Alan Cumming
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 ·Avengers: Doomsdayas Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
- 2025 ·RoboGoboas Dame Luxley (voice)
- 2024 ·Paris & Nicole: The Encoreas Narrator
- 2024 ·All Aboard! Scotland's Poshest Trainas Self - Host
- 2024 ·Chimp Crazyas Self
- 2024 ·Doctor Whoas Mr Ring-a-Ding (voice)
- 2024 ·Alan Cumming's Paradise Homesas Self
- 2023 ·Genieas Flaxman
- 2023 ·Rare Objectsas Peter Kessler
- 2023 ·Marloweas Lou Hendricks
- 2023 ·The Traitorsas Self - Host
- 2022 ·My Father's Dragonas Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)
- 2022 ·Abominable and the Invisible Cityas Burnish (voice)
- 2022 ·Sunday with Laura Kuenssbergas
- 2022 ·Sunday with Laura Kuenssbergas Self – Actor
- 2022 ·Dead End: Paranormal Parkas Harmony - Demonic Feaster on Fear (voice)
- 2022 ·My Old Schoolas Brandon Lee
- 2021 ·Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotlandas Self
- 2021 ·The Princeas Owen
- 2021 ·Schmigadoon!as Mayor Aloysius Menlove
- 2021 ·Schmigadoon!as Dooley Blight
- 2020 ·Briarpatchas Clyde Brattle
- 2019 ·Helpstersas Dancer Dave
- 2019 ·Prodigal Sonas Simon Hoxley
- 2019 ·The Kelly Clarkson Showas
- 2019 ·Tamron Hallas Self - Guest
- 2019 ·Today with Hoda & Jennaas Self
- 2018 ·They'll Love Me When I'm Deadas Narrator (voice)
- 2018 ·Show Dogsas Dante (voice)
- 2018 ·Always at The Carlyleas Self
- 2018 ·Instinctas Dylan Reinhart
- 2017 ·Michael Jackson's Halloweenas Meriwether (voice)
- 2017 ·Battle of the Sexesas Ted Tinling
- 2017 ·Carpool Karaoke: The Seriesas Self
- 2017 ·Queers.as Steve
- 2017 ·Queers.as
- 2017 ·Queer as Artas Self
- 2017 ·After Louieas Sam Cooper
- 2017 ·The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupinas Self (voice)
- 2017 ·The Good Fightas Eli Gold
- 2016 ·Hurricane Biancaas Lawrence Taylor
- 2015 ·The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self
- 2015 ·Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonderas Self
- 2015 ·Strange Magicas Bog King (voice)
- 2014 ·Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
- 2014 ·The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas
- 2014 ·The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self
- 2014 ·Chu and Blossomas Uncle
- 2014 ·Broad Cityas Alan Cumming
- 2013 ·Muse of Fireas Self
- 2013 ·The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollowas Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- 2013 ·The Smurfs 2as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- 2013 ·Almost in Loveas Hayden
- 2012 ·Any Day Nowas Rudy Donatello
- 2012 ·Urban Secretsas
- 2012 ·Maladiesas Alan
- 2012 ·Sir Billias Gordon the Goat (voice)
- 2012 ·The Outsas Alan Cumming
- 2012 ·The Outbackas Bog (voice)
- 2011 ·The Smurfsas Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- 2011 ·Web Therapyas Austen Clarke
- 2011 ·The Runawayas Desrae
- 2011 ·Bubble Guppiesas The Glitch (voice)
- 2010 ·Burlesqueas Alexis
- 2010 ·Jackboots on Whitehallas Hitler (voice)
- 2010 ·The Tempestas Sebastian
- 2009 ·It's Complicatedas TV Actor (uncredited)
- 2009 ·Dareas Grant Matson
- 2009 ·The Good Wifeas Eli Gold
- 2009 ·Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
- 2009 ·PoliWoodas Self
- 2009 ·Boogie Woogieas Dewey Dalamanatousis
- 2008 ·Web Therapyas Austen Clarke
- 2008 ·Masterpiece Mystery!as Self - Host
- 2008 ·Big Brother: Celebrity Hijackas Self
- 2008 ·Big Brother: Celebrity Hijackas Self - Hijacker
- 2007 ·Tin Manas Glitch
- 2007 ·Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the Worldas Chuck Masters (voice)
- 2007 ·Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the Worldas Zeke (voice)
- 2007 ·Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the Worldas Chuck (voice)
- 2007 ·Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the Worldas Rupert (voice)
- 2007 ·ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadwayas Self
- 2007 ·Gray Mattersas Gordy
- 2007 ·The Graham Norton Showas Self
- 2006 ·Me, Eloiseas (voice)
- 2006 ·The One Showas Self - Guest
- 2006 ·Reefer Madness: The Movie Musicalas Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR
- 2006 ·Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinemaas Self
- 2006 ·Web Junk 20as
- 2005 ·Ripley Under Groundas Jeff Constant
- 2005 ·Sweet Landas Frandsen
- 2005 ·Neverwasas Jake
- 2005 ·8 Out of 10 Catsas Self
- 2005 ·Playing It Straightas Narrator (voice)
- 2005 ·Doctor Whoas King James
- 2005 ·Son of the Maskas Loki
- 2004 ·Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
- 2004 ·Shoebox Zooas Bruno the Bear (voice)
- 2004 ·The Tony Danza Showas Self - Guest
- 2004 ·Garfieldas Persnikitty (voice)
- 2004 ·The L Wordas Billie Blaikie
