Stephen Fry
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Terrance / Hazel / MI5 Man (voice)
1989
Series
Bones
Gordon Wyatt
2005
Series
American Dad!
John Michael Heaton (voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
Mr. Cavendish (voice)
2005
Series
Doctor Who
C
2005
Series
24
Alastair Davies
2001
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
Sex Education
NSQC Quizmaster
2019
Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Winston Churchill (voice)
2014
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Top Gear
Self
2002
Film
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Master of Laketown
2014
Series
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
Series
The Sandman
Gilbert
2022
Series
The Morning Show
Leonard Cromwell
2019
Series
Veep
Nikolai Genidze
2012
Series
Harley Quinn
Brainiac (voice)
2019
Series
Heartstopper
Headmaster Barnes (voice)
2022
Series
QI
Self - Presenter
2003
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Series
Screen Two
Humphrey Taylor
1985
Series
Screen Two
Daniel Davenport
1985
Film
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Master of Laketown
2013
Film
Alice in Wonderland
Cheshire Cat (voice)
2010
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist
1996
Film
V for Vendetta
Deitrich
2006
Series
Omnibus
1967
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
Blackadder
Lord Melchett
1983
Series
Blackadder
General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
1983
Series
Blackadder
The Duke of Wellington
1983
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
2011
Series
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Series
Pocoyo
Narrator
2005
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self – writer and comedian
2022
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self - Writer and Comedian
2022
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self – Writer and broadcaster
2022
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Series
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Series
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Self - Contestant
1998
Series
Apple & Onion
William Steakspeare (voice)
2018
Series
Apple & Onion
Onion's Dad (voice)
2018
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Film
Red, White & Royal Blue
King James III
2023
Series
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Supervisor (voice)
2024
Film
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Cheshire Cat (voice)
2016
Series
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
Series
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves
1990
Series
Playhouse Presents
The European
2012
Series
Extras
Stephen Fry
2005
Series
The Dropout
Ian Gibbons
2022
Film
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Mycroft Holmes
2011
Series
The Young Ones
Lord Snot
1982
Series
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Uncle Duke (voice)
2015
Series
Click
Self
2000
Series
Kulturzeit
self
1995
Film
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Narrator / The Guide (voice)
2005
Series
Room 101
Self
1994
Series
The BAFTA Awards
Host
1949
Series
Danger Mouse
Colonel K (voice)
2015
Film
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Chapter Passages Narrator (voice)
2022
Series
Lily's Driftwood Bay
Lord Stag (voice)
2014
Series
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
2014
Series
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self
1988
Series
Kingdom
Peter Kingdom
2007
Film
Gosford Park
Inspector Thompson
2001
Film
Hexed
Elias Quire (voice)
2026
Film
A Fish Called Wanda
Hutchison
1988
Film
Missing Link
Lord Piggot-Dunceby (voice)
2019
Series
Too Much
Simon Remen
2025
Series
The Thin Blue Line
Blaster Sump
1995
Series
Legends
Self (uncredited)
2006
Series
So Graham Norton
Self
1998
Series
Lubach
Self
2025
Series
The New Statesman
Piers Lonsdale
1987
Series
It's a Sin
Arthur Garrison
2021
Series
Yonderland
Cuddly Dick
2013
Series
Watership Down
Cowslip (voice)
1999
Series
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Series
The Magician's House
Jasper the Owl (voice)
1999
Film
Chariots of Fire
Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)
1981
Film
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Sir Francis Spring
2016
Series
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Self
2009
Series
The Great Indoors
Roland
2016
Film
Duck Duck Goose
Frazier (voice)
2018
Film
The Canterville Ghost
Sir Simon de Canterville (voice)
2023
Missing
2005
Series
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
1976
Film
St Trinian's
Stephen Fry
2007
Series
Saturday Live
1986
Series
The Big Narstie Show
Self
2018
Film
Thunderpants
Sir Anthony Silk
2002
Film
A Civil Action
Pinder
1998
Series
The Celebrity Traitors
Self - Contestant
2025
Film
Spice World
Judge
1997
Film
Le Divorce
Piers Janely
2003
Series
Longitude
Sir Kenelm Digby
2000
Film
Wilde
Oscar Wilde
1997
Series
Country Tracks
Self
2009
Film
The Inventor
Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
2023
Series
Gormenghast
Professor Bellgrove
2000
Series
The Secret Show
2006
This Is David Lander
1988
Film
MirrorMask
Librarian
2005
Film
The Con Is On
Sidney
2018
Film
Stormbreaker
Smithers
2006
Saturday Night Clive
1989
Series
Everything Now
Dr Nell
2023
Series
Absolute Power
Charles Prentiss
2003
Series
Fortysomething
Derek
2003
Film
A Cock and Bull Story
Patrick Curator / Parson Yorick
2005
Series
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self
2014
Film
A Friend of Dorothy
Dickie
2025
Series
The Story of Musicals
Self
2012
Film
Love & Friendship
Mr. Johnson
2016
Series
Shrink Rap
Self
2007
Series
The Meaning of Life
Self
2009
Film
I.Q.
