Stephen Fry Biography (1957-)

Full name, Stephen John Fry; born August 24, 1957, in Hampstead, London, England; son of Alan John (a physicist and inventor) and Marianne Eve (maiden name, Newman) Fry. Addresses: Agent: Hamilton Hodell, Ltd., 24 Hanway St., First Floor, London W1T 1UH, United Kingdom.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, comedian, producer, director, writer
Birth Details: August 24, 1957; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Himself, "Dangervision," Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger, 1986
Creighton, The Good Father, Skouras, 1987
Himself, The Secret Policeman's Third Ball, Miramax, 1987
(Uncredited) Himself (in AIDS sketch), Kung-Fu Master, 1987
Hatchison, A Fish Called Wanda, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artist,1988
Reggie, A Handful of Dust, New Line Cinema, 1988
Daniel Davenport, Old Flames, 1989
Peter Morton, Peter's Friends, Samuel Goldwyn, 1992
God, Sylvia Hates Sam, 1993
Wimborne, The Steal, 1994
James Moreland, I.Q., Paramount, 1995
Mybug, Cold Comfort Farm, Gramercy, 1995
The judge, The Wind in the Willows (also known as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride), Columbia, 1996
Oscar Wilde (title role), Wilde (also known as Oscar Wilde), Dove International, 1996
Judge, Spice World, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
Sir Henry Hawkins, The Tichborne Claimant, Redbus Film Distribution, 1998
Pinder, A Civil Action, Buena Vista, 1998
Dr. Peter Robinson, Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?, USA Films,1999
Bishop Flavius Melchett, Melchett, General Melchecus, and Wellington, Blackadder Back & Forth, 1999
Frazer Crane, Best, 1999
Frederick Crestwell, Relative Values, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2000
Duke of Wellington, Sabotage! (also known as Sabotage!! andSabotaje), 2000
Himself, A Profile of "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp," 2000
Nigel Steele (therapist), Londinium (also known as Four Play and Fourplay), The Asylum, 2001
Onno, The Discovery of Heaven (also known as De Ontdekking vande hemel), 2001
Inspector Thompson, Gosford Park, USA Films, 2001
Himself, The Very Best of Have I Got News for You, Vision Collection International, Ltd., 2002
Sir Anthony Silk, Thunderpants (also known as Donderbroek and L'incroyable histoire de Patrick Smash), 2002
Chauffeur, Bright Young Things, ThinkFilm, 2003
Piers Janely, Le divorce, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Pedro, Tooth, 2004
Himself, From the Bottom Up, Paramount, 2004
Film Work
Executive producer and director, Bright Young Things, ThinkFilm, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Alfresco, 1982-1984
Dr. De Quincy, Happy Families, 1985
Himself and various characters, Saturday Live, 1986-1987
Lord Melchett, Blackadder II (also known as Black-Adder II), 1986
Title role, This Is David Lander, 1988
Various characters, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, 1989-1991
General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett, Blackadder Goes Forth, 1989
Reginald Jeeves, Jeeves and Wooster, PBS, 1990
Jeeves and host, Jeeves and Wooster, Series II, PBS, 1992
Jeeves, Jeeves and Wooster, Series III, PBS, 1993
Jeeves, Jeeves and Wooster, Series IV, PBS, 1994
Host, A Christmas Night with the Stars, 1994
Voice of Cowslip, Watership Down, YTV, 1999
Narrator, Fire Island, 1999
Himself, The Sketch Show Story (also known as Victoria Wood's Sketch Show Story), BBC, 2001
Voice of the psychiatrist, Baddiel's Syndrome, 2001
Voice of Maurice, Da Mob (animated), Fox Family, 2001
Host, QI (also known as Quite Interesting), BBC, 2003
Charles Prentiss, Absolute Power, 2003
Miniseries
Controller, Radio two, In the Red, 1998
Sir Kenhelm Digby, Longitude, 2000
Professor Bellgrove, Gormenghast, 2000
Movies
Number two, The Laughing Prisoner, 1987
King Charles I, Blackadder: The Cavalier Years, 1988
Lord Melchett/Lord Frondo, Blackadder's Christmas Carol, Arts andEntertainment, 1988
Daniel Davenport, Old Flames, 1989
Narrator, Mr. Roadrunner, 1991
James Forrester, Stalag Luft, 1993
Juvenal, Laughter and Loathing, 1995
Voice of Jaspar the Owl, The Magician's House, BBC, 1999
Maurice Woodruff, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, HBO, 2004
Pilots
Derek, Fortysomething, ITV, 2003
Specials
Various characters, Cambridge Footlights Revue, 1982
Various roles, The Crystal Cube, 1983
Himself, Weekend in Wallop, 1984
Himself, Hysteria! Hysteria! Hysteria!, 1988
Himself, A Night of Comic Relief 2, 1989
Himself, The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball, 1989
Himself, Hysteria 2!, 1989
Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre: A 20th Anniversary Special, PBS,1991
Himself, Don't Panic, 1992
Himself, Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes, 1993
Humphrey Taylor, Common Pursuit, PBS, 1992
Himself, An Audience with Bob Monkhouse, 1994
(Uncredited) Himself, An Audience with Elton John, 1997
Himself, Carry on Darkly, 1998
King Charles II, A Royal Birthday Celebration, 1998
Himself, Live from the Lighthouse, 1998
Himself, The Book Quiz, 1998

