Alan Cumming
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Genie as Flaxman
- 2023 · Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Rare Objects as
- 2022 · My Old School as Brandon Lee
- 2021 · Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland as Self
- 2021 · The Prince as Owen
- 2018 · They'll Love Me When I'm Dead as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Always at The Carlyle as Self
- 2017 · Michael Jackson's Halloween as Meriwether (voice)
- 2017 · Queers. as Steve
- 2017 · The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin as Self (voice)
- 2016 · Hurricane Bianca as Lawrence Taylor
- 2015 · Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder as Self
- 2014 · Chu and Blossom as Uncle
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2012 · Any Day Now as Rudy Donatello
- 2012 · Maladies as Alan
- 2012 · Sir Billi as Gordon the Goat (voice)
- 2012 · The Outs as Himself
- 2012 · The Outback as Bog (voice)
- 2010 · Jackboots on Whitehall as Hitler (voice)
- 2010 · Riverworld as Judas Caretaker
- 2009 · The Real Cabaret as Herself
- 2007 · ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
- 2007 · Ghost Writer as John Vandermark
- 2006 · Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical as Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR
- 2006 · Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema as Self
- 2005 · Ripley Under Ground as Jeff Constant
- 2005 · Sweet Land as Frandsen
- 2005 · Bam Bam and Celeste as Eugene
- 2005 · Neverwas as Jake
- 2004 · The Goodbye Girl as Mark
- 2002 · Searching for Debra Winger as Self (uncredited)
- 2002 · Intimate Affairs as Sevy
- 2001 · The Anniversary Party as Joe Therrian
- 2000 · Loser as Alan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited)
- 2000 · Company Man as General Batista
- 2000 · Urbania as Brett
- 1997 · Buddy as Dick Croner
- 1995 · Circle of Friends as Sean Walsh
- 1994 · Second Best as Bernard
- Future · The Diary as
- 2024 · Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes as Self
- 2023 · Marlowe as Lou Hendricks
- 2023 · The Traitors as Self - Host
- 2022 · Ooh the Banter! as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · My Father's Dragon as Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)
- 2022 · Abominable and the Invisible City as Burnish (voice)
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – Actor
- 2022 · Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza! as Host
- 2022 · Dead End: Paranormal Park as Harmony - Demonic Feaster on Fear (voice)
- 2022 · Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men as Therapist
- 2021 · The Nutcracker and the Mouse King as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Schmigadoon! as Mayor Aloysius Menlove
- 2021 · Schmigadoon! as Dooley Blight
- 2020 · The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America as Himself
- 2020 · Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins as Self
- 2020 · Endgame & Rough for Theatre II as B / Hamm
- 2020 · Briarpatch as Clyde Brattle
- 2019 · Helpsters as Dancer Dave
- 2019 · Prodigal Son as Simon Hoxley
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2018 · Show Dogs as Dante (voice)
- 2018 · Instinct as Dylan Reinhart
- 2017 · Battle of the Sexes as Ted Tinling
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · Queer as Art as Himself
- 2017 · After Louie as Sam Cooper
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Eli Gold
- 2015 · Strange Magic as Bog King (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Broad City as Alan Cumming
- 2013 · The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- 2013 · Picasso Baby as Himself
- 2013 · The Smurfs 2 as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- 2013 · Almost in Love as Hayden
- 2012 · Urban Secrets as
- 2011 · The Smurfs as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- 2011 · Web Therapy as Austen Clarke
- 2011 · The Runaway as Desrae
- 2011 · The Money Pet as The Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Burlesque as Alexis
- 2010 · The Tempest as Sebastian
- 2009 · It's Complicated as TV Actor (uncredited)
- 2009 · Dare as Grant Matson
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Eli Gold
- 2009 · The Mystery of Claywoman as Jon Lauting Phd.
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · PoliWood as Self
- 2009 · Boogie Woogie as Dewey Dalamanatousis
- 2009 · Ptown Diaries as Narrator
- 2008 · Web Therapy as Austen Clarke
- 2008 · Masterpiece Mystery! as Self - Host
- 2008 · Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack as
- 2008 · Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack as Himself - Hijacker
- 2007 · Tin Man as Glitch
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Chuck Masters (voice)
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Zeke (voice)
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Chuck (voice)
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Rupert (voice)
- 2007 · Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Chuck (voice)
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Gray Matters as Gordy
- 2006 · Me, Eloise as (voice)
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event as
- 2006 · MOFO NYC as
- 2005 · Bad Blood as Davie Mitchell
- 2005 · Eighteen as Father Chris
- 2003 · Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler! as Himself
- 2003 · X2 Global Webcast Highlights as Self
- 2003 · X2 as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
- 2002 · Becoming Men as
- 2000 · For My Baby as Daniel Orgelbrand
- 1997 · EP Daily as
- Future · Death Do Us Part as
- 2006 · Full Grown Men as The Hitchhiker
- 2006 · Web Junk 20 as
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2005 · Playing It Straight as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Doctor Who as King James
- 2005 · Son of the Mask as Loki
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2004 · Shoebox Zoo as Bruno the Bear (voice)
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Garfield as Persnikitty (voice)
- 2004 · The L Word as Billie Blaikie
- 2003 · Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as Fegan Floop
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2002 · Nicholas Nickleby as Mr. Folair
- 2002 · Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams as Fegan Floop
- 2002 · Through the Night with... as Self
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · CinéMagique as The Magician
- 2001 · Josie and the Pussycats as Wyatt Frame
- 2001 · Spy Kids as Fegan Floop
- 2000 · Get Carter as Jeremy Kinnear
- 2000 · The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged
- 2000 · God, the Devil and Bob as The Devil (voice)
- 1999 · Titus as Saturninus
- 1999 · Annie as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
- 1999 · Eyes Wide Shut as Desk Clerk
- 1999 · Plunkett & MacLeane as Lord Rochester
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Oscar
- 1997 · Spice World as Piers
- 1997 · Romy and Michele's High School Reunion as Sandy Frink
- 1997 · Bathtime as Wrigley
- 1996 · Burn Your Phone as Andy
- 1996 · Emma as Mr. Elton
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Angus 'The Hole' McDuff
- 1995 · Goldeneye: The Secret Files as
- 1995 · GoldenEye as Boris Grishenko
- 1995 · GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast as
- 1994 · Black Beauty as Black Beauty (voice)
- 1994 · The High Life as Sebastian Flight
- 1994 · The High Life as Himself
- 1994 · Butter as Ronnie
- 1994 · That Sunday as
- 1993 · Cabaret as Emcee
- 1993 · Frasier as Ahmrit
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Rik Mayall Presents as Greg Deane
- 1993 · Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love as Greg Deane
- 1993 · Mr. Bean: Blind Date as Roger
- 1993 · The Airzone Solution as MacNamara
- 1992 · Dread Poets' Society as Shelley
- 1992 · The Last Romantics as Tulloch
- 1991 · Bernard and the Genie as Bernard Bottle
- Future · Drive Back Home as
- 1992 · Prague as Alexander Novak
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Loki (voice)
- 1989 · Conquest of the South Pole as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1986 · Passing Glory as Rab
- 1985 · Screen Two as Tulloch
- 1983 · Taggart as
- 1979 · Question Time as Self - Panellist
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter