Stephen Fry bibliography and filmography

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.

Fry in "Happy Birthday to GNU (2008)"

Written works

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Films and screenplays

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Year Title Notes
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

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Year Title Notes
1984 Me and My Girl Adapted from Lupino Lane's script

Books

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Year Title Notes
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
2002 Rescuing 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
2008 Stephen 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 Make up the trilogy Mythos.
2018 Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
2020 Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold
2021 Fry's Ties

Plays

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Year Title Notes
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

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Year Title Notes
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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Chariots of Fire Singer in H.M.S. Pinafore Uncredited
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 Lighthouse Host
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
2001 Four Play Nigel Steele
The Discovery of Heaven Onno
Gosford Park Inspector Thompson Won – 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 Chauffeur Also director/writer/executive producer
Le Divorce Piers Janely
2004 Tooth Pedro
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Maurice Woodruff
2005 MirrorMask Librarian
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Narrator/The Guide Voice 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 Narrator Voice 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 Socrates Voice only: English language version
2011 Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins The Narrator Voice only
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Mycroft Holmes
Summer Night, Winter Moon Rufus
2012 A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman Oscar Wilde Voice only
Clovis Dardentor Mr. 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 Cat Voice only
Love & Friendship Mr Johnson
2018 The Con Is On Sidney Direct-to-VOD
Duck Duck Goose Frazier Voice 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 Canterville Voice only
2024 Treasure Edek
TBA The Enormous Crocodile The Roly Poly Bird Voice only

Documentaries

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Year Title Notes
1999 Bill Bryson: Notes from a Small Island One episode[4]
2005 Comedy Connections: A Bit of Fry & Laurie
2006 Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive Won Emmy Award for Best Documentary
Who Do You Think You Are? One episode
2007 Stephen Fry: HIV and Me
Stephen Fry: Guilty
2008 Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Blackadder: The Whole Rotten Saga
Blackadder Rides Again
The Machine That Made Us Presenter; 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.
2010 Stephen Fry on Wagner Also known as Wagner & Me
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2011 Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets One 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
2015 A Life On Screen - Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry in Central America
2016 The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On
2017 50 Years Legal Appear
2017–2019 EasyJet: Inside the Cockpit Narrator[5]
2020 Stephen Fry's 21st Century Firsts Presenter[6]
2022 Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History Presenter[7]
A Year On Planet Earth Presenter[8]
2023 Dinosaur with Stephen Fry Presenter[9]
Stephen Fry: Willem & Frieda - Defying the Nazis Presenter[10]
2024 Stephen Fry into Ukraine [11]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 University Challenge Contestant
1982 There's Nothing to Worry About! Various
Cambridge Footlights Revue Various Characters Also 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
1986–1999 The 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 Prisoner No. 2 Also writer
TV movie
1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996 A Bit of Fry and Laurie Himself, Various Roles 4 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
1992 The Common Pursuit Humphrey Taylor
1993 Stalag Luft Wing Commander James Forrester TV movie
1995 The Thin Blue Line Brigadier Blaster Sump Episode 6, Series 1, Kids Today
Laughter and Loathing Juvenal TV 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 Bellgrove Episodes 3 and 4
2002 Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dalí André Breton TV movie
2003–2016 QI Host Fry was replaced by Sandi Toksvig
2003, 2005 Absolute Power Charles Prentiss
2004 A Bear Named Winnie Protheroe the Zookeeper
2005 Tom Brown's Schooldays Dr. Thomas Arnold TV movie
Pocoyo Narrator Animated children's programme

Series 1 and 2 only

2006 Extras Himself
2007 Shrink Rap Quasi-therapeutic interview conducted by Pamela Stephenson
2007–2009 Kingdom Peter Kingdom
2007–2017 Bones Dr. Gordon Gordon Wyatt
2010 Little Crackers Headmaster 10 minute short film
2011 Derren Brown: The Experiments
March of the Dinosaurs Narrator
2012–2015 Peter Rabbit Mr. Tolly (voice)
2012 Doors Open Professor Gissing TV movie
Also executive producer
2014 24: Live Another Day Prime Minister Alastair Davies
2014, 2019 American Dad! Mr Cavendish / John Michael Heaton (voice)
2014–2018 Lily's Driftwood Bay Lord Stag (voice)
2015–2019 Danger Mouse Colonel K (voice)
2016–2017 The Great Indoors Roland
2016 Yonderland Cuddly Dick
2017 The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Uncle Duke (voice) Episode: "P-Bro/First Canine Police Force"
Veep Nikolai Genidze
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 Guest Season 2, Episode 7
2020 Doctor Who C Episode: "Spyfall"
Sex Education Quiz Host/Himself Cameo appearance
It's Pony Marcello Marvello (voice) Episode: "Delivery Pony/Magic Annie"
The Big Night In Lord Melchett Part of Children in Need and Comic Relief's special, appearing alongside Prince William on a video call.
2021 It's a Sin Arthur Garrison
The Simpsons Terrance, Head of MI5, Terrance's Father, and Hazel (voice) Episode: "The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A."
2022–present Heartstopper Headmaster Barnes (voice only)
2022 The Dropout Ian Gibbons
The Sandman Fiddler's Green / Gilbert
2023 The Morning Show Leonard Cromwell Season 3
Everything Now Dr Nell Season 1
Stephen Fry's Alternative Christmas Message Himself / Presenter [12]
2024 Jeopardy! Host British, and later Australian, versions[13]

Theatre

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Year Play Notes
1988 The Common Pursuit Humphrey Taylor
1995 Cell Mates George Blake
2012 Twelfth Night Malvolio

Radio shows

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Audiobooks

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  • Moab Is My Washpot (1997) ISBN 1-85686-268-2
  • Paperweight Volume 1 (1998) ISBN 978-1-85686-296-7
  • Harry Potter series, UK versions (1999–2007)
  • The Hippopotamus (2000) ISBN 1-84197-129-4
  • Montmorency (2004) ISBN 978-1-84440-025-6
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) ISBN 1-4050-5397-6
  • Higher Ground Project (2005) ISBN 1-84458-643-X
  • The Ode Less Travelled (2006) ISBN 1-85686-842-7
  • Paperweight Volume 2 (2007) ISBN 978-1-85686-501-2
  • The Best of Paddington on CD: Complete & Unabridged (2008) ISBN 0-00-716169-7
  • Stephen Fry Presents a Selection of Anton Chekhov's Short Stories (Unabridged) (2008)
  • Stephen Fry Presents a Selection of Oscar Wilde's Short Stories (Unabridged) (2008)
  • The Dongle of Donald Trefusis (Podcasts, 2009)
  • The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography (2010)
  • The Enormous Crocodile (2013)
  • Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection (2017)
  • Paddington and the Christmas Surprise (2020)
  • Paddington and the Grand Tour (2022)
  • Paddington in the Garden (2022)
  • Paddington: The Original Story of the bear from Peru (2022)
  • Paddington at the Palace (2022)
  • Paddington at the Circus (2022)

Audio dramas

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Video games

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Miscellaneous

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Directorial filmography

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References

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  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.
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