Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1965-01-27 (59 years old)

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Biography

Alan Cumming, OBE FRSE (born January 27, 1965) is a Scottish stage and screen actor, singer, comedian, director, producer and author. He is best known for playing Emcee in Cabaret on stage, Boris Grishenko in the James Bond movie Goldeneye, Nightcrawler in X2, Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy, starring as Dylan Reinhart on the series Instinct, Clyde Brattle on the series Briarpatch, and the recurring role of Eli Gold on the CBS series The Good Wife, for which he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Satellite Award.


His London stage appearances include Hamlet, the Maniac in Accidental Death of an Anarchist (for which he received an Olivier Award), the lead in Bent, The National Theatre of Scotland's The Bacchae and Samuel Beckett's Endgame at The Old Vic, opposite Daniel Radcliffe. On Broadway, he has appeared in The Threepenny Opera, as the master of ceremonies in Cabaret (for which he won a Tony Award), Design for Living, and a one-man adaptation of Macbeth. In 2022, he received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop.


He has written a novel, Tommy's Tale (2002), an autobiography, Not My Father's Son: A Memoir (2014), and a topical memoir, Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life (2019). He hosted a cable talk show called Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming and produced a line of perfumed products labelled "Cumming". He has also contributed opinion pieces to many publications and performed the cabaret shows, I Bought a Blue Car Today and Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs. In 2021, he appeared in the Apple TV+ series Schmigadoon!


On 7 November 2008, he became a dual-national and was sworn in as a citizen of the United States at a ceremony in New York City.


He has promoted LGBT rights, MC-ing and attending fundraisers for many organizations, and he also supports several AIDS charities.

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Filmography

all 195

Movies 121

TV Shows 74

self 65

Voice 16

Producer 3

Narrator 3

Director 1

Self - Presenter
Alan Cumming’s Paradise Homes

Alan Cumming’s Paradise Homes (2024)

TV
Self
91st Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

91st Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center (2023)

Movie
Flaxman
Genie

Genie (2023)

Movie
Executive Producer
Asog

Asog (2023)

Movie
Narrator (voice)
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story (2023)

Movie
Rare Objects

Rare Objects (2023)

Movie
Lou Hendricks
Marlowe

Marlowe (2023)

Movie
5.5
Self - Host
The Traitors

The Traitors (2023)

TV
Self (archive footage)
Ooh the Banter!

Ooh the Banter! (2022)

Movie
Cornelius
My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon (2022)

Movie
Burnish
Abominable and the Invisible City

Abominable and the Invisible City (2022)

TV
Self – Actor
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022)

TV
Self - Host
Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza!

Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza! (2022)

Movie
Harmony - Demonic Feaster on Fear (voice)
Dead End: Paranormal Park

Dead End: Paranormal Park (2022)

TV
Therapist
Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men

Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men (2022)

Movie
Brandon
My Old School

My Old School (2022)

Movie
9
Self
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (2021)

Movie
Self
Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland (2021)

TV
Owen
The Prince

The Prince (2021)

TV
Mayor Aloysius Menlove / Dooley Blight
Schmigadoon!

Schmigadoon! (2021)

TV
Executive Producer
Sharon Needles Presents: Mask It or Casket

Sharon Needles Presents: Mask It or Casket (2020)

Movie
Himself
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America (2020)

Movie
Self - Guest
Weakest Link

Weakest Link (2020)

TV
Self
Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins

Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins (2020)

Movie
B / Hamm
Endgame & Rough for Theatre II

Endgame & Rough for Theatre II (2020)

Movie
Clyde Brattle
Briarpatch

Briarpatch (2020)

TV
Dancer Dave
Helpsters

Helpsters (2019)

TV
Simon Hoxley
Prodigal Son

Prodigal Son (2019)

TV
5
Self - Guest
Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall (2019)

TV
Self - Narrator
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)

Movie
Dante (voice)
Show Dogs

Show Dogs (2018)

Movie
6
Self
Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle (2018)

Movie
Dr. Dylan Reinhart
Instinct

Instinct (2018)

TV
5.52
Meriwether (voice)
Michael Jackson's Halloween

Michael Jackson's Halloween (2017)

Movie
Ted Tinling
Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes (2017)

Movie
5.71
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)

TV
Steve
Queers.

Queers. (2017)

TV
Self
Queer as Art

Queer as Art (2017)

Movie
Sam Cooper
After Louie

After Louie (2017)

Movie
Self (voice)
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2017)

Movie
Eli Gold / Eli Gold (voice)
The Good Fight

The Good Fight (2017)

TV
4.33
Self - Host
Masterpiece

Masterpiece (2017)

TV
Lawrence Taylor
Hurricane Bianca

Hurricane Bianca (2016)

Movie
9
God
The New Yorker Presents

The New Yorker Presents (2016)

TV
Self
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder (2015)

Movie
Bog King (voice)
Strange Magic

Strange Magic (2015)

Movie
8
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

TV
3.5
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

TV
6.58
Uncle
Chu and Blossom

Chu and Blossom (2014)