Himself, The Comedy Trail: A Shaggy Dog Story, BBC, 1999
Himself, The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything, BBC,1999
Host, Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration, 2000
Himself, Comic Relief Short Pants, 2001
Host, The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2001
Himself, Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty, BBC, 2001
Himself, Comic Relief Presents: Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over, 2001
Himself, Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute, 2002
Host, The Orange British Academy Film Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Presenter, "They Think It's a Question of Sport," Sport Relief, 2002
Himself, 40 Years of University Challenge, BBC, 2002
Host, The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2003
Andre Breton, Surrealismo: The Trial of Salvador Dali, BBC4 and BBC2, 2002
Himself--University Challenge, Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do,BBC, 2003
Host, BAFTA TV Awards 2004, 2004
Himself, Bob Monkhouse: A BAFTA Tribute, 2004
Narrator, The Two Loves of Anthony Trollope, 2004
Episodic
Lord Snot, "Bambi," The Young Ones, 1984
Alas Smith & Jones, 1985
The Lenny Henry Show, 1985
Himself, Wogan, 1986
P'Farty, Filthy, Rich and Catflap, 1987
The Duke of Wellington, "Duel and Duality," Blackadder the Third,1987
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, 1988, 1997
Piers Lonsdale, "The Haltemprice Bunker," The New Statesman, 1989
Rita Rudner, 1990
Himself, "Douglas Adams," The South Bank Show, 1992
Himself, Have I Got News for You, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001
Oscar Wilde, "Oscar," Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times, 1993
Himself, "John Lloyd's A-Z of Comedy: Part 1," The South Bank Show, 1993
"The Hunt for the Red Fox," Woof!, 1993
Himself, Clive Anderson Talks Back, 1993
Himself, The Unpleasant World of Penn and Teller, 1994
Himself, Sunday Night Clive, 1994
Brigadier Blaster Sump, "Kids Today," The Thin Blue Line, 1995
Himself, Shooting Stars, 1996, 1997
Himself, Clive Anderson All Talk, 1996, 1997
Himself, TFI Friday, 1996
Himself, They Think It's All Over, 1997
Himself, Late Lunch, 1998
Himself, So Graham Norton, 1998
Himself, Bill Bryson: Notes from a Small Island, 1999
Richard Whiteley Unbriefed, 1999
Himself, Parkinson, BBC, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
Himself, The Johnny Vaughan Film Show, 1999
Himself, The Priory, Channel 4, 2000
Himself, Countdown, 2000
Himself, Late Night Poker, 2000
Himself, Room 101, 2001
Himself, "Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World," Omnibus,BBC, 2001
Himself, "Whacko!," Bob Martin, 2001
Himself, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2002
Himself, The Kumars at No. 42, BBC, 2002
Himself, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV, 2003
Himself, Top Gear, BBC, 2003
Himself, Rove Live, Ten Network, 2003
Himself, "Comic Relief," University Challenge, 2003
Himself, V Graham Norton, 2003
(In archive footage) Himself, "Stephen Fry," Comedy from Merton to Enfield, 2003
Himself, Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind (also known as Trick of the Mind), 2004
Television Work
Specials
Stage director, Hysteria! Hysteria! Hysteria!, 1988
Stage director, Hysteria 2!, 1989
Radio Appearances
Colour Supplement, BBC, 1985
Loose Ends, BBC Radio 4, 1985-1988
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, 1987
Saturday Night Fry, 1987
LBC Newstalk, 1990
In the Red, BBC Radio 4, 1995
Stage Appearances
