Who plays Gregory House in the television series House M.D.?
Answer
Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie plays Gregory House in the television series House M.D.
Laurie, an English actor, portrayed the brilliant but abrasive diagnostician throughout the show’s eight-season run. His performance combined dry humor, physical discomfort, impatience, and flashes of empathy, making House one of television’s best-known medical protagonists.
The role was especially notable because Laurie was already famous in the United Kingdom for comedy, including work with Stephen Fry and the sketch series A Bit of Fry & Laurie. House M.D. gave him a major American dramatic role and required him to perform an American accent for the character.
Laurie received multiple major award nominations for the part and won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Television Series—Drama. Viewers sometimes associate House with the actor’s real British identity, but the character himself is an American physician working in New Jersey.