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Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Acting·1957·215 films

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 Actor

V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta (2006)Deitrich
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)Master of Laketown
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (2010)Cheshire Cat (voice)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)The Master of Laketown
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)Mycroft Holmes
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)Cheshire Cat (voice)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)Narrator / The Guide (voice)
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)Chapter Passages Narrator (voice)
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)Hutchison
The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)Sir Francis Spring
Red, White & Royal Blue
Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)King James III
Gosford Park
Gosford Park (2001)Inspector Thompson
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire (1981)Cambridge Student at Society Day (uncredited)
Missing Link
Missing Link (2019)Lord Piggot-Dunceby (voice)
Stormbreaker
Stormbreaker (2006)Smithers
Love & Friendship
Love & Friendship (2016)Mr. Johnson
Spice World
Spice World (1997)Judge
St Trinian's
St Trinian's (2007)Stephen Fry
A Civil Action
A Civil Action (1998)Pinder
I.Q.
I.Q. (1994)James Morland
MirrorMask
MirrorMask (2005)Librarian
Wilde
Wilde (1997)Oscar Wilde
That Sugar Film
That Sugar Film (2014)The Sugar Family Sketch
Peter's Friends
Peter's Friends (1992)Peter Morton
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)Maurice Woodruff
The Con Is On
The Con Is On (2018)Sidney
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)Melchett
Duck Duck Goose
Duck Duck Goose (2018)Frazier (voice)
Greed
Greed (2019)Self
Le Divorce
Le Divorce (2003)Piers Janely
A Cock and Bull Story
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)Patrick Curator / Parson Yorick
The Look of Love
The Look of Love (2013)Barrister
Eichmann
Eichmann (2007)Minister Tormer
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things (2003)Chauffeur
Thunderpants
Thunderpants (2002)Sir Anthony Silk
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988)King Charles I
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)Mybug
Dancing with the Birds
Dancing with the Birds (2019)Narrator
The Borrowers
The Borrowers (2011)Professor Mildeye
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (1996)The Judge
Do I Sound Gay?
Do I Sound Gay? (2015)Self
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (2023)Sir Simon de Canterville (voice)
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)Oscar Wilde (voice)
Best
Best (2000)Frazer Crane
Treasure
Treasure (2024)Edek
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)Self
Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History
Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History (2022)Self - Narrator
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust (1988)Reggie
House of Boys
House of Boys (2009)Dr. Marsh
Relative Values
Relative Values (2000)Frederick Crestwell
Holy Flying Circus
Holy Flying Circus (2011)God
Longitude
Longitude (2000)Sir Kenelm Digby
The Discovery of Heaven
The Discovery of Heaven (2001)Onno Quist
A Friend of Dorothy
A Friend of Dorothy (2025)Dickie
A Bear Named Winnie
A Bear Named Winnie (2004)Protheroe
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)Lords Melchett / Frondo
Rocky Horror Show Live
Rocky Horror Show Live (2015)Narrator
The Inventor
The Inventor (2023)Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity
M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity (2018)M. C. Escher (voice)
Tiny Giants 3D
Tiny Giants 3D (2014)Narrator
Snow White: The Sequel
Snow White: The Sequel (2007)The Narrator (voice)
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (2000)Dr. Peter Robinson
March of the Dinosaurs
March of the Dinosaurs (2011)Narrator (UK)
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005)Dr. Thomas Arnold
Blackadder Rides Again
Blackadder Rides Again (2008)Self
Doors Open
Doors Open (2012)Professor Robert Gissing
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill (2014)Self
The Good Father
The Good Father (1985)Creighton
Tooth
Tooth (2004)Pedro
Tales of the Riverbank
Tales of the Riverbank (2008)Owl (voice)
Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me
Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me (2014)Self
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986)
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
Time Travel Is Dangerous! (2025)Narrator (voice)
The Steal
The Steal (1995)Wimborne
Almost Human
Almost Human (2019)Narrator
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)Self
The Killing$ of Tony Blair
The Killing$ of Tony Blair (2016)Self
Four Play
Four Play (2001)Nigel Steele
Christmas Karma
Christmas Karma (2025)Radio Presenter (Voice)
Hating Peter Tatchell
Hating Peter Tatchell (2021)Self (Actor, Comedian & Writer)
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (2012)Malvolio
Stalag Luft
Stalag Luft (1993)Wing Commander James Forrester
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist (2023)Self
Wagner & Me
Wagner & Me (2012)Self
Mind Games - The Experiment
Mind Games - The Experiment (2023)Narrator
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali (2002)Andre Breton
The Making of Gosford Park
The Making of Gosford Park (2002)Self
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010)Self
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba (2022)Self
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009)Self – Narrator (voice)
The Cellar Tapes
The Cellar Tapes (1982)various
Sabotage!!