James Morland
1994
Series
Gadget Man
Presenter
2012
Film
Greed
Self
2019
Series
Alleen Elvis blijft bestaan
Self
2013
In Confidence
2010
Series
Countdown
1982
Film
Christmas Karma
Radio Presenter (Voice)
2025
Film
The Three Urns
Bookseller
2026
Series
Filthy Rich & Catflap
P'Farty
1987
Series
Alfresco
Various
1983
Film
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Maurice Woodruff
2004
Comic Relief
1988
Film
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
2008
Black Samphire
Film
The Wind in the Willows
The Judge
1996
Series
Nigella
Self
2005
Series
Hidden Kingdoms
Narrator
2014
Film
House of Boys
Dr. Marsh
2009
Series
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Skulkingworm
2012
Series
Happy Families
Doctor De Quincy
1985
Series
In the Red
Controller, Radio 2
1998
Film
Red, White & Royal Wedding
King James III
Series
A Life on Screen
Self
2014
Series
100 Questions with Tom Simons
Self
2026
Series
Just a Minute
Self
2012
Series
The Story of Light Entertainment
Self - Narrator
2006
Film
Bottom: Exposed
Narrator (voice)
2024
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Film
The Big Night In
Lord Melchett
2020
Film
Peter's Friends
Peter Morton
1992
Series
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Series
The Dangerous Brothers
1986
Series
A Year on Planet Earth
Self - Presenter
2022
Film
Treasure
Edek
2024
Film
Doctor Who at the Proms
C (archive footage)
2024
Film
The Look of Love
Barrister
2013
Film
M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity
M. C. Escher (voice)
2018
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
2023
Film
A Handful of Dust
Reggie
1988
Series
Jeopardy!
Self - Presenter
2024
Film
Bright Young Things
Chauffeur
2003
Film
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
Self
2000
Film
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self
2018
Film
Eichmann
Minister Tormer
2007
Film
That Sugar Film
The Sugar Family Sketch
2014
Film
Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History
Self - Narrator
2022
Series
Last Chance to See
Self - Presenter
2009
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
General Sir Anthony Melchett (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Film
Tooth
Pedro
2004
Film
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
King Charles I
1988
Series
Baddiel's Syndrome
The Psychiatrist
2001
Film
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Dr. Peter Robinson
2000
Series
The Assembly
Self
2025
Film
Santa Forgot
Narrator
2016
Film
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
1987
Film
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
Self
2022
Series
Stuff the British Stole
Self
2022
Series
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Various
1982
Film
Longitude
Sir Kenelm Digby
2000
Film
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
2002
Film
Finding Father Christmas
Self
2025
Film
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Lords Melchett / Frondo
1988
Film
The Biggest Nose in Borneo
Narrator
2003
Film
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
Self
2007
Series
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
Self
1994
Film
And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017
Film
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Melchett
1999
Film
Cold Comfort Farm
Mybug
1995
Film
Employees From Hell
1989
Series
The Dinosaur Hour
Self
2023
Series
Rita Rudner
1990
Anything More Would Be Greedy
Julian Holmes-Coppitt
1989
Film
Mind Games - The Experiment
Narrator
2023
Film
Black Samphire
Mari's Boss
2024
Film
Simply Wilde
Self
1997
Series
In Conversation with Alan Yentob
Self
2022
29 Minutes of Fame
Self - Panelist
2005
Film
The Discovery of Heaven
Onno Quist
2001
Film
Sparkling: The Story Of Champagne
Self / Sir Fopling Flutter
2021
Series
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Series
Stephen Fry in America
Self - Host
2008
Series
Ocean Giants
Narrator
2011
Series
London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year
Narrator (voice)
2020
Film
The Borrowers
Professor Mildeye
2011
Film
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
1989
Film
Shakespeare's Sonnets
2012
Film
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
Self
2025
Film
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
Narrator (voice)
2025
Film
This Ordinary Thing
Self (voice)
2025
Film
Wagner & Me
Self
2012
Film
Night of the Living Dread
Meditation Guru (voice)
2021
Film
Tales of the Riverbank
Owl (voice)
2008
Film
Happy Families
Dr. De Quincy
1985
Film
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Self
2019
Film
Joke
2026
Film
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
Self
2026
Stanley Baxter in Person
Self
1998
Film
Rocky Horror Show Live
Narrator
2015
Film
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Self
2010
Film
Blackadder Rides Again
Self
2008
Film
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Oscar Wilde (voice)
2012
Series
The Crystal Cube
Dr. Adrian Cowlacey / Various Roles
1983
Frank and Percy
Film
Pocoyo & the Space Circus
Narrator (English)
2008
Series
Britain's Great Gay Buildings
2017
Film
Do I Sound Gay?
