Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, director, and activist who has appeared in numerous films, television shows, and plays. His London stage appearances include Hamlet, the Maniac in Accidental Death of an Anarchist, the lead in Bent, and The National Theatre of Scotland's The Bacchae. On Broadway, he has appeared in The Threepenny Opera, as the master of ceremonies in Cabaret, Design for Living and a one-man adaptation of Macbeth. His best-known film roles include his performances in Emma, GoldenEye, the Spy Kids trilogy, Son of the Mask, and X2. Cumming also introduces Masterpiece Mystery! for PBS and appeared on The Good Wife, for which he has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Satellite Award. A filming of his Las Vegas cabaret show, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, aired on PBS stations in November 2016.
Born
Wednesday, 27 January 1965
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Prince | Owen | 2021 |
| Briarpatch | Clyde Brattle | 2020 |
| Helpsters | Dancer Dave | 2019 |
| Prodigal Son | Simon Hoxley | 2019 |
| They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Narrator | 2018 |
| Always At The Carlyle | Himself | 2018 |
| Show Dogs | Dante (voice) | 2018 |
| Instinct | Dr. Dylan Reinhart | 2018 |
| After Louie | Sam Cooper | 2018 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Herself | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Prince | Owen | 2021 |
| Briarpatch | Clyde Brattle | 2020 |
| Helpsters | Dancer Dave | 2019 |
| Prodigal Son | Simon Hoxley | 2019 |
| They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Narrator | 2018 |
| Always At The Carlyle | Himself | 2018 |
| Show Dogs | Dante (voice) | 2018 |
| Instinct | Dr. Dylan Reinhart | 2018 |
| After Louie | Sam Cooper | 2018 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Herself | 2018 |
| Michael Jackson's Halloween | (voice) | 2017 |
| Battle of the Sexes | Ted Tinling | 2017 |
| Harry | Himself | 2016 |
| Hurricane Bianca | Lawrence Taylor | 2016 |
| 73rd Golden Globe Awards | Himself - Nominee | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest, Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder | Himself | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Himself - Guest | 2015 |
| Strange Magic | Bog King (voice) | 2015 |
| The New Yorker Presents | God | 2015 |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards | Himself - Nominee | 2015 |
| Saving My Tomorrow | Himself - Narrator | 2014 |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | Himself - Guest | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest, Self - Master of Ceremonies | 2014 |
| Chu and Blossom | Uncle | 2014 |
| Broad City | Alan Cumming | 2014 |
| Muse of Fire | Himself | 2013 |
| The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | Gutsy Smurf (voice) | 2013 |
| Losing It with John Stamos | Himself | 2013 |
| Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film | Himself - Actor | 2013 |
| Whatever This Is. | Oliver Powers | 2013 |
| The Smurfs 2 | Gutsy Smurf (voice) | 2013 |
| Sir Billi | Gordon (voice) | 2013 |
| The Being Experience: The Prologue | Himself | 2013 |
| The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at 'Macbeth' with Alan Cumming | Himself - Host | 2013 |
| Almost In Love | Hayden | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Himself | 2013 |
| Any Day Now | Rudy Donatello | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Himself - Guest | 2012 |
| Maladies | Alan | 2012 |
| The Outs | Himself, Himself - Alan | 2012 |
| Outback | Bog (voice) | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Himself | 1992 |
| Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton | Himself | 2011 |
| The Chew | Himself - Guest | 2011 |
| The Smurfs | Gutsy (voice) | 2011 |
| Web Therapy | Austen Clarke | 2011 |
| Rocco's Dinner Party | Himself | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Himself - Guest | 2011 |
| The Runaway | Desrae | 2010 |
| Kingdom Come | Himself | 2011 |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self | 2010 |
| The Tempest | Sebastian | 2010 |
| Burlesque | Alexis | 2010 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Invitation to World Literature | Himself | 2010 |
| Jackboots On Whitehall | Braveheart (voice) | 2010 |
| Riverworld | Judas Caretaker | 2010 |
| Talk Stoop | Himself - Guest, Himself | 2009 |
| Dare | Grant Matson | 2009 |
| The Good Wife | Eli Gold | 2009 |
| Scotland on Screen | Himself - Presenter | 2009 |
| PoliWood | Himself | 2009 |
| Boogie Woogie | Dewey | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Ptown Diaries | Narrator | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| The Electric Company | Himself | 2009 |
| 1st Look | Self | 2008 |
| Web Therapy | Austen Clarke | 2008 |
| Full Grown Men | The Hitchhiker | 2008 |
| The Wendy Williams Show | Self - Guest | 2008 |
| Tin Man | Glitch | 2007 |
| Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Chuck (voice), Chuck | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Himself - Guest | 2007 |
| Showbusiness: The Road To Broadway | Himself | 2007 |
