Short Films & Videos

Hugh has appeared in a couple music videos and some short films. As I find copies, I'll post clips here. If a more details link is provided, there is a separate page with additional information about the film.

For more information about the clips & screencaps on this site, please visit the welcome page.

Title Date Description File Size (MB) Links
Experiment IV 1986 4:42 music video by Kate Bush, with Hugh and Dawn French as research assistants.

MPEG file, courtesy of the Devoted to Hugh forum

46.4 SendSpacePro
screencaps
Walking on Broken Glass 1992 4:03 music video by Annie Lennox, with Hugh and John Malkovich looking like they've wandered off the sets of Blackadder and Dangerous Liasions respectively.

MPEG file, courtesy of the Devoted to Hugh forum

40.3 SendSpacePro
screencaps
Also, another version of the video, larger image size and without the MTV logos.

Re-encoded from an AVI supplied by Gothic Phantom (black frame removed). resolution: 704 x 400

30.8 SendSpacePro
The Journal of Edwin Carp 2000 Hugh supplied the voice of Edwin Carp in this animated short film.

A preview clip of the animation (without Hugh's voice work) and some storyboards are on the details page, along with information about how to see the entire film.

clip & images courtesy of Bazley Films

  more details
Lounge Act 2000 7 minute animated short. The description from KQED's Image Makers episode 106 is: "It's the day that everyone in the household is dreading. The old man has decided to move into the nursing home. This is all fine and dandy, but his bird and dog want to know what's going to happen to them. This film answers the question that all pet owners have always wondered about - what do pets do when you're away?"    
The Piano Tuner 2001 10:54 short film, with Hugh as the piano tuner.

Captured from VHS recording off OTA Israeli TV. Thanks to Atalya for recording it & Jennifer for sharing the tape.

38.4 MP4
The Strange Case of Penny Allison 2002 4:28 excerpts from a training video for the National Blood Service starring Hugh and Imelda Staunton. This excerpt includes all 6 characters Hugh plays. The video is available for purchase through the NBS.

Hugh was featured on the cover of Donor Magazine when the video was completed.

hughlaurie.net has the complete video in MOV format, as well as more screencaps.

Capped from NBS videotape.
resolution: 512 x 304

34.3 SendSpacePro
screencaps

National Blood Service page

Donor Magazine (PDF)

hughlaurie.net

The Big Empty 2005 0:12 cameo by Hugh as Doctor No. 5 in this short film based on the short story "The Specialist" by Alison Smith and starring Selma Blair. One of the directors, Newton Thomas Sigel, has worked on House.

Capped from Wholphin Issue #1, which includes the entire film.
resolution: 512 x 288

1.17 AVI File
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2.12 MOV File
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Wholphin has posted the entire film on YouTube.

available on
YouTube


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Last updated 23 Feb 2011. New clips added 23 Feb 2011. File links verified 11 Jan 2007.