunited2011Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest GadgetsOne of the 100 Greatest strandFry's Planet WordFive-part documentary series exploring language2012Gadget ManReplaced by Richard Ayoade after the first series2013Stephen Fry: Out ThereStephen Fry's Key to the City2014Hidden KingdomsNarrator2015A Life on Screen – Stephen FryStephen Fry in Central America2016The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On201750 Years LegalAppear2017–2019EasyJet: Inside the CockpitNarrator2020Stephen Fry's 21st Century FirstsPresenter2022Fantastic Beasts: A Natural HistoryPresenterA Year on Planet EarthPresenter2023Dinosaur with Stephen FryPresenterStephen Fry: Willem & Frieda – Defying the NazisPresenter2024Stephen Fry into Ukraine
Television Year Title Role Notes 1980 University Challenge Contestant 1982 There's Nothing to Worry About! Various Cambridge Footlights Revue Various Characters Also writerTV movie 1983 The Crystal Cube Dr. Adrian Cowlacey/Various Roles 1983–1984 Alfresco Various 1984 The Young Ones Lord Snot 1985 Happy Families Doctor De Quincy 1986–1999 The Blackadder series: Various members of the Melchett family throughout history, though he plays Arthur Wellesley (the Duke of Wellington) in Blackadder the Third and a couple scenes in Blackadder: Back & Forth. 1987 First Aids Doctor / Mr. Hasselblad with Hugh Laurie Filthy Rich & Catflap P'Farty The Laughing Prisoner No. 2 Also writerTV movie 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996 A Bit of Fry & Laurie Himself, Various Roles 4 seasons 1988, 1997 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Himself 1988 This Is David Lander David Lander 1989 The New Statesman Piers Lonsdale 1990–1993 Jeeves and Wooster Jeeves23 episodes 1992 The Common Pursuit Humphrey Taylor 1993 Stalag Luft Wing Commander James Forrester TV movie 1995 The Thin Blue Line Brigadier Blaster Sump Series 1, episode 6, "Kids Today" Laughter and Loathing Juvenal TV movie 1997 They Think It's All Over Himself (guest panellist) 1998 In the Red Controller, Radio 2 1999–2000 Watership Down Cowslip (voice) Series 1 and 2 only 2000 Gormenghast Professor Bellgrove Episodes 3 and 4 2002 Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dalí André Breton TV movie 2003–2016 QI Host Fry was replaced by Sandi Toksvig 2003, 2005 Absolute Power Charles Prentiss 2004 A Bear Named Winnie Protheroe the ZookeeperTV movie 2005 Tom Brown's Schooldays Dr. Thomas Arnold TV movie 2005–2007, 2025-presentPocoyo Narrator Animated children's programmeSeries 1-2, Series 5 (part 2)-present 2006 ExtrasHimselfEpisode: "Chris Martin" 2007 Shrink Rap Quasi-therapeutic interview conducted by Pamela Stephenson 2007–2009Kingdom Peter Kingdom18 episodes 2007–2017 BonesDr. Gordon Gordon Wyatt6 episodes 2010Little CrackersHeadmaster 10 minute short film 2011Derren Brown: The Experiments Himself Episode 1: "The Assassin" March of the DinosaursNarrator2012–2015Peter RabbitMr. Tolly (voice) 2012 Doors Open Professor Gissing TV movieAlso executive producer 201424: Live Another Day Prime Minister Alastair Davies8 episodes 2014, 2019 American Dad! Mr Cavendish / John Michael Heaton (voice)2 episodes 2014–2018 Lily's Driftwood Bay Lord Stag (voice) 2015–2019 Danger Mouse Colonel K (voice) 2016–2017 The Great Indoors Roland13 episodes 2016 Yonderland Cuddly Dick 2017 The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Uncle Duke (voice) Episode: "P-Bro/First Canine Police Force" Veep Nikolai GenidzeEpisode: "Georgia" Neo Yokio Principal (voice) 2018 Apple & Onion Onion's Dad (voice) 2 episodes 2019 Mickey and the Roadster Racers Dr Waddleton Crutchley (voice) Episode: "Shennanygan"The Big Narstie ShowGuestSeason 2, episode 7 2020 Doctor Who C Episode: "Spyfall" Sex Education Quiz Host/Himself Cameo appearance It's Pony Marcello Marvello (voice) Episode: "Delivery Pony/Magic Annie" The Big Night In Lord Melchett Part of Children in Need and Comic Relief's special, appearing alongside Prince William on a video call. 2021 It's a Sin Arthur Garrison2 episodes The Simpsons Terrance, Head of MI5 / Terrance's Father / Hazel (voice) Episode: "The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A." 2022–2024 Heartstopper Headmaster Barnes (voice)5 episodes 2022 The Dropout Ian Gibbons4 episodes 2022–2025 The Sandman Fiddler's Green / Gilbert 6 episodes 2023 The Morning Show Leonard Cromwell Season 3 Everything Now Dr Nell Season 1 Stephen Fry's Alternative Christmas Message Himself / Presenter 2024 Jeopardy! Host British, and later Australian, versions 2025 Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Supervisor (voice) 2 episodes Harley Quinn Brainiac (voice) 8 episodes Too Much Simon Remen 2 episodes The Celebrity Traitors Himself Contestant; series 1
Theatre Year Play Notes 1988 The Common Pursuit Humphrey Taylor 1995 Cell Mates George Blake2005The Likes of UsNarrator 2012 Twelfth Night Malvolio 2025 The Importance of Being Earnest Lady Bracknell
Radio shows Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Quandary Phase: Murray Bost Henson, BBC Radio 4 Saturday Night Fry (1988, BBC Radio 4, six episodes) A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1994, BBC Radio Four, two half-hour programmes compiled from selected previously-seen sketches from the TV series) Absolute Power, BBC Radio Four Occasional guest panellist on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, BBC Radio Four Regular guest panellist on Just a Minute, BBC Radio Four Has a regular slot, The Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music on Classic FM Played the lead, David Lander, on Radio 4 series Delve Special A series of "wireless essays", supposedly by his alter ego, the elderly Cambridge philology professor Donald Trefusis, were featured in the BBC Radio 4 programme Loose Ends, hosted by Ned Sherrin Fry contributed regular parodies of BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat to the same station's arts programme Studio B15 Afternoon Play: I Love Stephen Fry (2008, BBC Radio Four) Fry's English Delight (10 series, 2008–2019, BBC Radio Four) Stephen Fry on the Phone (2011, BBC Radio Four, five episodes) Warhorse of Letters, with Daniel Rigby (2011, BBC Radio Four, 12 episodes across 3 series)
Audiobooks Moab Is My Washpot (1997) Paperweight Volume 1 (1998) Harry Potter series, UK versions (1999–2007) The Hippopotamus (2000)