Stephen Fry
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Too Much as Simon Remen
- 2025 · A Friend of Dorothy as Dickie
- 2024 · Star Wars: Skeleton Crew as Supervisor (voice)
- 2023 · The Canterville Ghost as Sir Simon de Canterville (voice)
- 2023 · Red, White & Royal Blue as King James III
- 2023 · Blackadder: A Cunning Story as Self - Contributor
- 2022 · Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – writer and comedian
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self - Writer and Comedian
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – Writer and broadcaster
- 2022 · The Sandman as Gilbert
- 2022 · Heartstopper as Headmaster Barnes (voice)
- 2022 · The Dropout as Ian Gibbons
- 2022 · Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts as Chapter Passages Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · It's a Sin as Arthur Garrison
- 2019 · Harley Quinn as Brainiac (voice)
- 2019 · The Morning Show as Leonard Cromwell
- 2019 · Sex Education as NSQC Quizmaster
- 2018 · The Big Narstie Show as Self
- 2018 · Pocoyo's Easter Picnic as
- 2018 · Apple & Onion as William Steakspeare (voice)
- 2018 · Apple & Onion as Onion's Dad (voice)
- 2017 · Queer as Art as Self
- 2016 · Alice Through the Looking Glass as Cheshire Cat (voice)
- 2015 · The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show as Uncle Duke (voice)
- 2015 · Danger Mouse as Colonel K (voice)
- 2014 · The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Master of Laketown
- 2014 · Tiny Giants 3D as Narrator
- 2014 · Lily's Driftwood Bay as Lord Stag (voice)
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Winston Churchill (voice)
- 2013 · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as The Master of Laketown
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · Special Report – The Voice of Darts as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Veep as Nikolai Genidze
- 2011 · Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as Mycroft Holmes
- 2011 · Holy Flying Circus as God
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Fry and Laurie Reunited as Self
- 2010 · Alice in Wonderland as Cheshire Cat (voice)
- 2009 · Chris Moyles' Quiz Night as Self
- 2007 · Kingdom as Peter Kingdom
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Legends as Self (uncredited)
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Stormbreaker as Smithers
- 2006 · V for Vendetta as Deitrich
- 2005 · Ashes Fever as Self
- 2005 · Bones as Gordon Wyatt
- 2005 · Extras as Stephen Fry
- 2005 · Pocoyo as Narrator
- 2005 · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Narrator / The Guide (voice)
- 2005 · Doctor Who as C
- 2005 · American Dad! as John Michael Heaton (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Mr. Cavendish (voice)
- 2005 · MirrorMask as Librarian
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2003 · QI as Self - Presenter
- 2003 · Le Divorce as Piers Janely
- 2003 · Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind as Self
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2001 · 24 as Alastair Davies
- 2000 · Sabotage!! as Wellington
- 2000 · Click as Self
- 1998 · Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? as Self - Contestant
- 1998 · So Graham Norton as Self
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Wilde as Oscar Wilde
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
- 1995 · The Thin Blue Line as Blaster Sump
- 1995 · Kulturzeit as self
- 1995 · The Steal as Wimborne
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1990 · Jeeves and Wooster as Jeeves
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Terrance / Hazel / MI5 Man (voice)
- 1989 · A Bit of Fry & Laurie as
- 1988 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- 1985 · Screen Two as Humphrey Taylor
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1983 · Blackadder as Lord Melchett
- 1983 · Blackadder as General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
- 1983 · Blackadder as The Duke of Wellington
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Lord Snot
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1949 · The BAFTA Awards as Host
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Red, White & Royal Wedding as King James III
- Future · Now & Then as TG
- 2025 · Christmas Karma as Radio Presenter (Voice)
- 2025 · The Celebrity Traitors as Self - Contestant
