Alan Cumming
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.
Known For
Toy Story 5
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
All Movies (135)
- Avengers: Doomsday2026 · as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
- Toy Story 52026 · as Evil Bullseye (voice)
- Glenrothan2026 · as Donal
- Kiloran Bay2026 · as Torquil
- One Night Out with Alan Cumming2026 · as Host
- Being Stanley Baxter2025 · as Self
- Sleazy Tiger2025 · as Alan Cumming
- A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole2025 · as self
- V132025 · as Sigmund Freud
- 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center2024 · as Self
- Drive Back Home2024 · as Perley
- Genie2023 · as Flaxman
- Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story2023 · as Narrator (voice)
- Rare Objects2023 · as Peter Kessler
- Marlowe2023 · as Lou Hendricks
- Ooh the Banter!2022 · as Self (archive footage)
- My Father's Dragon2022 · as Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)
- Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza!2022 · as Self - Host
- Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men2022 · as Therapist
- My Old School2022 · as Brandon Lee
- The Nutcracker and the Mouse King2021 · as Narrator (voice)
- The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America2020 · as Alan Cumming
- Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins2020 · as Self
- Endgame & Rough for Theatre II2020 · as B / Hamm
- They'll Love Me When I'm Dead2018 · as Narrator (voice)
- Show Dogs2018 · as Dante (voice)
- Always at The Carlyle2018 · as Self
- Michael Jackson's Halloween2017 · as Meriwether (voice)
- Battle of the Sexes2017 · as Ted Tinling
- Queer as Art2017 · as Self
- After Louie2017 · as Sam Cooper
- The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin2017 · as Self (voice)
- Hurricane Bianca2016 · as Lawrence Taylor
- Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder2015 · as Self
- Strange Magic2015 · as Bog King (voice)
- Chu and Blossom2014 · as Uncle
- Muse of Fire2013 · as Self
- The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow2013 · as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- Picasso Baby2013 · as Self
- The Smurfs 22013 · as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- Almost in Love2013 · as Hayden
- Any Day Now2012 · as Rudy Donatello
- Maladies2012 · as Alan
- Sir Billi2012 · as Gordon the Goat (voice)
- The Outback2012 · as Bog (voice)
- The Smurfs2011 · as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- The Money Pet2011 · as The Narrator (voice)
- Burlesque2010 · as Alexis
- Jackboots on Whitehall2010 · as Hitler / Braveheart (voice)
- The Tempest2010 · as Sebastian
- Riverworld2010 · as Judas Caretaker
- Boogie Woogie2010 · as Dewey Dalamanatousis
- It's Complicated2009 · as TV Actor (uncredited)
- Victoria Wood: Seen on TV2009
- Dare2009 · as Grant Matson
- The Real Cabaret2009 · as Self
- The Mystery of Claywoman2009 · as Jon Lauting Phd.
- PoliWood2009 · as Self
- Ptown Diaries2009 · as Narrator
- Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World2007 · as Chuck (voice)
- ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway2007 · as Self
- Suffering Man's Charity2007 · as John Vandermark
- Gray Matters2007 · as Gordy
- The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event2006
- Full Grown Men2006 · as The Hitchhiker
- Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical2006 · as Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR
- Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema2006 · as Self
- Motherfucker: A Movie2006 · as Self
- Ripley Under Ground2005 · as Jeff Constant
- Sweet Land2005 · as Frandsen
- Bam Bam and Celeste2005 · as Eugene
- Neverwas2005 · as Jake
- Bad Blood2005 · as Davie Mitchell
- Son of the Mask2005 · as Loki
- Eighteen2005 · as Father Chris
- Garfield2004 · as Persnikitty (voice)
- The Goodbye Girl2004 · as Mark Bodine
- The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X22003 · as Self
- X2 Global Webcast Highlights2003 · as Self
- Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler!2003 · as Himself
- FX2: Visual Effects2003 · as Self
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over2003 · as Fegan Floop
- X22003 · as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
- Nicholas Nickleby2002 · as Mr. Folair
- Becoming Men2002
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams2002 · as Fegan Floop
- Searching for Debra Winger2002 · as Self (uncredited)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories2002 · as Self
- Intimate Affairs2002 · as Sevy
- This is Stanley Baxter2001 · as Self
- The Anniversary Party2001 · as Joe Therrian
- Josie and the Pussycats2001 · as Wyatt Frame
- Spy Kids2001 · as Fegan Floop
- For My Baby2000 · as Daniel Orgelbrand
- Get Carter2000 · as Jeremy Kinnear
- Loser2000 · as Alan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited)
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas2000 · as The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged
- Company Man2000 · as General Batista
- Urbania2000 · as Brett
- Titus1999 · as Saturninus
- Annie1999 · as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
- Eyes Wide Shut1999 · as Desk Clerk
- Plunkett & Macleane1999 · as Lord Rochester
