Stephen Fry bibliography and filmography

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Stephen Fry is an English actor, comedian, author and television presenter. 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 . Fry played the lead in the film Wilde , played Melchett in the Blackadder television series, and was the host of celebrity comedy trivia show QI . He has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and three autobiographies, Moab Is My Washpot , The Fry Chronicles , and More Fool Me: A Memoir .

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Written works

Films and screenplays

YearTitleNotes
2003 Bright Young Things Nominated – British Independent Film Awards
Nominated – Emden International Film Festival
2006 The Magic Flute English translation of the libretto [1]

Musicals

YearTitleNotes
1984 Me and My Girl Adapted from Lupino Lane's script

Books

YearTitleNotes
1992 The Liar
1992 Paperweight Collection of Articles
1994 The Hippopotamus
1996 Making History Alternate history
Won – Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1997 Moab Is My Washpot Autobiography
2000 The Stars' Tennis Balls Revenge: A Novel in the US
Fry's take on The Count of Monte Cristo
2002Rescuing the Spectacled Bear: A Peruvian Diary
2004 Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music Ghostwritten by Tim Lihoreau
2005 The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within
2008Stephen Fry in America
2010 The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography [2] Autobiography
2014 More Fool Me: A Memoir
2017 Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece Greek Myths series
2018Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
2020Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold
2021Fry's Ties
2024OdysseyGreek Myths series

Plays

YearTitleNotes
1979 Latin! (or Tobacco and Boys.) Included in Paperweight
Won – Fringe First at the 1980 Edinburgh Festival.
2007 Pantomime Cinderella Performed at the Old Vic at Christmas. [3]

Published television scripts

YearTitleNotes
1990 A Bit of Fry & Laurie A Bit of Fry and Laurie – Series One
1991 A Bit More Fry & Laurie A Bit of Fry and Laurie – Series Two
1992 3 Bits of Fry & Laurie A Bit of Fry and Laurie – Series Three
1995 Fry & Laurie Bit No. 4 A Bit of Fry and Laurie – Series Four

Performances

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Chariots of Fire Singer in H.M.S. PinaforeUncredited
1985 The Good Father Creighton
1988 A Handful of Dust Reggie
A Fish Called Wanda Hutchison
1992 Peter's Friends Peter Morton
1994 IQ James Moreland
1995 Cold Comfort Farm Mybug
The Steal Wimborne
1996 The Wind in the Willows The Judge
1997 Wilde Oscar Wilde Won – Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Spice World Judge
Live from the LighthouseHost
1998 The Tichborne Claimant Hawkins
A Civil Action Pinder
1999 Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? Dr. Peter Robinson
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything Ambassador / Modern Man
2000 Best Frazer Crane
Relative Values Frederick Crestwell
Sabotage Lord Wellington
2001Four PlayNigel Steele
The Discovery of HeavenOnno
Gosford Park Inspector ThompsonWon – Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best Acting Ensemble
Won – Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Ensemble Cast
Won – Online Film Critics Society Awards for Best Ensemble
Won – Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for Best Acting Ensemble
Won – Satellite Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble
Won – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2002 Thunderpants Sir Anthony Silk
2003 Bright Young Things ChauffeurAlso director/writer/executive producer
Le Divorce Piers Janely
2004ToothPedro
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Maurice Woodruff
2005 MirrorMask Librarian
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Narrator/The GuideVoice only
A Cock and Bull Story Patrick Curator/Parson Yorick
2006 V for Vendetta Deitrich
Stormbreaker Smithers
2007 Eichmann Minister Tormer
St Trinian's Himself
Snow White: The Sequel The NarratorVoice only: English language version
2008 Tales of the Riverbank Owl
2009 House of Boys Dr. Marsh
2010 Alice in Wonderland Cheshire the Cheshire Cat Voice only
Animals United SocratesVoice only: English language version
2011 Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins The NarratorVoice only
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Mycroft Holmes
Summer Night, Winter MoonRufus
2012 A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman Oscar WildeVoice only
Clovis DardentorMr. Eustache
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Master of Lake-town
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2015 The Man Who Knew Infinity Sir Francis Spring
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Cheshire the Cheshire CatVoice only
Love & Friendship Mr Johnson
2018 The Con Is On SidneyDirect-to-VOD
Duck Duck Goose FrazierVoice only
2019 Missing Link Lord Piggot-Dunceby
Greed Himself
2023 The Inventor Leonardo da Vinci Voice only
Red, White & Royal Blue King James III
The Canterville Ghost Sir Simon de CantervilleVoice only
2024 Treasure Edek
TBAThe Enormous CrocodileThe Roly Poly BirdVoice only