- 2025 · Time Travel Is Dangerous! as Narrator (voice)
- 2025 · Lubach as Self
- 2024 · Black Samphire as Mari's Boss
- 2024 · Treasure as Edek
- 2024 · We Work for the Dead as Pruitt (voice)
- 2024 · Jeopardy! as Self - Presenter
- 2023 · Everything Now as Dr Nell
- 2023 · The Inventor as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
- 2022 · David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count as Self
- 2022 · Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History as Self - Narrator
- 2021 · It's Always Something as Narrator
- 2021 · Sparkling: The Story Of Champagne as Self / Sir Fopling Flutter
- 2021 · Night of the Living Dread as Meditation Guru (voice)
- 2021 · The Picture of Dorian Gray as The Interviewer
- 2019 · Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive as Self
- 2019 · Tomorrow as Chris
- 2019 · Greed as Self
- 2019 · Missing Link as Lord Piggot-Dunceby (voice)
- 2018 · The Con Is On as Sidney
- 2018 · Duck Duck Goose as Frazier (voice)
- 2017 · Battle of Soho as Self
- 2016 · The Great Indoors as Roland
- 2016 · Love & Friendship as Mr. Johnson
- 2016 · The Man Who Knew Infinity as Sir Francis Spring
- 2015 · Rocky Horror Show Live as Narrator
- 2014 · Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self
- 2014 · Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- 2013 · Yonderland as Cuddly Dick
- 2013 · Alleen Elvis blijft bestaan as Self
- 2013 · The Look of Love as Barrister
- 2012 · Gadget Man as Presenter
- 2012 · Shakespeare's Sonnets as
- 2012 · Just a Minute as Self
- 2012 · The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff as Skulkingworm
- 2012 · The Story of Musicals as Self
- 2011 · Ocean Giants as Narrater
- 2009 · House of Boys as Dr. Marsh
- 2009 · Country Tracks as Self
- 2008 · Pocoyo & the Space Circus as Narrator (English)
- 2007 · St Trinian's as Stephen Fry
- 2007 · Eichmann as Minister Tormer
- 2007 · Shrink Rap as Self
- 2006 · The Secret Show as
- 2006 · The Transporters as Narrator
- 2005 · A Cock and Bull Story as Patrick Curator / Parson Yorick
- 2005 · Nigella as Self
- 2005 · Missing as
- 2005 · 29 Minutes of Fame as Self - Panelist
- 2005 · Tom Brown's Schooldays as Dr. Thomas Arnold
- 2004 · Tooth as Pedro
- 2003 · Absolute Power as Charles Prentiss
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Chauffeur
- 2003 · Fortysomething as Derek
- 2002 · Thunderpants as Sir Anthony Silk
- 2001 · Gosford Park as Inspector Thompson
- 2001 · Four Play as Nigel Steele
- 2001 · In Search of the Prisoner as Self
- 2000 · Best as Frazer Crane
- 2000 · Gormenghast as
- 2000 · Longitude as Sir Kenelm Digby
- 1999 · The Magician's House as Jasper the Owl (voice)
- 1999 · Watership Down as Cowslip (voice)
- 1999 · Blackadder: Back & Forth as Melchett
- 1998 · A Civil Action as Pinder
- 1998 · In the Red as Controller, Radio 2
- 1997 · Spice World as Judge
- 1997 · Simply Wilde as Self
- 1997 · Oscar as Self
- 1994 · I.Q. as James Moreland
- 1993 · Camp Christmas as Santa Claus
- 1992 · Common Pursuit as
- 1992 · Peter's Friends as Peter Morton
- 1990 · Rita Rudner as
- 1989 · Anything More Would Be Greedy as
- 1989 · Employees From Hell as
- 1988 · Blackadder's Christmas Carol as Lords Melchett / Frondo
- 1988 · A Fish Called Wanda as Hutchison
- 1988 · Comic Relief as
- 1987 · The New Statesman as Piers Lonsdale
- 1987 · The Laughing Prisoner as No. 2
- 1987 · Filthy Rich & Catflap as P'Farty
- 1986 · Saturday Live as
- 1986 · Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger as
- 1985 · Happy Families as Doctor De Quincy
- 1983 · Alfresco as Various
- 1982 · Countdown as
- 1981 · Chariots of Fire as Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- Future · Touché as Narrator (voice)
- 2025 · Finding Father Christmas as Self
- 2024 · Bottom: Exposed as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · U.Me: The Musical as Narrator
- 2023 · The Dinosaur Hour as Self
- 2023 · Willem and Frieda: Defying the Nazis as
- 2022 · A Year on Planet Earth as Self - Presenter
- 2021 · Hating Peter Tatchell as Self (Actor, Comedian & Writer)
- 2020 · The Big Night In as Lord Melchett
- 2019 · Dancing with the Birds as Narrator
- 2019 · Almost Human as Narrator
- 2018 · M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity as M. C. Escher (voice)
- 2016 · Pocoyo's Halloween as Narrator
- 2014 · A Life on Screen as Self
