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Background

  • Born 11th June 1959 in Oxford, the youngest of four children
  • Education: Attended Eton and Selwyn College Cambridge, where he rowed in the 1980 Boat Race and was a member of Footlights (President 1981)
  • Whilst at Cambridge he met Stephen Fry and the rest is, as nearly everyone says, history.

Roles: Television

  • Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001): Vincente Minnelli
  • Blackadder: Back and Forth (2000): The plot is that Baldrick invents a time machine and Rick Mayall gets to snog Kate Moss.
  • Friends (1998): The Gentleman on the Plane in The One with Ross's Wedding: Part 2
  • Live from the Lighthouse (1998)
  • The Bill (1998): Harrap (barrister) in Good Faith: Part 1
  • Murder Most Horrid (1996): Jerry Bryce (politician) in The Body Politic
  • Look at the State We're In! (1995)
  • A Christmas Night with the Stars: Host, 1994
  • All or Nothing at All (1993): Leo Hopkins
  • A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1991-95)
  • Jeeves and Wooster (1990-93): Bertie Wooster
  • The New Statesman (1989): Waiter in the episode The Haltemprice Bunker
  • Blackadder Goes Forth (1989): Lieutenant the Honourable George Colhurst St. Barleigh
  • Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988): Prince George/Pigmot
  • Filthy, Rich and Catflap (1987): N'Bend
  • Blackadder the Third (1987): George, Prince of Wales, Prince Regent
  • The Laughing Prisoner (1987): Assistant
  • Up Line (1987) Also features fellow Blueshirter Neil Pearson!
  • Girls on Top (1986): Tom in the episode: Big Snogs
  • Blackadder II (1985): Simon Partridge (Epsiode: Beer) and Prince Ludwig (Episode: Chains)
  • The Young Ones (1984): Lord Monty in the episode: Bambi
  • Saturday Live (1986)
  • The Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986)
  • Alfresco (1983)

The Gallery

Hugh looking not at all stupid in a DJ

You're my bestus friend Hugh!



Lovely Hugh in the new Bladders series

Roles: Film

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Snippets

  • Hugh is also the author of a fab novel, The Gun Seller, and he's currently working on its screenplay. Yay!
  • Hugh is married, and lives in London with his wife Jo and their two sons

Contact address

Hamilton Asper Ltd
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24 Hanway Street
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