Stephen Fry

Sir Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, and writer. He came to prominance in the sketch comedy series ''Alfresco'' (1983–1984) and the sitcom ''Blackadder'' (1986–1989). Fry and Hugh Laurie formed the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, starring together in ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' (1989–1995) and ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990–1993), while Fry's later television roles include ''Kingdom'' (2007–2009), ''Bones'' (2007–2017) and ''It's a Sin'' (2021). Fry was the original host of the comedy panel show ''QI'' (2003–2016), for which he was nominated for six British Academy Television Awards. In 2006, the British public ranked Fry number 9 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.

Fry's film credits include ''Chariots of Fire'' (1981), ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (1988) ''Gosford Park'' (2001), ''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers'' (2004), ''V for Vendetta'' (2005), ''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' (2011), and ''Love & Friendship'' (2016). He portrays the Cheshire Cat in ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010) and its 2016 sequel, and the Master of Lake-town in the film trilogy adaptation of ''The Hobbit''. For playing Oscar Wilde in the film ''Wilde'' (1997), Fry was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Between 2001 and 2017, he hosted the British Academy Film Awards 12 times.

Fry is known for his work in theatre. In 1984, he adapted ''Me and My Girl'' for the West End where it ran for eight years and received two Laurence Olivier Awards. After it transferred to Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination. In 2012 he played Malvolio in ''Twelfth Night'' at Shakespeare's Globe. The production was then taken to the West End, before transferring to Broadway where he received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Fry has written and presented several documentary series, including the Emmy Award-winning ''Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive'' (2006) and the travel series ''Stephen Fry in America'' (2008). He is also a prolific writer, contributing to newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and three autobiographies. He has lent his voice to numerous projects including the audiobooks for all seven of the ''Harry Potter'' novels as well as the ''Paddington Bear'' books. Since 2011, Fry has served as president of the mental health charity Mind. In 2025, Fry was knighted for services to mental health awareness, the environment and charity. Provided by Wikipedia