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Alan Cumming

Actor / Comedian / Film Director / Character Actor / Screenwriter / Composer / Film Producer | * 01/27/1965 (59) | Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
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Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, a New York Emmy Award, 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), ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Alan Cumming

Officer of The Order of The British Empire Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical Laurence Olivier Awards Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical Audie Award for Best Male Narrator Audie Award for Narration by The Author Great Immigrants Award
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Movies with Alan Cumming as Actor(101)

as Lou Hendricks2023 Marlowe
2023 Genie
as Brandon Lee2022 My Old School
as Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)2022 My Father's Dragon
as Narrator (voice)2018 They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Dante (voice)2018 Show Dogs
as himself2018 Always at The Carlyle
as Meriwether (voice)2017 Michael Jackson's Halloween
as Ted Tinling2017 Battle of the Sexes
as himself2017 Queer as Art
as Sam Cooper2017 After Louie
as Lawrence Taylor2016 Hurricane Bianca
as Bog King (voice)2015 Strange Magic
as Uncle2014 Chu and Blossom
as Hayden2013 Almost in Love
as himself2013 Picasso Baby
as Gutsy Smurf (voice)2013 The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
as Gutsy Smurf (voice)2013 The Smurfs 2
as himself2013 Muse of Fire
as Bog (voice)2012 The Outback
as Gordon the Goat (voice)2012 Sir Billi
as Rudy Donatello2012 Any Day Now
as Alan2012 Maladies
as Gutsy Smurf (voice)2011 The Smurfs
as Hitler (voice)2010 Jackboots on Whitehall
as Alexis2010 Burlesque
as Sebastian2010 The Tempest
as Judas Caretaker2010 Riverworld
as herself2009 The Real Cabaret
as Dewey2009 Boogie Woogie
as himself2009 PoliWood
as Narrator2009 Ptown Diaries
as Jon Lauting Phd.2009 The Mystery of Claywoman
as Grant Matson2009 Dare
as John Vandermark2007 Ghost Writer
as Gordy2006 Gray Matters
as Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR2006 Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
as The Hitchhiker2006 Full Grown Men
as Jake2005 Neverwas
as Jeff Constant2005 Ripley Under Ground
as Father Chris2005 Eighteen
as Loki2005 Son of the Mask
as Davie Mitchell2005 Bad Blood
as Frandsen2005 Sweet Land
as Eugene2005 Bam Bam and Celeste
as Persnikitty (voice)2004 Garfield
as Mark2004 The Goodbye Girl
as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler2003 X2
as Fegan Floop2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Mr. Folair2002 Nicholas Nickleby
as The Magician2002 CinéMagique
as Self (uncredited)2002 Searching for Debra Winger
as Sevy2002 Intimate Affairs
as Wyatt Frame2001 Josie and the Pussycats
as Fegan Floop2001 Spy Kids
as Joe Therrian2001 The Anniversary Party
as General Batista2000 Company Man
as Brett2000 Urbania
as Jeremy Kinnear2000 Get Carter
as The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan1999 Annie
as Desk Clerk1999 Eyes Wide Shut
as Lord Rochester1999 Plunkett & MacLeane
as Saturninus1999 Titus
as Dick Croner1997 Buddy
as Piers1997 Spice World
as Wrigley1997 Bathtime
as Andy1996 Burn Your Phone
as Mr. Elton1996 Emma
as Boris Grishenko1995 GoldenEye
as Sean Walsh1995 Circle of Friends
as Ronnie1994 Butter
as Black Beauty (voice)1994 Black Beauty
as Bernard1994 Second Best
as Emcee1993 Cabaret
as MacNamara1993 The Airzone Solution
as Alexander Novak1992 Prague
as Tulloch1992 The Last Romantics
as Shelley1992 Dread Poets' Society
as Bernard Bottle1991 Bernard and the Genie

TV Shows/Series with Alan Cumming as Actor(54)

as Self - Host2023 The Traitors
as Harmony - Demonic Feaster on Fear (voice)2022 Dead End: Paranormal Park
as Burnish (voice)2022 Abominable and the Invisible City
as Mayor Aloysius Menlove2021 Schmigadoon!
as Dooley Flint2021 Schmigadoon!
as Owen2021 The Prince
as Clyde Brattle2020 Briarpatch
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Dancer Dave2019 Helpsters
as Simon Hoxley2019 Prodigal Son
as Dylan Reinhart2018 Instinct
as Eli Gold (voice)2017 The Good Fight
as Eli Gold2017 The Good Fight
as himself2014 Broad City
as himself2012 The Outs
as Austen Clarke2011 Web Therapy
as Desrae2011 The Runaway
as Eli Gold2009 The Good Wife
as Himself - Hijacker2008 Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
as Austen Clarke2008 Web Therapy
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
as King James2005 Doctor Who
as Narrator (voice)2005 Playing It Straight
as Billie Blaikie2004 The L Word
as Bruno the Bear (voice)2004 Shoebox Zoo
as himself2002 V Graham Norton
as The Devil (voice)2000 God, the Devil and Bob
as Oscar1998 Sex and the City
as Angus 'The Hole' McDuff1996 3rd Rock from the Sun
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as Sebastian Flight1994 The High Life
as himself1994 The High Life
as Ahmrit1993 Frasier
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Loki (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Tulloch1985 Screen Two
1983 Taggart
as Self - Panellist1979 Question Time
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live

Movies with Alan Cumming as Crew(10)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Asog
Production/Executive Producer2020 Sharon Needles Presents: Mask It or Casket
Directing/Director2007 Ghost Writer
Production/Executive Producer2007 Ghost Writer
Production/Producer2005 Sweet Land
Directing/Director2001 The Anniversary Party
Production/Producer2001 The Anniversary Party
Writing/Writer2001 The Anniversary Party
Directing/Director1994 Butter
Writing/Writer1994 Butter

TV Shows/Series with Alan Cumming as Crew(4)

Production/Executive Producer2018 Instinct
Creator/Creator2012 Urban Secrets
Writing/Writer1994 The High Life
Creator/Creator1994 The High Life

Additional Information

Full Name: Alan Cumming
Born: Wednesday, 01/27 1965 (January) in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 59 years + 62 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Carnoustie High School
Other names for Alan Cumming (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Alan Cummings"
"알란 커밍"
Alan Cumming frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (36x, Actor)
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Bill Hader (27x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (26x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (23x, Actress)
Robert Rodriguez (23x, Crew)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (22x, Actor)
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Will Forte (18x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2575, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/18/2024