Portrait of Stephen Fry

Acting

Stephen Fry

Career

Active from 1982 to 2026, busiest in 2001 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
96
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Bit of Fry & Laurie
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 129 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stephen Fry Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.0
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 10
  • Family-Friendly 9
  • British Humor 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Thought-Provoking 5
  • Gentle Humor 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • British Sketch Comedy 4
  • Cult Classic 4
  • Ensemble Cast 4
  • British Comedy 4
  • Nostalgic 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

232
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

6 titles
Now & Then
Now & Then

as TG

This Is Soho
This Is Soho

as Narrator (voice)

Red, White & Royal Wedding
Red, White & Royal Wedding

as King James III

The Liar
The Liar

Executive Producer, Novel

Black Samphire
Black Samphire

Executive Producer

The Eden Express
The Eden Express

Executive Producer

2020s

39 titles · average score 66
A Friend of Dorothy
A Friend of Dorothy (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dickie

Too Much
Too Much (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Simon Remen

Time Travel Is Dangerous!
Time Travel Is Dangerous! (2025)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator (voice)

Treasure
Treasure (2024)
GoodWatch score 54

as Edek

Bottom: Exposed
Bottom: Exposed (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

as Narrator (voice)

We Work for the Dead
We Work for the Dead (2024)
GoodWatch score 46

as Pruitt (voice)

The Inventor
The Inventor (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (2023)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sir Simon de Canterville (voice)

Mind Games - The Experiment
Mind Games - The Experiment (2023)
GoodWatch score 49

as Narrator

Dinosaur with Stephen Fry
Dinosaur with Stephen Fry (2023)

TV show

Night of the Living Dread
Night of the Living Dread (2021)

as Meditation Guru (voice)

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (2021)

as The Interviewer

2010s

69 titles · average score 66
Missing Link
Missing Link (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lord Piggot-Dunceby (voice)

Dancing with the Birds
Dancing with the Birds (2019)
GoodWatch score 84

as Narrator

The Hippopotamus
The Hippopotamus (2017)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

The Great Indoors
The Great Indoors (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Roland

The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sir Francis Spring

Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Colonel K (voice)

Hidden Kingdoms
Hidden Kingdoms (2014)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Narrator

That Sugar Film
That Sugar Film (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

as The Sugar Family Sketch

Gadget Man
Gadget Man (2012)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Presenter

Ocean Giants
Ocean Giants (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Narrator

The Borrowers
The Borrowers (2011)
GoodWatch score 49

as Professor Mildeye

Little Crackers
Little Crackers (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Headmaster

2000s

68 titles · average score 62
Kingdom
Kingdom (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Peter Kingdom

V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

as Deitrich

The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Dialogue

Pocoyo
Pocoyo (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Narrator

Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Thomas Arnold

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as C

Tooth
Tooth (2004)
GoodWatch score 32

as Pedro

A Bear Named Winnie
A Bear Named Winnie (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

as Protheroe

Absolute Power
Absolute Power (2003)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Charles Prentiss

Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chauffeur

Thunderpants
Thunderpants (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sir Anthony Silk

The Discovery of Heaven
The Discovery of Heaven (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Onno Quist

1990s

21 titles · average score 68
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
GoodWatch score 75

as Melchett

The Tichborne Claimant
The Tichborne Claimant (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

as Hawkins

Wilde
Wilde (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

as Oscar Wilde

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (1996)
GoodWatch score 60

as The Judge

Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
GoodWatch score 85

Thanks

Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mybug

The Steal
The Steal (1995)
GoodWatch score 53

as Wimborne

The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Blaster Sump

I.Q.
I.Q. (1994)
GoodWatch score 56

as James Morland

Stalag Luft
Stalag Luft (1993)
GoodWatch score 64

as Wing Commander James Forrester

Peter's Friends
Peter's Friends (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

as Peter Morton

Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Jeeves

1980s

28 titles · average score 72
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · Creator, Writer

The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Terrance / Hazel / MI5 Man (voice)

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

as King Charles I

This Is David Lander
This Is David Lander (1988)

TV show

Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

as Lords Melchett / Frondo

The Laughing Prisoner
The Laughing Prisoner (1987)

as No. 2

Saturday Live
Saturday Live (1986)

TV show

Happy Families
Happy Families (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Doctor De Quincy

Alfresco
Alfresco (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Various

The Crystal Cube
The Crystal Cube (1983)

TV show · as Dr. Adrian Cowlacey / Various Roles

There's Nothing to Worry About!
There's Nothing to Worry About! (1982)

TV show · as Various

The Cellar Tapes
The Cellar Tapes (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

as various

1960s

1 title · average score 72
Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show