Hugh Laurie rose to international fame in the mid-2000s thanks to his iconic role in House, even though his résumé already boasted hits like 101 Dalmatians, Street Kings, and Jeeves and Wooster.
The medical drama about a brilliant yet troubled diagnostician ran for eight seasons and remains a TV classic. At the height of the show, Laurie was earning an astonishing £250,000 per episode.
After House ended, his career pace slowed, but Hugh doesn’t seem bothered. Instead, he’s been enjoying life on his own terms—dabbling in directing, performing music, and occasionally making cameo appearances. Still, he looks very different from the sharp-tongued Dr. House audiences remember.
Recently, paparazzi spotted him in North London walking his dog in shorts and a bright blue shirt. His casual style, complete with matching footwear, drew plenty of attention.
Online reactions were mixed: while some fans teased his “messy and overgrown” appearance and questioned if it was really the Dr. House they once knew, others defended him, saying, “We didn’t love him for his looks anyway—he’s free to look however he wants.”
