Stephen John Fry was born on 24 August 1957 in Hampstead, London, UK. He is an English comedian, writer, actor, novelist, filmmaker and television personality.

His childhood and teen years were spent getting into trouble in various boarding schools, along the way discovering that he was gay, and ultimately a three month stint in Pucklechurch Prison for using stolen credit cards, until he studied hard enough to gain a scholarship to Cambridge University.

He joined the famed drama club where he met and befriended fellow actors Emma Thompson, Tony Slattery, Ben Elton, and Hugh Laurie, the last of whom became his best friend, writing partner, and eventually, co-star in shows such as A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster.

From there, various aspects of his career took off, making him a millionaire before age thirty. He still had rocky times, however, and following a "breakdown" in 1995 was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

He starred in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987) and Rowan Atkinson's Black Adder series and A Fish Called Wanda (1988). Another his roles include Peter's Friends (1992), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Wilde (1997), Spice World (1998), and A Civil Action (1998).

Filmography

• House of Boys (2007)
• The Water Warriors (2009)
• Valkyrie (2008)
• Tales of the Riverbank (2008)
• St. Trinian's (2007)
• Eichmann (2007)
• "Kingdom" (12 episodes, 2007)
• "Bones" (4 episodes, 2007)
• Stormbreaker (2006)
• V for Vendetta (2005)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
• "Pocoyo" (2005)
• "Absolute Power" (12 episodes, 2003-2005)
• A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
• MirrorMask (2005)
• Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005)
• A Bear Named Winnie (2004)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
• Tooth (2004)
• Divorce, Le (2003)
• "Fortysomething" (2 episodes, 2003)
• Bright Young Things (2003)
• Thunderpants (2002)
• Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali (2002)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
• Gosford Park (2001)
• The Discovery of Heaven (2001)
• Londinium (2001)
• "Baddiel's Syndrome" (14 episodes, 2001)
• "Da Mob" (2001)
• Sabotage! (2000)
• Relative Values (2000)
• Best (2000)
• "Gormenghast" (2000)
• Longitude (2000)
• The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999)
• Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
• Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)
• The Magician's House (1999)
• "Richard Whiteley Unbriefed" (1 episode, 1999)
• "Fire Island" (1999)
• "Watership Down" (1999)
• A Civil Action (1998)
• The Tichborne Claimant (1998)
• In the Red (1998)
• Live from the Lighthouse (1998)
• Spice World (1997)
• Wilde (1997)
• The Wind in the Willows (1996)
• "The Thin Blue Line" (1 episode, 1995)
• The Steal (1995)
• "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" (26 episodes, 1987-1995)
• Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
• Laughter and Loathing (1995)
• I.Q. (1994)
• "The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller" (1 episode, 1994)
• Clear Cut (1994)
• "Woof!" (1 episode, 1993)
• Stalag Luft (1993)
• "Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times" (1 episode, 1993)
• "Jeeves and Wooster" (23 episodes, 1990-1993)
• Sylvia Hates Sam (1993)
• Peter's Friends (1992)
• Common Pursuit (1992)
• Mr. Roadrunner (1991)
• Old Flames (1990)
• "Rita Rudner" (1 episode, 1990)
• "Blackadder Goes Forth" (6 episodes, 1989)
• "Anything More Would Be Greedy" (1989)
• "The New Statesman" (1 episode, 1989)
• A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
• A Handful of Dust (1988)
• Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988)
• Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
• "This Is David Lander" (1988)
• "Blackadder the Third" (1 episode, 1987)
• The Laughing Prisoner (1987)
• "Filthy Rich & Catflap" (1 episode, 1987)
• "Chance in a Million" (1 episode, 1986)
• "Blackadder II" (6 episodes, 1986)
• The Good Father (1985)
• "Alas Smith & Jones" (2 episodes, 1985)
• "Happy Families" (3 episodes, 1985)
• "The Lenny Henry Show" (1 episode, 1985)
• "The Young Ones" (1 episode, 1984)
• The Crystal Cube (1983)
• "Alfresco" (1983)
• Cambridge Footlights Revue (1982)
• Chariots of Fire (1981)

Awards

• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Acting Ensemble "Gosford Park" 2001
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award Best Ensemble "Gosford Park" 2001
• Online Film Critics Society Award Best Ensemble "Gosford Park" 2001
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture "Gosford Park" 2001
• Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book of a Musical "Me and My Girl" 1987
• Edinburgh Festival Scotsman Fringe First Award "Latin" 1980