Sir Stephen Fry

Born August 1957, Stephen Fry is an actor, comedian, writer and television presenter. He co-created and performed in A Bit of Fry and Laurie with Hugh Laurie, whom he met at Cambridge Footlights. He has appeared in Blackadder as Melchett, Kingdom, the film Wilde, V for Vendetta, and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. He has hosted the BBC quiz show QI for many years and narrated all the Harry Potter audiobooks. His documentary work includes the Emmy Award-winning The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. He has written novels including Mythos and three volumes of autobiography.