Stephen Fry

Hay Festival President Stephen Fry is well known for his retellings of Greek myths – Mythos, Heroes and Troy are all bestsellers. Of his talk for Hay Segovia he says: “Greek Mythology, a niche fun addiction for some from childhood onwards is having quite a moment. I wonder why...”

Stephen Fry is an English author, actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, broadcaster, podcaster and film director.

Fry has written and presented several documentary series, contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, appears frequently on radio, reads for voice-overs and has written four novels and three volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and his latest, More Fool Me.

Notable acting roles include his award-winning performance in Wilde, his iconic projects with Hugh Laurie such as A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster and Blackadder, and his memorable turns in blockbuster projects V for Vendetta, the Sherlock Holmes films and The Hobbit series. Recent television credits include The Dropout for Hulu, The Sandman and Everything Now for Netflix, and Apple’s The Morning Show S3.

As a proudly out gay man, the award-winning Out There, documenting the lives of lesbian, bisexual gay and transgender people around the world is part of his thirty-year advocacy of the rights of the LGBT community.

Sir Alex Ellis, Bristish Ambassador in Spain, will introduce the event