Sabotage!! (2000)Wellington
50 Years Legal
50 Years Legal (2017)Self
Last Chance to See
Last Chance to See (2009)Self
Finding Father Christmas
Finding Father Christmas (2025)Self
Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)C (archive footage)
Queer as Art
Queer as Art (2017)Self
And the Winner Isn't
And the Winner Isn't (2017)Self
Ocean Giants
Ocean Giants (2011)Narrater
'V for Vendetta' Unmasked
'V for Vendetta' Unmasked (2006)Deitrich
Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song
Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song (2017)Self
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets (2012)Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)Self
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration (2000)Self
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)Self
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time (2002)The Minister of Chance
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future (2025)Self
Camp Christmas
Camp Christmas (1993)Santa Claus
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse (1994)
The Laughing Prisoner
The Laughing Prisoner (1987)No. 2
The Tichborne Claimant
The Tichborne Claimant (1999)Hawkins
Pocoyo & the Space Circus
Pocoyo & the Space Circus (2008)Narrator (English)
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count (2022)Self
Willem and Frieda: Defying the Nazis
Willem and Frieda: Defying the Nazis (2023)
The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On
The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On (2016)Self
Battle of Soho
Battle of Soho (2017)Self
The Machine That Made Us
The Machine That Made Us (2008)Self - Presenter
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Churchill and the Movie Mogul (2019)Self
Night of the Living Dread
Night of the Living Dread (2021)Meditation Guru (voice)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988)Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008)Self
Bottom: Exposed
Bottom: Exposed (2024)Narrator (voice)
The Big Night In
The Big Night In (2020)Lord Melchett
Super Clyde
Super Clyde (2013)Randolph
Wimbledon: 2015 Official Film Review
Wimbledon: 2015 Official Film Review (2015)Narrator
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987)Self
Geri
Geri (1999)Self
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making (2001)Self
Pocoyo's Halloween
Pocoyo's Halloween (2016)Narrator
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live (1986)Self
Sparkling: The Story Of Champagne
Sparkling: The Story Of Champagne (2021)Self / Sir Fopling Flutter
Stephen Fry Live at the Sydney Opera House
Stephen Fry Live at the Sydney Opera House (2010)Stephen Fry
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats (2016)Self
Frost on Sketch Shows
Frost on Sketch Shows (2013)Self
What's the Matter with Tony Slattery?
