Stephen Fry first appeared as a contestant in the British television quiz show ‘University Challenge’ in 1980. The following year, he made his big-screen debut in the British historical sports drama film ‘Chariots of Fire’ where he made an uncredited appearance as a singer. He was next seen in films like ‘The Good Father’ (1985), ‘A Handful of Dust’ (1988), ‘A Fish Called Wanda’ (1988), ‘Peter's Friends’ (1992), ‘IQ’ (1994), ‘Cold Comfort Farm’ (1995), and ‘The Wind in the Willows’ (1996). In 1997, he portrayed Oscar Wilde in the British biographical film ‘Wilde’ directed by Brian Gilbert. For the most part, the critics gave a positive response to the film. Fry also received the Golden Globe Award and Satellite Award nominations for his performance in the film. He continued to star in films like ‘The Tichborne Claimant’ (1998), ‘A Civil Action’ (1998), ‘Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?’ (1999), ‘The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything’ (1999), ‘Best’ (2000), and ‘Relative Values’ (2000). In 2001, he portrayed Inspector Thompson in the Robert Altman-directed satirical black comedy mystery film ‘Gosford Park.’ The film opened to critical acclaim and was a box office success, grossing over $87.8 million on a $19.8 million. He next starred in films like ‘Thunderpants’ (2002), ‘Bright Young Things’ (2003), ‘The Life and Death of Peter Sellers’ (2004), ‘MirrorMask’ (2005), ‘A Cock and Bull Story’ (2005), and ‘V for Vendetta’ (2006).
In 2007, he joined the cast of the American crime procedural comedy-drama television series ‘Bones’ created by Hart Hanson. He played the role of ‘Dr. Gordon Gordon Wyatt’ and remained a part of the series until it went off-air in 2017. He next appeared in television series and films like ‘Little Crackers’ (2010), ‘Doors Open’ (2012), ‘24: Live Another Day’ (2014), ‘American Dad!’ (2014, 2019), and ‘Lily's Driftwood Bay’ (2014-2018). In 2015, he became a part of the animated television series ‘Danger Mouse.’ The series completed its second season in 2019. Fry went on to appear in television series like ‘The Great Indoors’ (2016-2017), ‘Yonderland’ (2016), ‘The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show’ (2017), ‘Neo Yokio’ (2017), ‘Apple & Onion’ (2018), ‘Mickey and the Roadster Racers’ (2019), ‘Doctor Who’ (2020), ‘It's Pony’ (2020), ‘It's a Sin’ (2021), and ‘The Simpsons’ (2021). He was last in the 2022 American drama miniseries ‘The Dropout’ where he played the role of ‘Ian Gibbons.’