Documentaries

YearTitleNotes
1999 Bill Bryson: Notes from a Small Island One episode [4]
2005Comedy Connections: A Bit of Fry & Laurie
2006 Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive Won International Emmy Award for Best Documentary
Who Do You Think You Are? One episode
2007Stephen Fry: HIV and Me
Stephen Fry: Guilty
2008Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Blackadder: The Whole Rotten Saga
Blackadder Rides Again
The Machine That Made UsPresenter; also known as Stephen Fry & the Gutenberg Press
Stephen Fry in America
2009 Last Chance to See Follow up to Douglas Adams' 1989 radio series and 1990 book, with Fry replacing Adams as presenter.
2010Stephen Fry on WagnerAlso known as Wagner & Me
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2011Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest GadgetsOne of the 100 Greatest strand
Fry's Planet Word Five-part documentary series exploring language
2012 Gadget Man Replaced by Richard Ayoade after the first series
2013 Stephen Fry: Out There
Stephen Fry's Key to the City
2014 Hidden Kingdoms Narrator
2015A Life On Screen - Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry in Central America
2016 The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On
201750 Years LegalAppear
2017–2019 EasyJet: Inside the Cockpit Narrator [5]
2020Stephen Fry's 21st Century FirstsPresenter [6]
2022Fantastic Beasts: A Natural HistoryPresenter [7]
A Year On Planet EarthPresenter [8]
2023Dinosaur with Stephen FryPresenter [9]
Stephen Fry: Willem & Frieda - Defying the Nazis Presenter [10]
2024Stephen Fry into Ukraine [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 University Challenge Contestant
1982 There's Nothing to Worry About! Various
Cambridge Footlights Revue Various CharactersAlso writer
TV movie
1983 The Crystal Cube Dr. Adrian Cowlacey/Various Roles
1983–1984 Alfresco Various
1984 The Young Ones Lord Snot
1985 Happy Families Doctor De Quincy
1986–1999The Blackadder series: Various members of the Melchett family throughout history, though he plays Arthur Wellesley (the Duke of Wellington) in Blackadder the Third and a couple scenes in Blackadder: Back & Forth.
1987 Filthy Rich & Catflap P'Farty
The Laughing PrisonerNo. 2Also writer
TV movie
1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996 A Bit of Fry and Laurie Himself, Various Roles4 seasons
1988, 1997 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Himself
1988 This Is David Lander David Lander
1989 The New Statesman Piers Lonsdale
1990–1993 Jeeves and Wooster Jeeves 23 episodes
1992 The Common Pursuit Humphrey Taylor
1993Stalag LuftWing Commander James ForresterTV movie
1995 The Thin Blue Line Brigadier Blaster SumpEpisode 6, Series 1, Kids Today
Laughter and LoathingJuvenalTV movie
1997 They Think It's All Over Himself (guest panellist)
1998 In the Red Controller, Radio 2
1999–2000 Watership Down Cowslip (voice)Series 1 and 2 only
2000 Gormenghast Professor BellgroveEpisodes 3 and 4
2002Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dalí André Breton TV movie
2003–2016 QI HostFry was replaced by Sandi Toksvig
2003, 2005 Absolute Power Charles Prentiss
2004 A Bear Named Winnie Protheroe the ZookeeperTV movie
2005 Tom Brown's Schooldays Dr. Thomas Arnold TV movie
2005–2007 Pocoyo NarratorAnimated children's programme
Series 1 and 2 only
2006 Extras HimselfEpisode: "Chris Martin"
2007 Shrink Rap Quasi-therapeutic interview conducted by Pamela Stephenson
2007–2009 Kingdom Peter Kingdom18 episodes
2007–2017 Bones Dr. Gordon Gordon Wyatt 6 episodes
2010 Little Crackers Headmaster10 minute short film
2011Derren Brown: The ExperimentsHimselfEpisode 1: "The Assassin"
March of the DinosaursNarrator
2012–2015 Peter Rabbit Mr. Tolly (voice)
2012 Doors Open Professor GissingTV movie
Also executive producer
2014 24: Live Another Day Prime Minister Alastair Davies8 episodes
2014, 2019 American Dad! Mr Cavendish / John Michael Heaton (voice)2 episodes
2014–2018 Lily's Driftwood Bay Lord Stag (voice)
2015–2019 Danger Mouse Colonel K (voice)
2016–2017 The Great Indoors Roland13 episodes
2016 Yonderland Cuddly Dick
2017 The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Uncle Duke (voice)Episode: "P-Bro/First Canine Police Force"
Veep Nikolai GenidzeEpisode: "Georgia"
Neo Yokio Principal (voice)
2018 Apple & Onion Onion's Dad (voice)2 episodes
2019 Mickey and the Roadster Racers Dr Waddleton Crutchley (voice)Episode: "Shennanygan"
The Big Narstie Show GuestSeason 2, Episode 7
2020 Doctor Who C Episode: "Spyfall"
Sex Education Quiz Host/HimselfCameo appearance
It's Pony Marcello Marvello (voice)Episode: "Delivery Pony/Magic Annie"
The Big Night In Lord MelchettPart of Children in Need and Comic Relief 's special, appearing alongside Prince William on a video call.
2021 It's a Sin Arthur Garrison2 episodes
The Simpsons Terrance, Head of MI5 / Terrance's Father / Hazel (voice)Episode: "The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A."
2022–2024 Heartstopper Headmaster Barnes (voice)5 episodes
2022 The Dropout Ian Gibbons 4 episodes
2022–2025 The Sandman Fiddler's Green / Gilbert 6 episodes
2023 The Morning Show Leonard CromwellSeason 3
Everything Now Dr Nell Season 1
Stephen Fry's Alternative Christmas MessageHimself / Presenter [12]
2024 Jeopardy! HostBritish, and later Australian, versions [13]
2025 Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Supervisor (voice)2 episodes
Harley Quinn Brainiac (voice)8 episodes [14]
The Celebrity Traitors HimselfContestant; series 1 [15]
Too Much Simon Remen2 episodes