Latin, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1980, then Lyric Hammersmith, London, 1983
The Cellar Tapes, Edinburgh Festival, 1981, then Lyric Hammersmith, 1983
Forty Years On, Chichester Festival and Queen's Theatre, London, 1984
The Common Pursuit, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1988
Look Look, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1989
Cell Mates, 1995
Stage Director
Hysteria (benefit), 1987, then 1989
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
The Liar, 1995
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, 1999
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling, 2000
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling, 2000
The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time by Douglas Adams, 2002
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling, 2003
Also read The Vicar of Nibbleswick by Roald Dahl; Vintage Stuffby Tom Sharpe; The Wilt Alternative by Tom Sharpe; Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. Forster; Cautionary Verses by Hilaire Belloc; The Hippopotamus; The Best of Fry and Laurie; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling.
Video Games
Voice of narrator, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Gossip, 1983
Bright Young Things, ThinkFilm, 2003
Television Movies
The Laughing Prisoner, 1987
Television Specials
Cambridge Footlights Revue, 1982
The Crystal Cube, 1983
Hysteria! Hysteria! Hysteria!, 1988
Hysteria 2!, 1989
The Orange British Academy Film Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2002 The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2003
Television Episodes
Wrote episodes of Alfresco; Pushing Up Daisies; A Bit ofFry and Laurie; Saturday Live; Fire Island; Not the Nine O'Clock News, BBC.
Television Writing
Other
Wrote Mastermind, BBC.
Plays
Latin, produced at Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1980,then New End Theater, London, 1989
(With others) Me and My Girl, produced c. 1984, then Marquis Theatre, New York City, 1986-1988
Revues
(With Cambridge Footlights Dramatic Club) Electric Voodoo, 1980
(With Cambridge Footlights Dramatic Club) The Cellar Tapes, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1981, then Lyric Hammersmith, London, 1983
Radio
Wrote Injury Time, BBC Radio; Extra Dry Sherrin, BBC Radio;Frybeat, BBC Radio; Lose Ends, BBC Radio; Delve Special, BBC Radio; Saturday Night Fry, BBC Radio.
Novels
The Liar, Heinemen, 1991, Soho, 1993
The Hippopotamus, Hutchinson, 1994, Random House, 1995
Making History: A Novel, Hutchinson, 1996, Random House, 1997
The Stars' Tennis Balls Hutchinson, 2000, then published in U.S. as Revenge, Random House, 2002
Essays
(With others) Bloody Lucky: Writing on Cricket, 1990
Paperweight, Heinemann, 1992
Autobiography
Moab Is My Washpot, Hutchinson, 1997, published in the U.S. by Random House, 1999
Other
(With Hugh Laurie) A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Mandarin, 1990
(With Laurie) A Bit More of Fry & Laurie, Mandarin, 1991
(With Laurie) Three Bits of Fry & Laurie, Heinemann, 1992
(With Laurie) Fry and Laurie 4, Mandarin, 1994
Rescuing the Spectacled Bear, 2002
Also contributed articles to Arena, London Illustrated News, Tatler, The Independent, and The Listener.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

The Advocate, April 28, 1998, p. 58
Interview, June, 1998, p. 32
Variety, April 22, 2002, p. 15; February 9, 2004, p. B2

Electronic

Stephen Fry Official Site, http://www.stephenfry.com/, June 12, 2004

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