Hugh Laurie won two Golden Globe Awards for playing Dr. Gregory House in House M.D.
Laurie received the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series—Drama in 2006 and again in 2007. His performance combined medical brilliance, sarcasm, physical pain, and emotional isolation, making House one of the defining television characters of the 2000s. The awards recognized his work during the show’s early peak.
The wins are sometimes confused with nominations or with Laurie's other honors. He received additional Golden Globe nominations for the role, but the number of wins was two. His performance also earned Primetime Emmy nominations, although he did not win an acting Emmy for House.
Laurie was already known in the United Kingdom for comedy and television work before House M.D. made him internationally famous in a dramatic role. His casting was notable because American audiences largely knew him as a comedian, while the series presented him as an American physician. He performed the role with an American accent throughout the show.