| ADHDtv: With Lew Marklin | Himself - Celebrity Guest | 2007 |
| Suffering Man's Charity | John Vandermark | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| Gray Matters | Gordy | 2006 |
| Me, Eloise | (voice) | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| The Charlotte Church Show | Himself - Guest | 2006 |
| The One Show | Himself - Guest | 2006 |
| Fabulous! The Story Of Queer Cinema | Himself | 2006 |
| Ripley Under Ground | Jeff Constant | 2005 |
| Sweet Land | Frandsen | 2005 |
| The Colbert Report | Himself - Guest | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Bam Bam And Celeste | Eugene | 2005 |
| Queer Edge with Jack E. Jett | Himself | 2005 |
| Neverwas | Jake | 2005 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats | Himself - Team Member, Himself | 2005 |
| Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical | FDR | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | King James | 2005 |
| Robot Chicken | (voice), Interperator, Interpreter | 2005 |
| Son Of The Mask | Loki | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Himself - Guest | 2005 |
| Eighteen | Father Chris | 2005 |
| Fashion News Live | Himself | 2004 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2004 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Himself - Guest | 2004 |
| Shoebox Zoo | Bruno the Bear (voice) | 2004 |
| The Graham Norton Effect | Himself - Guest | 2004 |
| Garfield | Persnikitty (voice) | 2004 |
| The L Word | Billie Blaikie | 2004 |
| The Goodbye Girl | Mark | 2004 |
| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Fegan Floop | 2003 |
| X2: X-Men United | Nightcrawler | 2003 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Shots Tequila at The Emmy's | 2003 |
| Nicholas Nickleby | Mr. Folair | 2002 |
| Foyle's War | Himself - Host | 2002 |
| Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams | Fegan Floop | 2002 |
| V Graham Norton | Himself - Guest | 2002 |
| Intimate Affairs | Sevy | 2002 |
| CinéMagique | Magician | 2002 |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself - Guest | 2002 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Himself - Guest | 2001 |
| Dinner for Five | Himself | 2001 |
| The Anniversary Party | Joe Therrian | 2001 |
| Weakest Link | Himself | 2001 |
| Josie And The Pussycats | Wyatt Frame | 2001 |
| Spy Kids | Fegan Floop | 2001 |
| For My Baby | Daniel Orgelbrand | 2000 |
| Get Carter | Jeremy Kinnear | 2000 |
| Dora the Explorer | White Rabbit | 2000 |
| Loser | Himself / Emcee | 2000 |
| Under the Pink Carpet | Himself | 2000 |
| The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Gazoo | 2000 |
| God, the Devil and Bob | The Devil (voice), The Devil | 2000 |
| Company Man | Gen. Batista | 2000 |
| Urbania | Brett | 2000 |
| Titus | Saturninus | 2000 |
| Courage the Cowardly Dog | (voice), Rumpledkiltskin | 1999 |
| The Martin Short Show | Himself - Guest | 1999 |
| Loose Women | Himself, Self, Himself - Performer | 1999 |
| Eyes Wide Shut | Desk Clerk | 1999 |
| Plunkett & MacLeane | Lord Rochester | 1999 |
| Sex and the City | Oscar | 1998 |
| Spice World | Piers | 1997 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan | 1997 |
| The View | Himself - Guest, Himself | 1997 |
| Buddy | Dick Croner, Trudy's Assistant | 1997 |
| Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | Sandy Frink | 1997 |
| Emma | Mr Elton | 1997 |
| Light Lunch | Himself | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self | 1996 |
| Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles | John Castaway | 1996 |
| Arthur | Sebastian | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Angus 'The Hole' McDuff | 1996 |
| GoldenEye | Boris Grishenko | 1995 |
| Circle Of Friends | Sean | 1995 |
| Second Best | Bernard | 1994 |
| Black Beauty | Black Beauty | 1994 |
| Butter | Ronnie | 1994 |
| Cabaret | Emcee | 1993 |
| Frasier | Ahmrit | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| The Airzone Solution | MacNamara | 1993 |
| Prague | Alexander Novak | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Himself | 1992 |
| Bernard and the Genie | Bernard Bottle | 1991 |
| Have I Got News for You | Self | 1990 |
| Inside Edition | Himself | 1988 |
| Screen Two | Andy, Tulloch | 1985 |
| Taggart | Jamie McCormack | 1983 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Himself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Take the High Road | Jim Hunter | 1980 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
| Masterpiece Classic | Himself - Host | 1971 |
| Jeopardy! | Himself (voice) | 1964 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Suffering Man's Charity | 2007 |
| The Anniversary Party | 2001 |
| Butter | 1994 |
| Screen Two | 1985 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Instinct | 2018 |
| After Louie | 2018 |
| Full Grown Men | 2008 |
| Showbusiness: The Road To Broadway | 2007 |
| Suffering Man's Charity | 2007 |
| Sweet Land | 2005 |
| The Anniversary Party | 2001 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2016 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Special Class Program | Nominated |
| 2015 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
