Between 20 he hosted the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) 12 times. He has also made appearances in the films Chariots of Fire (1981), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), V for Vendetta (2005), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) and The Hobbit film series. Johnson in Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship (2016). įry's film acting roles include playing his idol Oscar Wilde in the film Wilde (1997), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Inspector Thompson in Robert Altman's murder mystery Gosford Park (2001) and Mr. Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind. He also starred in the sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984) alongside Laurie, Emma Thompson, and Robbie Coltrane, and in Blackadder (1986–1989) alongside Rowan Atkinson. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer.
