Stephen Fry became an actor in 1984 after three years of training at Arts Educational Schools in London. He left college and immediately began his film career with his first film role as Moose in the cult film "My Beautiful Laundrette".
After a few years working in theater, commercials, and supporting roles on TV, he joined the cast of the comedy "Birds of a Feather" as Dave, the lover of Sharon. He then met Peter Richardson, who asked him to do a day's work on "The Glam Metal Detectives" for the Comic Strip. This led to him playing hundreds of characters over three months, and in 2012, he was asked back by Peter to be in the 30-year anniversary Comic Strip show "5 go to Rehab".
TV commercials introduced him to director Peter Chelsom, who cast him as Gordon in "Hear my Song" opposite Ned Beatty. He then appeared in several British TV shows, including "The Hot Dog Wars", "Dangerfield", "Kavanagh QC", and "Our Friends in the North" opposite Malcolm McDowell and Daniel Craig.
His movie career continued to grow, with roles opposite Timothy Dalton in "The Beautician and the Beast", Robert Englund in "The Killer Tongue", and Richard Harris in "Savage Hearts". In 1996, his agent set up a meeting with director Guy Ritchie, who offered him the role of Nick the Greek in his movie "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels". The film became the biggest British movie in the last 25 years and launched the careers of Vinnie Jones, Guy Ritchie, Jason Statham, and Mathew Vaughn.
"Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" led to Hollywood knocking on his door. He appeared in several films, including "Angela's Ashes", "Quills", "Iris", "Stage Beauty", "The Greatest Game Ever Played", and "Speed Racer". He has also worked with the Wachowski Brothers and Jeff McTeague on "Ninja Assassin".
Alongside his successful movie career, he has done several TV series for the USA, Canada, and the UK. He has played Rudolpho De Luna in "Starhunter 2300", the co-lead in the BBC series "Cavegirl", and Banjo and Broadman in the adaptations of Terry Prachett's "Hogfather" and "The Colour of Magic" for Sky TV.
In 2013 and 2014, he appeared on the West End stage in the musical "The Bodyguard" playing Tony Schibelli. He has also released several films in different genres, including horror, gangster, and comedy.
Stephen is also an author and has written a book about the making of the British crime caper "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels". He lives in LA with his wife Sarah and their two small dogs, Fry and Ronnie.
