James Hugh Calum Laurie,
OBE (born 11 June 1959) , is an English actor, writer, director, musician, singer, comedian, and author. He first became known as one-half of the
Fry and Laurie double act with his friend and comedy partner
Stephen Fry, whom he joined in the cast of
A Bit of Fry & Laurie,
Blackadder, and
Jeeves and Wooster in the 1980s and 1990s.