- Spice World1997 · as Piers
- Buddy1997 · as Dick Croner
- Romy and Michele's High School Reunion1997 · as Sandy Frink
- Bathtime1997 · as Wrigley
- Burn Your Phone1996 · as Andy
- Emma1996 · as Mr. Elton
- Goldeneye: The Secret Files1995 · as Self
- GoldenEye1995 · as Boris Grishenko
- Circle of Friends1995 · as Sean Walsh
- GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast1995 · as Self
- Second Best1994 · as Bernard
- Black Beauty1994 · as Black Beauty (voice)
- That Sunday1994
- Butter1994 · as Ronnie
- Cabaret1993 · as Emcee
- Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love1993 · as Greg Deane
- The Airzone Solution1993 · as MacNamara
- Dread Poets' Society1992 · as Shelley
- Prague1992 · as Alexander Novak
- The Last Romantics1992 · as Tulloch
- Bernard and the Genie1991 · as Bernard Bottle
- Conquest of the South Pole1989
- Passing Glory1986 · as Rab
- The Diary—
- Death Do Us Part—
- Lunch Hour—
- Borges and Me—
- Run— · as Steve
- The Naturalized— · as Self
- Romy and Michele 2— · as Sandy Frink
- Treasure Trekkers— · as (voice)
- Tip Toe— · as Leo
All TV Shows (100)
- The Traitors2026 · as Self - Host
- Tip Toe2026 · as Leo
- The Killer Among Us2026 · as Self - Host
- Club Cumming2026 · as Self
- The Mighty Nein2025 · as Gustav (voice)
- My Happy Place2025 · as Self
- RoboGobo2025 · as Dame Luxley (voice)
- Paris & Nicole: The Encore2024 · as Narrator
- All Aboard! Scotland's Poshest Train2024 · as Self - Host
- Chimp Crazy2024 · as Self
- Doctor Who2024 · as Mr Ring-a-Ding (voice)
- Doctor Who: Unleashed2024 · as Self
- Boarders2024 · as Alan
- Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes2024 · as Self
- The Traitors2023 · as Self - Host
- Abominable and the Invisible City2022 · as Burnish (voice)
- The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - Guest
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg2022
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg2022 · as Self – Actor
- Dead End: Paranormal Park2022 · as Harmony - Demonic Feaster on Fear (voice)
- Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland2021 · as Self
- The Prince2021 · as Owen
- Schmigadoon!2021 · as Mayor Aloysius Menlove
- Schmigadoon!2021 · as Dooley Blight
- Briarpatch2020 · as Clyde Brattle
- Helpsters2019 · as Dancer Dave
- Prodigal Son2019 · as Simon Hoxley
- Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- Today with Jenna & Sheinelle2019 · as Self
- Instinct2018 · as Dylan Reinhart
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
- Queers.2017 · as Steve
- Queers.2017
- The Good Fight2017 · as Eli Gold
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- Broad City2014 · as Alan Cumming
- Urban Secrets2012
- The Outs2012 · as Alan Cumming
- Web Therapy2011 · as Austen Clarke
- The Runaway2011 · as Desrae
- Bubble Guppies2011 · as The Glitch (voice)
- The Good Wife2009 · as Eli Gold
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
- Web Therapy2008 · as Austen Clarke
- Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack2008 · as Self - Hijacker
- Tin Man2007 · as Glitch
- Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World2007 · as Chuck Masters (voice)
- Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World2007 · as Zeke (voice)
- Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World2007 · as Chuck (voice)
- Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World2007 · as Rupert (voice)
- The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
- Me, Eloise2006 · as (voice)
- The One Show2006 · as Self - Guest
- Web Junk 202006
- 8 Out of 10 Cats2005 · as Self
- Playing It Straight2005 · as Narrator (voice)
- Doctor Who2005 · as King James
- Who Do You Think You Are?2004 · as Self
- Shoebox Zoo2004 · as Bruno the Bear (voice)
- The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self - Guest
- The L Word2004 · as Billie Blaikie
- Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest Host
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- Through the Night with...2002 · as Self
- V Graham Norton2002 · as Self
- God, the Devil and Bob2000 · as The Devil (voice)
- Sex and the City1998 · as Oscar
- EP Daily1997
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self
- 3rd Rock from the Sun1996 · as Angus 'The Hole' McDuff
- Ghosts1995 · as Philip
- Gargoyles1994 · as John Castaway (voice)
- The High Life1994 · as Sebastian Flight
- Frasier1993 · as Ahmrit
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
- Rik Mayall Presents1993 · as Greg Deane
- Have I Got News for You1990 · as Self
- The Simpsons1989 · as Loki (voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
- ScreenPlay1986 · as Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Screen Two1985 · as Tulloch
- Screen Two1985 · as Andy
- Screen Two1985 · as Alexander Novak
- Travelling Man1984 · as Jamie
- Taggart1983 · as Jamie McCormack
- Masterpiece Mystery1980 · as Self - Host
- Question Time1979 · as Self - Panellist
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
- Great Performances1971 · as Self
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Host
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
- The BAFTA Awards1949 · as Host
- The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self
- Rhona Who Lives by the River— · as Hamish