- 2014 · That Sugar Film as The Sugar Family Sketch
- 2014 · Hidden Kingdoms as Narrator
- 2013 · Frost on Sketch Shows as Self
- 2011 · The Borrowers as Professor Mildeye
- 2011 · Ocean Giants as Narrator
- 2011 · Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry as Self
- 2009 · Last Chance to See as Self - Presenter
- 2009 · Last Chance to See as Self
- 2009 · Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self – Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Blackadder Rides Again as Self
- 2008 · Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments as Self
- 2008 · Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga as Self
- 2006 · The Story of Light Entertainment as Self - Narrator
- 2006 · Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot as Self
- 2004 · The Life and Death of Peter Sellers as Maurice Woodruff
- 2001 · The Discovery of Heaven as Onno Quist
- 2001 · Funny Old World 4 as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · Relative Values as Frederick Crestwell
- 2000 · Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration as Self
- 2000 · Longitude as Sir Kenelm Digby
- 2000 · The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything as
- 1996 · The Wind in the Willows as The Judge
- 1995 · Cold Comfort Farm as Mybug
- 1994 · The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller as Self
- 1990 · Old Flames as Daniel Davenport
- 1989 · Saturday Night Clive as
- 1988 · This Is David Lander as
- 1988 · A Handful of Dust as Reggie
- 1986 · The Dangerous Brothers as
- Future · Frank and Percy as
- 2025 · The Castle, Rebuilding History as Narrator
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as C (archive footage)
- 2024 · Jeopardy! Australia as Host
- 2023 · John Craxton: A Life of Gifts as John Craxton (Voice)
- 2023 · Mind Games - The Experiment as Narrator
- 2022 · Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba as Self
- 2022 · In Conversation with Alan Yentob as Self
- 2022 · The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films as Narrator
- 2016 · Santa Forgot as Narrator
- 2015 · Stephen Fry in Central America as Self - Presenter
- 2014 · Marked as Father Christmas
- 2014 · Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me as Self
- 2013 · Stephen Fry: Out There as Self
- 2013 · Super Clyde as Randolph
- 2013 · Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues as
- 2012 · Wagner & Me as Self
- 2011 · Fry's Planet Word as
- 2011 · Wogan on Wodehouse as Self
- 2011 · March of the Dinosaurs as Narrator (UK)
- 2008 · Stephen Fry in America as Self - Host
- 2008 · Last of the Dambusters as Narrator
- 2008 · The Machine That Made Us as Self - Presenter
- 2008 · Tales of the Riverbank as Owl (voice)
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: HIV & Me as Self - Presenter
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: Guilty as Self
- 2006 · Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive as
- 2005 · Dirty Tricks as Owl (voice)
- 2005 · Meet Pocoyo! as Narrator
- 2004 · A Bear Named Winnie as Protheroe
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- 2004 · Supergrass: A Home Movie as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · The Biggest Nose in Borneo as Narrator
- 2002 · The Making of Gosford Park as Self
- 2002 · Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time as The Minister of Chance
- 2001 · Baddiel's Syndrome as The Psychiatrist
- 2001 · Funny Old World 3 as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Funny Old World 2 as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Funny Old World 5 as Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · Stanley Baxter in Person as Self
- 1993 · Stalag Luft as Wing Commander James Forrester
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as King Charles I
- 1986 · Omnibus Presents Comic Relief as
- 1983 · The Crystal Cube as Dr. Adrian Cowlacey / Various Roles
- 1982 · There's Nothing to Worry About! as Various
- Future · Black Samphire as
- 2025 · This Ordinary Thing as Self (voice)
- 2025 · China's Wild Secrets as Narrated
- 2025 · Recall Me Maybe as Kevin
- 2025 · Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future as Self
- 2024 · About a Hero as
- 2024 · This Is Not Hollywood (The Unfinished Story of The Ibarretxe Brothers) as Self
- 2024 · We Are Home as Self - narrator (voice)
- 2024 · The Big Fat Quiz of Telly as Self
