In House M.D., Dr. House's first name is Gregory.
The character's full name is Gregory House, and he is the central physician in the medical drama. His colleagues usually call him “House,” while patients and staff sometimes use the more formal “Dr. House.” The surname and the character's unusual methods are also part of the show's Sherlock Holmes influence.
House leads a team devoted to difficult diagnostic cases at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. His first name helps distinguish him from the hospital itself and from other recurring doctors, including James Wilson and Lisa Cuddy. Viewers sometimes remember only the surname because the series title uses it and because nearly every character addresses him that way.
Hugh Laurie played Gregory House throughout the show's eight-season run. The role made House one of television's best-known fictional physicians, although his abrasive behavior and willingness to bend rules are dramatic inventions rather than a model for real clinical practice.