What's the Matter with Tony Slattery? (2020)Self
Joke
Joke (2026)
About a Hero
About a Hero (2024)
An Audience with Elton John
An Audience with Elton John (1997)Self
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News (2009)Self
Santa Forgot
Santa Forgot (2016)Narrator
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (2021)The Interviewer
This Is Not Hollywood (The Unfinished Story of The Ibarretxe Brothers)
This Is Not Hollywood (The Unfinished Story of The Ibarretxe Brothers) (2024)Self
We Work for the Dead
We Work for the Dead (2024)Pruitt (voice)
Fear of Dancing
Fear of Dancing (2020)Self - Actor & Writer
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot (2006)Self
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)Self
It's Always Something
It's Always Something (2021)Narrator
Lost Connection
Lost Connection (2010)Dad
Botham: The Legend of '81
Botham: The Legend of '81 (2011)Self
A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'
A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' (2000)Self
Le peuple miniature
Le peuple miniature (2014)
Paddington Bear: The Early Years
Paddington Bear: The Early Years (2001)
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and Me
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and Me (2001)Narrator of the Audiobooks
Stephen Fry: Guilty
Stephen Fry: Guilty (2007)Self
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind (2003)Self
Benjamin Sniddlegrass and The Cauldron of Penguins
Benjamin Sniddlegrass and The Cauldron of Penguins (2011)The Narrator
Hexed
Hexed (2026)Elias Quire (voice)
The Three Urns
The Three Urns (2026)Bookseller
This Ordinary Thing
This Ordinary Thing (2025)Self (voice)
Red, White & Royal Wedding
Red, White & Royal WeddingKing James III
Now & Then
Now & ThenTG
Tomorrow
Tomorrow (2019)Chris
Old Flames
Old Flames (1990)Daniel Davenport
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets (2012)
Making Qi
Making Qi (2011)Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
The Fringe, Fame and Me (2022)Self
Happy Families
Happy Families (1985)Dr. De Quincy
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life (2022)Self
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley
Scandal & Beauty: Mark Gatiss on Aubrey Beardsley (2020)Self
The Transporters
The Transporters (2006)Narrator
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (2007)Self
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'
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' (2005)Self
The Castle, Rebuilding History
The Castle, Rebuilding History (2025)Narrator
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly (2024)Self
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World (2020)Self
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry
A Life On Screen: Stephen Fry (2015)Self
Common Pursuit
Common Pursuit (1992)
The Biggest Nose in Borneo
The Biggest Nose in Borneo (2003)Narrator
Simply Wilde
Simply Wilde (1997)Self
Wogan on Wodehouse
Wogan on Wodehouse (2011)Self
Last of the Dambusters
Last of the Dambusters (2008)Narrator
Employees From Hell
Employees From Hell (1989)
Oscar
Oscar (1997)Self
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Jools Holland: My Life in Music (2012)Self
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration (2006)Self
Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest
Margery Booth: The Spy in the Eagle's Nest (2014)
The Big Fat Quiz of Sport
The Big Fat Quiz of Sport (2023)Self
Wild Africa / Tiny Giants
Wild Africa / Tiny Giants (2016)Narrator (Tiny Giants)
Pocoyo & Friends
Pocoyo & Friends (2005)Narrator
Ashes Fever
Ashes Fever (2005)Self
We Are Home
We Are Home (2024)Self - narrator (voice)
Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin
Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin (2013)
U.Me: The Musical
U.Me: The Musical (2024)Narrator
Black Samphire
Black Samphire (2024)Mari's Boss
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits (2009)Self - Narrator (voice)
Colleagues From Hell
Colleagues From Hell (1989)
Stephen Fry's Key to the City
Stephen Fry's Key to the City (2013)Self - Presenter
Recall Me Maybe
Recall Me Maybe (2025)Kevin
Mahout: The Great Elephant Walk
Mahout: The Great Elephant Walk (2014)Narrator
Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive
Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive (2019)Self
John Craxton: A Life of Gifts
John Craxton: A Life of Gifts (2023)John Craxton (Voice)
Stephen Fry: HIV & Me
Stephen Fry: HIV & Me (2007)Self
Pocoyo's Easter Picnic
Pocoyo's Easter Picnic (2018)
Meet Pocoyo!
Meet Pocoyo! (2005)Narrator
Mr Bear's Christmas
Mr Bear's Christmas (2022)Narrator
Spectacled Bears: Shadows of the Forest
Spectacled Bears: Shadows of the Forest (2008)Narrator
All Families Have Secrets: Patrick Gale's Art of Fiction
All Families Have Secrets: Patrick Gale's Art of Fiction (2017)
Supergrass: A Home Movie
Supergrass: A Home Movie (2004)Self (archive footage)
Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean
Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean (2021)Narrator
Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films
Listening through the Lens: The Christopher Nupen Films (2021)Narrator
Our Gay Wedding: The Musical
Our Gay Wedding: The Musical (2014)

As Director

As Writer