Theatre

YearPlayNotes
1988 The Common Pursuit Humphrey Taylor
1995 Cell Mates George Blake
2012 Twelfth Night Malvolio

Radio shows

Audiobooks

Audio dramas

Video games

Miscellaneous

Directorial filmography

References

  1. "Branagh to make Mozart opera film". 1 November 2005 via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. Fry, Stephen (2 January 2010). "Ave atque Vale".
  3. "Douglas Adams Continuum Forum: webchat".
  4. Bill Bryson:Notes from a Small Island, Series 1, Episode 1 (Documentary), 10 January 1999, retrieved 24 May 2024
  5. EasyJet: Inside the Cockpit (Documentary), Stephen Fry, Iris De Kan, Emma Henderson, 14 August 2017, retrieved 13 September 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Stephen Fry's 21st Century Firsts". itv.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. "First look at BBC One's Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History With Stephen Fry". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. "A Year on Planet Earth (ITVX)". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  9. "Dinosaur with Stephen Fry". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. "Stephen Fry: Willem & Frieda - Defying Nazis". channel4.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  11. Planet Fry (31 July 2024). Stephen Fry into Ukraine . Retrieved 8 August 2024 via YouTube.
  12. "Stephen Fry's Alternative Christmas Message". channel4.com/press. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  13. "Jeopardy! Australia to begin filming next month with Stephen Fry as host". www.nine.com.au.
  14. Rangel, Felipe (8 February 2025). "DC's Newest Brainiac Casting Is Actually Perfect And I Can't Believe It Took This Long". Screen Rant . Valnet . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  15. "The Celebrity Traitors - Everything you need to know". BBC Media Centre. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.