Alan Cumming
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 27, 1965
- Birthplace
- Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography
Romy and Michele 2 TBA
as Sandy Frink
- The Naturalized
The Naturalized TBA
as Self
- Run
Run TBA
as Steve
- Lunch Hour
Lunch Hour TBA
Actor
The Diary TBA
Actor
Avengers: Doomsday 2026
as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
Treasure Trekkers 2026
as (voice)
Borges and Me 2026
as Alastair Reid
Death Do Us Part 2026
as Lord Ingannamorte
Les Parfait(s) : Arnaques en Famille 2026
as Sean Mac Callaghan
Toy Story 5 2026
as Evil Bullseye (voice)
Glenrothan 2026
as Donal
Kiloran Bay 2026
as Torquil
One Night Out with Alan Cumming 2026
as Self - Host
Being Stanley Baxter 2025
as Self
Asog 2025
Executive Producer
Sleazy Tiger 2025
as Alan Cumming
A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole 2025
as self
We Are Pat 2025
Executive Producer
V13 2025
as Sigmund Freud
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center 2024
as Self
Drive Back Home 2024
as Perley
Genie 2023
as Flaxman
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story 2023
as Narrator (voice)
Rare Objects 2023
as Peter Kessler
Marlowe 2023
as Lou Hendricks
Ooh the Banter! 2022
as Self (archive footage)
My Father's Dragon 2022
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 Men 2022
as Therapist
My Old School 2022
as Brandon Lee
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King 2021
as Narrator (voice)
Sharon Needles Presents: Mask It or Casket 2020
Executive Producer
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America 2020
as Alan Cumming
Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins 2020
as Self
Endgame & Rough for Theatre II 2020
as B / Hamm
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead 2018
as Narrator (voice)
Show Dogs 2018
as Dante (voice)
Always at The Carlyle 2018
as Self
Michael Jackson's Halloween 2017
as Meriwether (voice)
Battle of the Sexes 2017
as Ted Tinling
Queer as Art 2017
as Self
After Louie 2017
as Sam Cooper
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin 2017
as Self (voice)
Hurricane Bianca 2016
as Lawrence Taylor
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder 2015
as Self
Strange Magic 2015
as Bog King (voice)
Chu and Blossom 2014
as Uncle
Muse of Fire 2013
as Self
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow 2013
as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
- Picasso Baby
Picasso Baby 2013
as Self
The Smurfs 2 2013
as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
Almost in Love 2013
as Hayden
Any Day Now 2012
as Rudy Donatello
Maladies 2012
as Alan
Sir Billi 2012
as Gordon the Goat (voice)
The Outback 2012
as Bog (voice)
The Smurfs 2011
as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
The Money Pet 2011
as The Narrator (voice)
Burlesque 2010
as Alexis
Jackboots on Whitehall 2010
as Hitler / Braveheart (voice)
The Tempest 2010
as Sebastian
Riverworld 2010
as Judas Caretaker
Boogie Woogie 2010
as Dewey Dalamanatousis
It's Complicated 2009
as TV Actor (uncredited)
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV 2009
as Self
Dare 2009
as Grant Matson
The Real Cabaret 2009
as Self
- The Mystery of Claywoman
The Mystery of Claywoman 2009
as Jon Lauting Phd.
PoliWood 2009
as Self
Ptown Diaries 2009
as Narrator
Ripley Under Ground 2007
as Jeff Constant
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway 2007
as Self
Suffering Man's Charity 2007
as John Vandermark, Director, Executive Producer
Gray Matters 2007
as Gordy
- The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event 2006
Actor
Full Grown Men 2006
as The Hitchhiker
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema 2006
as Self
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical 2006
as Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR
Motherfucker: A Movie 2006
as Self
Sweet Land 2005
as Frandsen, Producer
Bam Bam and Celeste 2005
as Eugene
Neverwas 2005
as Jake
Collectormania 7 2005
as Self
Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask” 2005
as Self
Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask” 2005
as Self
Bad Blood 2005
as Davie Mitchell
Son of the Mask 2005
as Loki
Eighteen 2005
as Father Chris
Garfield 2004
as Persnikitty (voice)
The Goodbye Girl 2004
as Mark Bodine
FX2: Visual Effects 2003
as Self
Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler! 2003
as Himself
X2 Global Webcast Highlights 2003
as Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2 2003
as Self
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 2003
as Fegan Floop
X2 2003
as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
Nicholas Nickleby 2002
as Mr. Folair
Becoming Men 2002
Actor
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 2002
as Fegan Floop
Searching for Debra Winger 2002
as Self (uncredited)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories 2002
as Self
Intimate Affairs 2002
as Sevy
This is Stanley Baxter 2001
as Self
The Anniversary Party 2001
as Joe Therrian, Director, Writer, Producer
Josie and the Pussycats 2001
as Wyatt Frame
Spy Kids 2001
as Fegan Floop
For My Baby 2000
as Daniel Orgelbrand
Get Carter 2000
as Jeremy Kinnear
Loser 2000
as Alan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 2000
as The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged
Company Man 2000
as General Batista
Urbania 2000
as Brett
Titus 1999
as Saturninus
Annie 1999
as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
Eyes Wide Shut 1999
as Desk Clerk
Plunkett & Macleane 1999
as Lord Rochester
Spice World 1997
as Piers
Buddy 1997
as Dick Croner
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion 1997
as Sandy Frink
Bathtime 1997
as Wrigley
Burn Your Phone 1996
as Andy, Director
Emma 1996
as Mr. Elton
Goldeneye: The Secret Files 1995
as Self
GoldenEye 1995
as Boris Grishenko
Circle of Friends 1995
as Sean Walsh
- GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast 1995
as Self
Second Best 1994
as Bernard
Black Beauty 1994
as Black Beauty (voice)
Butter 1994
as Ronnie, Director, Writer
That Sunday 1994
Actor
Cabaret 1993
as Emcee
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love 1993
as Greg Deane
The Airzone Solution 1993
as MacNamara
Dread Poets' Society 1992
as Shelley
Prague 1992
as Alexander Novak
The Last Romantics 1992
as Tulloch
Bernard and the Genie 1991
as Bernard Bottle
- Conquest of the South Pole
Conquest of the South Pole 1989
Actor
- Passing Glory
Passing Glory 1986
as Rab
Credits from TMDB.