Self
2015
Film
A Bear Named Winnie
Protheroe
2004
Film
Pocoyo's Halloween
Narrator
2016
Film
Common Pursuit
1992
Film
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986
Film
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
2008
Film
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self
2022
Series
Stephen Fry: Out There
Self
2013
Film
Hating Peter Tatchell
Self (Actor, Comedian & Writer)
2021
Film
Twelfth Night
Malvolio
2012
Film
V for Vendetta: Unmasked
Deitrich
2006
Film
Snow White: The Sequel
The Narrator (voice)
2007
Film
It's Always Something
Narrator
2021
Film
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Dr. Thomas Arnold
2005
Film
March of the Dinosaurs
Narrator (UK)
2011
Film
Relative Values
Frederick Crestwell
2000
Film
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
Self
2024
Series
Dinosaur with Stephen Fry
2023
Film
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
1988
Film
Stephen Fry Live at the Sydney Opera House
Stephen Fry
2010
Series
The Bible: A History
2010
Film
Dancing with the Birds
Narrator
2019
Film
Geri
Self
1999
Series
Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry
Self
2011
Film
We Are Home
Self - narrator (voice)
2024
Film
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
Self
2016
Film
The Good Father
Creighton
1985
Film
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
Self
2015
Dirty Tricks
Owl (voice)
2005
Film
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
Self
2023
Film
Benjamin Sniddlegrass and The Cauldron of Penguins
The Narrator
2011
Film
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Self – Narrator (voice)
2009
Film
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
2004
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
Self - Panellist
1999
Film
The Tichborne Claimant
Hawkins
1999
Film
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
The Minister of Chance
2002
Film
Our Gay Wedding: The Musical
2014
Film
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Self
2022
Film
Tiny Giants 3D
Narrator
2014
Film
Mahout: The Great Elephant Walk
Narrator
2014
Film
Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me
Self
2014
Film
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets
Self
2012
Film
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Self
2022
Film
About a Hero
2024
Film
The Machine That Made Us
Self - Presenter
2008
Film
The Cellar Tapes
various
1982
Film
Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive
Self
2019
Series
China's Wild Secrets
Narrated
2025
Film
John Craxton: A Life of Gifts
John Craxton (Voice)
2023
Film
Best
Frazer Crane
2000
Series
Jeopardy! Australia
Host
2024
Film
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Self
2007
Film
Doors Open
Professor Robert Gissing
2012
Film
An Audience with Elton John
Self
1997
Film
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and Me
Narrator of the Audiobooks
2001
A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
Self - Darts Fan
2014
Film
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits
Self - Narrator (voice)
2009
Series
Fry's Planet Word
2011
Film
Battle of Soho
Self
2017
Film
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Andre Breton
2002
Film
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Film
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994
Film
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Interviewer
2021
Film
Last Chance to See
Self
2009
Series
QI XL
Self - Presenter (2009 - 2015)
2009
Film
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'
Self
2005
The Two Loves of Anthony Trollope
Narrator
2004
Film
The Laughing Prisoner
No. 2
1987
The Lonely Dodo
Narrator/Mascarene Grass Frog
2013
Film
Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films
Narrator
2021
Film
Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song
Self
2017
Film
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Self
2012
This Is Soho
Narrator (voice)
Film
Supergrass: A Home Movie
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Self
2001
Series
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
2006
Film
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
Narrator (voice)
2026
Film
Ocean Giants
Narrater
2011
Film
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
1986
Film
Stephen Fry: Guilty
Self
2007
Film
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self
2005
Film
Four Play
Nigel Steele
2001
Film
Stephen Fry: HIV & Me
Self
2007
Film
The Steal
Wimborne
1995
Hugh Laurie: Copper Bottom Blues
2013
Film
Fear of Dancing
Self - Actor & Writer
2020
Film
The Castle, Rebuilding History
Narrator
2025
Series
Wagner and Me
Star
2010
Film
Paddington Bear: The Early Years
2001
Film
What's the Matter with Tony Slattery?
