Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming, OBE FRSE (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish-American 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 intheSpy Kidstrilogy, 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 threePrimetime Emmy Awards, twoScreen Actors Guild Awards, twoGolden Globe Awardsand aSatellite Award.His London stage appearances includeHamlet, the Maniac inAccidental Death of an Anarchist(for which he received anOlivier Award), the lead inBent,The National Theatre of Scotland'sThe BacchaeandSamuel Beckett'sEndgameatThe Old Vic, oppositeDaniel Radcliffe. OnBroadway, he has appeared inThe Threepenny Opera, as the master of ceremonies inCabaret(for which he won aTony Award),Design for Living, and a one-man adaptation ofMacbeth. In 2022, he received aTony Award for Best Musicalas a producer for the musicalA 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 calledEavesdropping 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 TodayandAlan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs. In 2021, he appeared in theApple TV+seriesSchmigadoon!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 promotedLGBTrights, MC-ing and attending fundraisers for many organizations, and he also supports several AIDS charities.