Alan Cumming
Born: 1965-01-27 in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor, writer and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and an Olivier Award. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for the West End production of Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1991). His other Olivier-nominated roles were in The Conquest of the South Pole (1988), La Bête (1992), and Cabaret (1994). Cumming won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for reprising his role as the Emcee on Broadway in Cabaret (1998). His other performances on Broadway include Design for Living (2001) and Macbeth (2013). Cumming is known for his film roles in Circle of Friends (1995), GoldenEye (1995), Emma (1996), Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Buddy (1997), Spice World (1997), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), The Tempest (2010), Burlesque (2010), and Battle of the Sexes (2017). He is also known for his roles as Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy (2001–2003), Nightcrawler in X2 (2003), and Loki in Son of the Mask (2005). On television, Cumming is best known for his role in the CBS series The Good Wife (2010–2016), for which he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Cumming also starred in the CBS series Instinct (2018–2019), the Apple TV+ series Schmigadoon! (2021–2023) and presents the Peacock reality game show, The Traitors. Cumming has written a novel, Tommy's Tale (2002), and two memoirs in 2014 and 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Cumming, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- Avengers: Doomsday as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
2025
- The Mighty Nein as Gustav (voice)
- RoboGobo as Dame Luxley (voice)
- A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole as self
- Asog ... (Executive Producer)
- My Happy Place as Self
- Glenrothan as Donal
- V13 as Sigmund Freud
- Sleazy Tiger as Alan Cumming
2024
- Doctor Who as Mr Ring-a-Ding (voice)
- 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center as Self
- Drive Back Home as Perley
- Doctor Who: Unleashed as Self
- Paris & Nicole: The Encore as Narrator
- Chimp Crazy as Self
- All Aboard! Scotland's Poshest Train as Self - Host
- Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes as Self
2023
- Rare Objects as Peter Kessler
- Marlowe as Lou Hendricks
- The Traitors as Self - Host
- Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story as Narrator (voice)
- Genie as Flaxman
2022
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
- Abominable and the Invisible City as Burnish (voice)
- Dead End: Paranormal Park as Harmony - Demonic Feaster on Fear (voice)
- Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men as Therapist
- Ooh the Banter! as Self (archive footage)
- My Old School as Brandon Lee
- Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza! as Self - Host
- My Father's Dragon as Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)
2021
- Schmigadoon! as Mayor Aloysius Menlove
- The Prince as Owen
- Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland as Self
- The Nutcracker and the Mouse King as Narrator (voice)
2020
- Briarpatch as Clyde Brattle
- Sharon Needles Presents: Mask It or Casket ... (Executive Producer)
- Endgame & Rough for Theatre II as B / Hamm
- Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins as Self
- The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Alan Cumming
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Prodigal Son as Simon Hoxley
- Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
- Helpsters as Dancer Dave
2018
- Always at The Carlyle as Self
- Instinct as Dylan Reinhart
- Show Dogs as Dante (voice)
- They'll Love Me When I'm Dead as Narrator (voice)
2017
- The Good Fight as Eli Gold
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- After Louie as Sam Cooper
- Michael Jackson's Halloween as Meriwether (voice)
- Queer as Art as Self
- Battle of the Sexes as Ted Tinling
- The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin as Self (voice)
- Queers. as Steve
2016
- Hurricane Bianca as Lawrence Taylor
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Strange Magic as Bog King (voice)
- Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Broad City as Alan Cumming
- Chu and Blossom as Uncle
2013
- The Smurfs 2 as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- Picasso Baby as Self
- Almost in Love as Hayden
- Muse of Fire as Self
2012
- Sir Billi as Gordon the Goat (voice)
- The Outback as Bog (voice)
- Any Day Now as Rudy Donatello
- The Outs as Alan Cumming
- Maladies as Alan
- Urban Secrets
2011
- Bubble Guppies as The Glitch (voice)
- The Smurfs as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- Web Therapy as Austen Clarke
- The Money Pet as The Narrator (voice)
- The Runaway as Desrae
2010
- The Tempest as Sebastian
- Boogie Woogie as Dewey Dalamanatousis
- Burlesque as Alexis
- Riverworld as Judas Caretaker
- Jackboots on Whitehall as Hitler (voice)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- The Good Wife as Eli Gold
- PoliWood as Self
- It's Complicated as TV Actor (uncredited)
- The Mystery of Claywoman as Jon Lauting Phd.
- Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
- Dare as Grant Matson
- The Real Cabaret as Self
- Ptown Diaries as Narrator
2008
- Web Therapy as Austen Clarke
- Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack as Self - Hijacker
- Masterpiece Mystery! as Self - Host
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Gray Matters as Gordy
- Tin Man as Glitch
- ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
- Suffering Man's Charity as John Vandermark
- Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Chuck (voice)
- Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Chuck Masters (voice)
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- MOFO NYC as Self
- Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical as Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR
- Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema as Self
- Full Grown Men as The Hitchhiker
- Me, Eloise as (voice)
- Web Junk 20
- The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2005
- Doctor Who as King James
- 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- Sweet Land as Frandsen
- Son of the Mask as Loki
- Neverwas as Jake
- Eighteen as Father Chris
- Bad Blood as Davie Mitchell
- Bam Bam and Celeste as Eugene
- Ripley Under Ground as Jeff Constant
- Playing It Straight as Narrator (voice)
2004
- The L Word as Billie Blaikie
- Garfield as Persnikitty (voice)
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- The Goodbye Girl as Mark Bodine
- Shoebox Zoo as Bruno the Bear (voice)
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest host
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as Fegan Floop
- The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'
- FX2: Visual Effects as Self
- X2 as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
- X2 Global Webcast Highlights as Self
- Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler! as Himself
2002
- Nicholas Nickleby as Mr. Folair
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams as Fegan Floop
- V Graham Norton as Self
- Through the Night with... as Self
- Intimate Affairs as Sevy
- Searching for Debra Winger as Self (uncredited)
- Becoming Men
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
2001
- Spy Kids as Fegan Floop
- Josie and the Pussycats as Wyatt Frame
- The Anniversary Party as Joe Therrian
2000
- Get Carter as Jeremy Kinnear
- Loser as Alan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited)
- Urbania as Brett
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged
- Company Man as General Batista
- For My Baby as Daniel Orgelbrand
- God, the Devil and Bob as The Devil (voice)
1999
- Eyes Wide Shut as Desk Clerk
- Annie as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
- Titus as Saturninus
- Plunkett & MacLeane as Lord Rochester
1998
- Sex and the City as Oscar
1997
- Buddy as Dick Croner
- Romy and Michele's High School Reunion as Sandy Frink
- Bathtime as Wrigley
- Spice World as Piers
- EP Daily
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- 3rd Rock from the Sun as Angus 'The Hole' McDuff
- Emma as Mr. Elton
- Burn Your Phone as Andy
1995
- GoldenEye as Boris Grishenko
- Goldeneye: The Secret Files as Self
- Circle of Friends as Sean Walsh
- GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast as Self
1994
- Gargoyles as John Castaway (voice)
- Second Best as Bernard
- Butter as Ronnie
- That Sunday
- Black Beauty as Black Beauty (voice)
- The High Life as Sebastian Flight
1993
- Frasier as Ahmrit
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love as Greg Deane
- The Airzone Solution as MacNamara
- Cabaret as Emcee
- Rik Mayall Presents as Greg Deane
1992
- Prague as Alexander Novak
- The Last Romantics as Tulloch
- Dread Poets' Society as Shelley
1991
- Bernard and the Genie as Bernard Bottle
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self
1989
- The Simpsons as Loki (voice)
- Conquest of the South Pole
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1986
- Passing Glory as Rab
1985
- Screen Two as Tulloch
1983
1980
- Masterpiece Mystery as Self - Host
1979
- Question Time as Self - Panellist
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1971
- Great Performances as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self