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James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE (born June 11, 1959), known professionally as Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, director, singer, musician, comedian, and author. He is known for portraying the title character on the Fox medical drama series House (2004–2012), for which he received two Golden Globe Awards and nominations for numerous other awards. He was listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records as the most watched leading man on television and was one of the highest-paid actors in a television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode of House. His other television credits include arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper in the miniseries The Night Manager (2016), for which he won his third Golden Globe Award, and Senator Tom James in the HBO sitcom Veep (2012–2019), for which he received his 10th Emmy Award nomination. Forced to abandon rowing during a bout of glandular fever, he joined the Cambridge Footlights, a university dramatic club that has produced many well-known actors and comedians. There he met Emma Thompson, with whom he had a romantic relationship, which later ended yet they remain good friends. She introduced him to his future comedy partner, Stephen Fry. Laurie, Fry and Thompson later parodied themselves as the University Challenge representatives of "Footlights College, Oxbridge" in "Bambi", an episode of The Young Ones, with the series' co-writer Ben Elton completing their team.
Hugh Laurie
Brainiac
for Brainiac in Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2025)
Suggested by autobotsonicfan2007
Clark Kent, a young reporter at the Daily Planet, is still discovering the full extent of his powers. The story begins with Krypton’s destruction, where Jor-El and Lara send their infant son, Kal-El, to Earth. Meanwhile, Brainiac, an advanced AI that survived Krypton, escapes the catastrophe. Known for collecting and miniaturizing cities, Brainiac sets its sights on Earth, the last refuge of Kryptonian life. In Metropolis, Clark struggles with his dual identity. By day, he’s a mild-mannered journalist, and when trouble arises, he becomes Superman, the city’s protector. Metropolis faces unexplained technological disruptions—caused by Brainiac, who has begun reassembling itself using Earth’s satellite network. Brainiac sees Superman as the last remnant of Krypton, something to be cataloged and controlled. Its drones attack Metropolis, seeking to extract and archive all of Superman’s knowledge. Clark, torn between his Kryptonian heritage and his love for Earth, must stop Brainiac from miniaturizing Metropolis and adding it to his collection, which would destroy the planet. In an epic battle, Superman injects Earth’s unpredictability into Brainiac’s code, causing it to malfunction and collapse. Post Credits: Lex Luthor is seen examining a fragment of Brainiac’s technology, stating, “This is just the beginning,” hinting at future conflicts.
