Global recognition

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Global recognition

10 January 2017
Submitted by seladmin on 10 January 2017


 






Our alumnus and Honorary Fellow Hugh Laurie was one of the winners at this year’s Golden Globes in Los Angeles. Hugh received the best supporting actor award for his role in the BBC/AMC series ‘The Night Manager’, in which he played the role of the evil Richard Roper. The ceremony recognised three Cambridge graduates for their role in the programme, the others being Tom Hiddleston (Pembroke College) and Olivia Colman (Homerton). In accepting the Golden Globe, Hugh began by saying that his winning must have been a mix-up – but he went on to launch a broadside against President-elect Donald Trump. You can watch his speech here:



https://youtu.be/ilRq5mY7xRU



Hugh Laurie arrived at Selwyn in 1978, following in the footsteps of his father Ran who had also attended the college. Both were keen oarsmen: Ran won an Olympic gold medal in 1948, and Hugh was a member of the Cambridge Boat Race crew. Hugh was made an Honorary Fellow of Selwyn in 2012.


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