Self
2020
Marked
Father Christmas
2014
Film
Super Clyde
Randolph
2013
Film
Holy Flying Circus
God
2011
Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was
Narrator
2013
Series
Stephen Fry in Central America
Self - Presenter
2015
Film
Frost on Sketch Shows
Self
2013
Film
The Big Fat Quiz of Sport
Self
2023
Film
Wogan on Wodehouse
Self
2011
Film
We Work for the Dead
Pruitt (voice)
2024
Happy Birthday to GNU
Self
2008
Film
The Transporters
Narrator
2006
Special Report – The Voice of Darts
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Wimbledon: 2015 Official Film Review
Narrator
2015
Series
Stephen Fry: HIV & Me
Self - Presenter
2007
Film
Wild Africa / Tiny Giants
Narrator (Tiny Giants)
2016
Film
Willem and Frieda: Defying the Nazis
2023
Film
Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin
2013
Film
Old Flames
Daniel Davenport
1990
Film
Stalag Luft
Wing Commander James Forrester
1993
Film
Sabotage!!
Wellington
2000
Film
Pocoyo's Easter Picnic
2018
Pocoyo: Fun & Dance with Pocoyo
Narrator
2008
Film
Queer as Art
Self
2017
Film
Recall Me Maybe
Kevin
2025
Film
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Self
2009
Film
Now & Then
TG
Series
Stephen Fry’s 21st Century Firsts
Self - Host
Film
The Killing$ of Tony Blair
Self
2016
Film
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
Self
2020
Film
Last of the Dambusters
Narrator
2008
Touché
Narrator (voice)
2026
Film
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Self
2006
Film
Camp Christmas
Santa Claus
1993
Film
Making Qi
Self
2011
Film
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
Self
2025
Film
Tomorrow
Chris
2019
Film
Botham: The Legend of '81
Self
2011
The Great American Oil Spill
Self
2010
Film
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2006
Film
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
Self
2003
Film
Stephen Fry's Key to the City
Self - Presenter
2013
A Profile of The Importance of Being Earnest
1999
Film
Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean
Narrator
2021
Film
The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On
Self
2016
Film
Almost Human
Narrator
2019
Film
This Is Not Hollywood (The Unfinished Story of The Ibarretxe Brothers)
Self
2024
Film
U.Me: The Musical
Narrator
2024
Film
Spectacled Bears: Shadows of the Forest
Narrator
2008
Film
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
Self
2020
Film
Mr Bear's Christmas
Narrator
2022
Funny Old World 2
Narrator (voice)
2001
In Search of the Prisoner
Self
2001
Film
Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest
2014
Film
A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'
Self
2000
Film
Lost Connection
Dad
2010
Film
50 Years Legal
Self
2017
Film
Oscar
Self
1997
Film
Ashes Fever
Self
2005
Film
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
Self
2014
Funny Old World 5
Narrator (voice)
2001
Film
All Families Have Secrets: Patrick Gale's Art of Fiction
2017
Film
Meet Pocoyo!
Narrator
2005
Funny Old World 4
Narrator (voice)
2001
Film
Le peuple miniature
2014
Funny Old World 3
Narrator (voice)
2001
Cicada Princess
Narrator (voice)
2012
Funny Old World
Narrator (voice)
2001
Film
Pocoyo & Friends
Narrator
2005