Stephen John Fry is an English comedian, author, actor, and director. He is the son of Alan and Marianne Fry.

He was educated at Stout's Hill, Uppingham School and Queens' College, Cambridge. He lives in Norfolk, England and New York City. He is an erstwhile comedy collaborator of Hugh Laurie. Rather tellingly, he was described as being "a man with a brain the size of Kent" in an interview with Michael Parkinson.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.