How much is Hugh Laurie Worth? Hugh Laurie Net Worth in 2025
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Hugh Laurie is an English actor, singer, musician, comedian, director and author, and his current net worth is $40 million.
Born in Oxford, England, his father won an Olympic gold medal in rowing at the 1948 London Games. He grew up here and attended the Dragon School, private school Eton Collage and Selwyn College, Cambridge, like his father.
Although he specialised in social anthropology, he studied for a degree in archaeology and anthropology.
Like his father, he rowed in school and university and won the British national title in 1977. He trained up to eight hours a day because he wanted to become an Olympic-standard rower.
After a bout of glandular fever, he abandoned rowing and joined the famous actor producing university drama club Cambridge Footlights. Here, he met Emma Thompson, had a relationship with her and met his comedy partner, Stephen Fry.
In his final university year, he took, as president of the Footlights, their annual revue, The Cellar Tapes to Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They won the Perrier Comedy Award and alongside Stephen and Emma, they wrote and appeared in Alfresco, a sketch comedy series.
How did Hugh Laurie get famous?
Subsequently, the comedy pair, Hugh and Stephen, starred in Blackadder, the classic British comedy series with Rowan Atkinson. The two of them collaborated across the years both on stage and television.
He had a short appearance conversing with Jennifer Aniston in the hit series Friends.
After more roles in mainly comedies, in 2004 he got cast in FOX’s medical drama, House M.D. He played the titular role of Dr. Gregory House for which he won two Golden Globe Awards in 2006 and 2007. For the next four years, he earned Golden Globe nominations for the role as well as Emmy Award nominations.
How does Hugh Laurie make money?
In 2011, Guinness World Records listed him as the most watched leading man on TV and one on the highest paid. He earned from $300,000 to $700,000 per episode during the course of House M.D.
For DreamWorks’ animated movie Monsters vs. Aliens he lent his voice to Dr. Cockroach. The movie went on to grossing $381 million at the box office.
He starred in Disney’s Tomorrowland in 2015 alongside George Clooney, but the movie did not receive the success it deserved.
In 2016, he starred with Tom Hiddleston in BBC’s The Night Manager. At the 2017 Golden Globes, he won an award for his performance.
He currently stars in the Hulu thriller series, Chance.
Hugh also has a musical career, having released in 2011 and 2013 two blues studio albums under Warner Bros. Records.