- 2023 · The Big Fat Quiz of Sport as Self
- 2023 · Dinosaur with Stephen Fry as
- 2022 · Mr Bear's Christmas as Narrator
- 2022 · Stuff the British Stole as Self
- 2022 · The Fringe, Fame and Me as Self
- 2022 · George Michael: Portrait of an Artist as Self
- 2021 · Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean as Narrator
- 2020 · Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World as Self
- 2020 · London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Fear of Dancing as Self - Actor & Writer
- 2020 · What's the Matter with Tony Slattery? as Self
- 2020 · Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley as Self
- 2019 · Churchill and the Movie Mogul as Self
- 2018 · Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self
- 2017 · And the Winner Isn't as Self
- 2017 · All Families Have Secrets: Patrick Gale's Art of Fiction as
- 2017 · 50 Years Legal as Self
- 2017 · Britain's Great Gay Buildings as
- 2017 · Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song as Self
- 2016 · The Killing$ of Tony Blair as Self
- 2016 · A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats as Self
- 2016 · The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On as Self
- 2015 · A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry as Self
- 2015 · Wimbledon: 2015 Official Film Review as Narrator
- 2015 · Do I Sound Gay? as Self
- 2014 · The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill as Self
- 2014 · Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest as
- 2014 · A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell as Self - Darts Fan
- 2014 · Mahout: The Great Elephant Walk as Narrator
- 2014 · Our Gay Wedding: The Musical as
- 2013 · Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin as
- 2013 · Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was as Narrator
- 2013 · The Lonely Dodo as Narrator/Mascarene Grass Frog
- 2013 · Stephen Fry's Key to the City as Self - Presenter
- 2012 · Doors Open as Professor Robert Gissing
- 2012 · Cicada Princess as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman as Oscar Wilde (voice)
- 2012 · Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets as Self
- 2012 · Twelfth Night as Malvolio
- 2012 · Jools Holland: My Life in Music as Self
- 2011 · Making Qi as Self
- 2011 · Botham: The Legend of '81 as Self
- 2011 · Benjamin Sniddlegrass and The Cauldron of Penguins as The Narrator
- 2010 · Lost Connection as Dad
- 2010 · Wagner and Me as Star
- 2010 · The Great American Oil Spill as Self
- 2010 · Stephen Fry Live at the Sydney Opera House as Stephen Fry
- 2009 · Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
- 2008 · Happy Birthday to GNU as Self
- 2008 · Pocoyo: Fun & Dance with Pocoyo as Narrator
- 2008 · Spectacled Bears: Shadows of the Forest as Narrator
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: HIV & Me as Self
- 2007 · Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out as Self
- 2007 · Snow White: The Sequel as The Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- 2005 · Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- 2005 · Pocoyo & Friends as Narrator
- 2002 · Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali as Andre Breton
- 1986 · The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self
- Future · Stephen Fry’s 21st Century Firsts as Self - Host
- 2006 · Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2000 · A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' as Self
- 1999 · A Profile of The Importance of Being Earnest as
- 1985 · Happy Families as Dr. De Quincy
- Future · This Is Soho as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · The Two Loves of Anthony Trollope as Narrator
- 2001 · Paddington Bear: The Early Years as
- 2001 · Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making as Self
- 2001 · Funny Old World as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? as Dr. Peter Robinson
- 1999 · The Tichborne Claimant as Hawkins
- 1999 · Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over as Self - Panellist
- 1999 · Geri as Self
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1994 · An Audience with Bob Monkhouse as
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
- 1987 · The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
- 1985 · The Good Father as Creighton
- 1982 · The Cellar Tapes as various
- Future · Le peuple miniature as