- 2004 ·The Goodbye Girlas Mark Bodine
- 2003 ·The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2as
- 2003 ·Spy Kids 3-D: Game Overas Fegan Floop
- 2003 ·X2as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
- 2003 ·Real Time with Bill Maheras Self
- 2002 ·Nicholas Nicklebyas Mr. Folair
- 2002 ·Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreamsas Fegan Floop
- 2002 ·Searching for Debra Wingeras Self (uncredited)
- 2002 ·AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Storiesas Self
- 2002 ·Through the Night with...as Self
- 2002 ·V Graham Nortonas Self
- 2002 ·Intimate Affairsas Sevy
- 2001 ·The Anniversary Partyas Joe Therrian
- 2001 ·Josie and the Pussycatsas Wyatt Frame
- 2001 ·Spy Kidsas Fegan Floop
- 2000 ·Get Carteras Jeremy Kinnear
- 2000 ·Loseras Alan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited)
- 2000 ·The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegasas The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged
- 2000 ·God, the Devil and Bobas The Devil (voice)
- 2000 ·Company Manas General Batista
- 2000 ·Urbaniaas Brett
- 1999 ·Titusas Saturninus
- 1999 ·Annieas Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
- 1999 ·Eyes Wide Shutas Desk Clerk
- 1999 ·Plunkett & MacLeaneas Lord Rochester
- 1998 ·Sex and the Cityas Oscar
- 1997 ·Spice Worldas Piers
- 1997 ·Buddyas Dick Croner
- 1997 ·Romy and Michele's High School Reunionas Sandy Frink
- 1996 ·Emmaas Mr. Elton
- 1996 ·The Daily Showas Self
- 1996 ·3rd Rock from the Sunas Angus 'The Hole' McDuff
- 1995 ·Goldeneye: The Secret Filesas Self
- 1995 ·GoldenEyeas Boris Grishenko
- 1995 ·Circle of Friendsas Sean Walsh
- 1994 ·Second Bestas Bernard
- 1994 ·Black Beautyas Black Beauty (voice)
- 1994 ·The High Lifeas Sebastian Flight
- 1994 ·The High Lifeas Self
- 1993 ·Cabaretas Emcee
- 1993 ·Frasieras Ahmrit
- 1993 ·Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest
- 1993 ·Rik Mayall Presentsas Greg Deane
- 1991 ·Bernard and the Genieas Bernard Bottle
- 1989 ·The Simpsonsas Loki (voice)
- 1988 ·LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
- 1985 ·Screen Twoas Tulloch
- 1983 ·Taggartas
- 1980 ·Masterpiece Mysteryas Self - Host
- 1979 ·Question Timeas Self - Panellist
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter
- Future ·The Diaryas
- 2025 ·Doctor Who - Luxas Mr. Ring-A-Ding
- 2024 ·92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Centeras Self
- 2024 ·Sleazy Tigeras Alan Cumming
- 2023 ·Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Storyas Narrator (voice)
- 2022 ·Ooh the Banter!as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 ·The Nutcracker and the Mouse Kingas Narrator (voice)
- 2020 ·The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in Americaas Alan Cumming
- 2020 ·Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collinsas Self
- 2010 ·Riverworldas Judas Caretaker
- 2009 ·The Real Cabaretas Self
- 2009 ·The Mystery of Claywomanas Jon Lauting Phd.
- 2009 ·Ptown Diariesas Narrator
- 2007 ·Ghost Writeras John Vandermark
- 2005 ·Eighteenas Father Chris
- 2003 ·Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler!as Himself
- 2003 ·X2 Global Webcast Highlightsas Self
- 2002 ·CinéMagiqueas The Magician
- Future ·Lunch Houras
- 2024 ·Drive Back Homeas
- 2022 ·Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza!as Self - Host
- 2022 ·Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Menas Therapist
- 2020 ·Endgame & Rough for Theatre IIas B / Hamm
- 2013 ·Picasso Babyas Self
- 2011 ·The Money Petas The Narrator (voice)
- 2006 ·The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Eventas
- 2006 ·Full Grown Menas The Hitchhiker
- 2002 ·Becoming Menas
- 1997 ·EP Dailyas
- 1994 ·Butteras Ronnie
- Future ·Glenrothanas Donal
- 2006 ·MOFO NYCas Self
- 1997 ·Bathtimeas Wrigley
- 1996 ·Burn Your Phoneas Andy
- 1995 ·GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Castas Self
- 1993 ·Mr. Bean: Blind Dateas Roger
- 1993 ·The Airzone Solutionas MacNamara
- Future ·Borges and Meas
- 2007 ·Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the Worldas Chuck (voice)
- 2005 ·Bam Bam and Celesteas Eugene
- 2000 ·For My Babyas Daniel Orgelbrand
- 1993 ·Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Loveas Greg Deane
- 1992 ·Dread Poets' Societyas Shelley
- 1989 ·Conquest of the South Poleas
- Future ·V13as Sigmund Freud
- Future ·The Naturalizedas Self
- 2005 ·Bad Bloodas Davie Mitchell
- 1994 ·That Sundayas
- 1992 ·Pragueas Alexander Novak
- Future ·Death Do Us Partas
- 1992 ·The Last Romanticsas Tulloch
- 1986 ·Passing Gloryas Rab
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Host
- Future ·Runas Steve