Editing Stephen Fry

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:''"Aaaaand that’s a wrap on “Marked” for @SproutPictures - thank you @RealKiefer happy flight home after 18 months away. You da man."''
:<small>&mdash; [https://twitter.com/stephenfry/status/483808325981982720 Stephen Fry's Twitter post on finishing filming for ''24: Live Another Day'']</small>

'''Stephen John Fry''' {{born|August|24|1957}} is a prolific British comedian, actor, author, and media personality who played [[United Kingdom|British]] {{pres|uk}} [[Alastair Davies]] in ''[[24: Live Another Day]]''. 

== Biography and career ==

Born in Hampstead, London, Fry had a troubled childhood and adolescence, being expelled from two schools and spending three months in prison on remand. After that, he attended Queen's College in Cambridge, where he studied English Literature. While in college, Fry was part of the Cambridge Footlights, where he met his best friend and collaborator Hugh Laurie.

Fry's television career began with ''The Cellar Tapes'', the 1982 Footlights Club revue, which landed Fry, Laurie, and co-star Emma Thompson starring roles in the ITV sketch comedy show ''There's Nothing to Worry About!'' As a comic duo, Fry and Laurie went on to write and star in ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' (1986-1995) and ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990-1993). 

Fry has since become an ubiquitous presence on British television, starring in and/or producing numerous programs including ''Blackadder'' (1986-1989), ''The Common Pursuit'' (1992), ''In the Red'' (1998), ''Gormenghast'' (2000), and ''Kingdom'' (2007-2009). Since 2003, Fry has been the host of the popular comedy quiz show ''QI'' (Quite Interesting), winning the 2006 Rose d'Or award for Best Game Show Host. From 2007 to 2009, he appeared in a recurring role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt in the [[Fox]] series ''Bones'' (with series regular [[T.J. Thyne]], [[John Eric Bentley]], [[Jesse D. Goins]], [[John Lacy]], and [[James Hiroyuki Liao]]).

Aside from TV, Fry has appeared in numerous films, often as the narrator, including ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (1988), ''I.Q.'' (1994), ''Wilde'' (1997), ''Gosford Park'' (2001), [[Stephen Hopkins]]' ''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers'' (2004), ''V for Vendetta'' (2005), and ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (2005). Recently, he starred as the Cheshire Cat in Tim Burton's ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010) and as Mycroft Holmes in ''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' (2011). He appeared as the Master of Lake-town in Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'' (2013) and ''There and Back Again'' (2014), also starring [[Graham McTavish]] and [[Greg Ellis]]. 

Fry is also an accomplished performer in radio and theater, and a published novelist with four released works. Also an openly gay atheist, Fry is an outspoken political activist, previously campaigning for the British Labour Party and championing causes such as gay rights and freedom of speech. In addition, he is open about his struggles with bipolar disorder; in 1995, he went missing during the production of a play in London before turning up safely in Belgium and has admitted several attempts at suicide. He is the president of mental health charity Mind.

=== Role on ''24'' ===

Fry played the role of [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Alastair Davies]] during [[24: Live Another Day]]. Initial press releases called the character "Trevor Davies" and described him as "a strong and charismatic leader". Fry himself announced the casting with a Tweet on January 24, 2014.<ref>[https://twitter.com/stephenfry/status/426828279765819393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Fry's Tweet announcing his casting as Davies]</ref> He filmed his scenes between {{md|March|2}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Twitter|author=Evan Katz|date=February 25, 2014|accessdate=June 13, 2014|title=Keeping it light on "24."  Thank you, @stephenfry @24lad @Team_24 |url=https://twitter.com/evanjoshuakatz/status/438436176492392448}}</ref> and {{d|June|13|2014}}.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Twitter|author=Stephen Fry|date=June 13, 2014|accessdate=June 13, 2014|title=Aaaaand that's a wrap on #24LAD - not revealing if I live, die in a hail of gunfire or become ruler of the world. #justnotsayin|url=https://twitter.com/stephenfry/status/477404936519835648}}</ref> Fry appeared in a total of 8 episodes and was credited as a guest star.

==''24'' credits==
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*''[[24: Live Another Day|Live Another Day]]''
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===''24''-related appearances===
*"[[Jack Is Back]]" (behind-the-scenes footage)

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.stephenfry.com Official website]
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