Movie
Alan Cumming
Broad City

Broad City (2014)

TV
7.13
Self
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire (2013)

Movie
Gutsy Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)

Movie
4
Himself
Picasso Baby

Picasso Baby (2013)

Movie
Gutsy Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2 (2013)

Movie
6.04
Hayden
Almost in Love

Almost in Love (2013)

Movie
Rudy Donatello
Any Day Now

Any Day Now (2012)

Movie
Self - Presenter
Urban Secrets

Urban Secrets (2012)

TV
Alan
Maladies

Maladies (2012)

Movie
Gordon the Goat (voice)
Sir Billi

Sir Billi (2012)

Movie
Himself
The Outs

The Outs (2012)

TV
Bog (voice)
The Outback

The Outback (2012)

Movie
Gutsy Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs

The Smurfs (2011)

Movie
6.09
Austen Clarke
Web Therapy

Web Therapy (2011)

TV
6
Self
Rocco's Dinner Party

Rocco's Dinner Party (2011)

TV
Desrae
The Runaway

The Runaway (2011)

TV
The Narrator
The Money Pet

The Money Pet (2011)

Movie
Alexis
Burlesque

Burlesque (2010)

Movie
7.67
Hitler (voice)
Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)

Movie
Sebastian
The Tempest

The Tempest (2010)

Movie
Judas Caretaker
Riverworld

Riverworld (2010)

Movie
TV Actor (uncredited)
It's Complicated

It's Complicated (2009)

Movie
7.5
Self
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV (2009)

Movie
Grant Matson
Dare

Dare (2009)

Movie
Self - Presenter
The Real Cabaret

The Real Cabaret (2009)

Movie
Eli Gold
The Good Wife

The Good Wife (2009)

TV
6.01
Self - Presenter
Scotland on Screen

Scotland on Screen (2009)

Movie
Jon Lauting Phd.
The Mystery of Claywoman

The Mystery of Claywoman (2009)

Movie
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

TV
Self
PoliWood

PoliWood (2009)

Movie
Dewey Dalamanatousis
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie (2009)

Movie
Narrator
Ptown Diaries

Ptown Diaries (2009)

Movie
Austen Clarke
Web Therapy

Web Therapy (2008)

TV
Self
Out in Manhattan

Out in Manhattan (2008)

Movie
Self - Host
Masterpiece Mystery!

Masterpiece Mystery! (2008)

TV
Himself - Hijacker
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack

Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack (2008)

TV
Glitch
Tin Man

Tin Man (2007)

TV
6
Chuck / Rupert / Zeke
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (2007)

TV
Chuck / Rupert / Zeke
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (2007)

Movie
Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)

Movie
Actor
Eloise in Hollywood

Eloise in Hollywood (2007)

Movie
John Vandermark
Ghost Writer

Ghost Writer (2007)

Movie
Self
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

TV
7.5
Self
Comedy Map of Britain

Comedy Map of Britain (2007)

TV
Actor
Motherfucker: A Movie

Motherfucker: A Movie (2007)

Movie
Gordy
Gray Matters

Gray Matters (2006)

Movie
(voice)
Me, Eloise

Me, Eloise (2006)

TV
Self - Guest
The Charlotte Church Show

The Charlotte Church Show (2006)

TV
Self - Guest
The One Show

The One Show (2006)

TV
Self
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event

The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event (2006)

Movie
The Hitchhiker
Full Grown Men

Full Grown Men (2006)

Movie
Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical

Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2006)

Movie
Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)

Movie
Web Junk 20

Web Junk 20 (2006)

TV
Jeff Constant
Ripley Under Ground

Ripley Under Ground (2005)

Movie
Producer
Sweet Land

Sweet Land (2005)

Movie
6
Eugene
Bam Bam and Celeste

Bam Bam and Celeste (2005)

Movie
Jake
Neverwas

Neverwas (2005)

Movie
Self
Graham Norton's Bigger Picture

Graham Norton's Bigger Picture (2005)

TV
Self
Backstage Pass

Backstage Pass (2005)

TV
Self
8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)

TV
Davie
Bad Blood

Bad Blood (2005)

Movie
Self - Narrator
Playing It Straight

Playing It Straight (2005)

TV
King James
Doctor Who

Doctor Who (2005)

TV
6.37
Loki
Son of the Mask

Son of the Mask (2005)

Movie
7.5
Father Chris
Eighteen

Eighteen (2005)

Movie
Self
Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)

TV
Bruno the Bear
Shoebox Zoo

Shoebox Zoo (2004)

TV
Self - Guest
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show (2004)

TV
Persnikitty (voice)
Garfield

Garfield (2004)

Movie
6.64
Billie Blaikie
The L Word

The L Word (2004)

TV
7.67
Mark
The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl (2004)

Movie
Self
X2 Global Webcast Highlights

X2 Global Webcast Highlights (2003)

Movie
Self
Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler!

Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler! (2003)

Movie
Fegan Floop
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

Movie
4.66
Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
X2

X2 (2003)

Movie
6.23
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)

TV
6.5
Mr. Folair
Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

Movie
6
Narrator
Becoming Men

Becoming Men (2002)

Movie
Fegan Floop
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

Movie
5.21
Self (uncredited)
Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger (2002)

Movie
Self
Through the Night with...

Through the Night with... (2002)

TV
Self - Guest
V Graham Norton

V Graham Norton (2002)

TV
Sevy
Intimate Affairs

Intimate Affairs (2002)

Movie
4.75
Magician
CinéMagique

CinéMagique (2002)

Movie
Joe Therrian
The Anniversary Party

The Anniversary Party (2001)

Movie
Wyatt Frame
Josie and the Pussycats

Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

Movie
6.4
Fegan Floop
Spy Kids

Spy Kids (2001)

Movie
5.51
Daniel Orgelbrand
For My Baby

For My Baby (2000)

Movie
Jeremy Kinnear
Get Carter

Get Carter (2000)

Movie
4.75
Alan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited)
Loser

Loser (2000)

Movie
The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

Movie
5.5
The Devil
God, the Devil and Bob

God, the Devil and Bob (2000)

TV
5
General Batista
Company Man

Company Man (2000)

Movie
Brett
Urbania

Urbania (2000)

Movie
Saturninus
Titus

Titus (1999)

Movie
6
Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
Annie

Annie (1999)

Movie
8
Desk Clerk
Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Movie
6.14
Lord Rochester
Plunkett & MacLeane

Plunkett & MacLeane (1999)

Movie
Oscar
Sex and the City

Sex and the City (1998)

TV
6.16
Piers
Spice World

Spice World (1997)

Movie
5.19
EP Daily

EP Daily (1997)

TV
Dick
Buddy

Buddy (1997)

Movie
5.85
Sandy Frink
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

Movie
4.5
Wrigley
Bathtime

Bathtime (1997)

Movie
Andy
Burn Your Phone

Burn Your Phone (1996)

Movie
Mr Elton
Emma

Emma (1996)

Movie
9
Self
The Daily Show

The Daily Show (1996)

TV
6.75
Angus 'The Hole' McDuff
3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)

TV
5.98
Goldeneye: The Secret Files

Goldeneye: The Secret Files (1995)

Movie
Boris Grishenko
GoldenEye

GoldenEye (1995)

Movie
5.72
Sean Walsh
Circle of Friends

Circle of Friends (1995)

Movie
Philip
Ghosts

Ghosts (1995)

TV
Self
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast (1995)

Movie
Bernard
Second Best

Second Best (1994)

Movie
Black Beauty (voice)
Black Beauty

Black Beauty (1994)

Movie
1
Sebastian Flight
The High Life

The High Life (1994)

TV
Director
Butter

Butter (1994)

Movie
Stanley
That Sunday

That Sunday (1994)

Movie
Emcee
Cabaret

Cabaret (1993)

Movie
Ahmrit
Frasier

Frasier (1993)

TV
5.35
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

TV
6
Greg Deane
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love (1993)

Movie
Greg Deane
Rik Mayall Presents

Rik Mayall Presents (1993)

TV
Roddy - Contestant #2
Mr. Bean: Blind Date

Mr. Bean: Blind Date (1993)

Movie
Alexander Novak
Prague

Prague (1993)

Movie
MacNamara
The Airzone Solution

The Airzone Solution (1993)

Movie
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Dread Poets' Society

Dread Poets' Society (1992)

Movie
Tulloch
The Last Romantics

The Last Romantics (1992)

Movie
Bernard Bottle
Bernard and the Genie

Bernard and the Genie (1991)

Movie
Loki (voice)
The Simpsons

The Simpsons (1989)

TV
6.75
Conquest of the South Pole

Conquest of the South Pole (1989)

Movie
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

TV
Rab
Passing Glory

Passing Glory (1986)

Movie
Tulloch
Screen Two

Screen Two (1985)

TV
Taggart

Taggart (1983)

TV
6
Self - Host
Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh (1983)

TV
Self - Panellist
Question Time

Question Time (1979)

TV
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (1975)

TV
6.36
Self - Host / Self - Presenter
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Actor
Oddville, MTV

Oddville, MTV

TV
Self - Guest
Weakest Link

Weakest Link

TV
Actor
Drive Back Home

Drive Back Home

Movie
The Diary

The Diary

Movie
Actor
Robogobo

Robogobo

TV
Self
ArtWorks Scotland

ArtWorks Scotland

TV

Ratings

Average 5.81
Based on 4 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1965-01-27 (59 years old)

Birth Place
Aberfeldy, United Kingdom

Lifestyle
Veganism

Religion
atheism

Citizenships
United Kingdom, United States of America

Residences
Manhattan, United States of America

Also Known As
Alan Cummings, 알란 커밍

Awards
Great Immigrants, Audie Award for Narration by the Author, Audie Award for Best Male Narrator, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Theatre World Award, Laurence Olivier Award


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