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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Simpsons
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Daily Show
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Toy Story 5
2026
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Simpsons
as Loki (voice) · 1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Toy Story 5
as Evil Bullseye (voice) · 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest Host · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest · 2022
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Doctor Who
as King James · 2005
Frasier
as Ahmrit · 1993
The Good Wife
as Eli Gold · 2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The One Show
as Self - Guest · 2006
Avengers: Doomsday
as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler · 2026
Great Performances
as Self · 1971
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
Tony Awards
as Self - Host · 1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956
Have I Got News for You
as Self · 1990
Sex and the City
as Oscar · 1998
America's Got Talent
as Self - Guest · 2006
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Angus 'The Hole' McDuff · 1996
The Good Fight
as Eli Gold · 2017
Screen Two
as Tulloch · 1985
Screen Two
as Andy · 1985
Screen Two
as Alexander Novak · 1985
Question Time
as Self - Panellist · 1979
Masterpiece Mystery
as Self - Host · 1980
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
· 2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self – Actor · 2022
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest · 2004
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self · 2005
Gargoyles
as John Castaway (voice) · 1994
Broad City
as Alan Cumming · 2014
The L Word
as Billie Blaikie · 2004
Doctor Who
as Mr Ring-a-Ding (voice) · 2024
Bubble Guppies
as The Glitch (voice) · 2011
V Graham Norton
as Self · 2002
Eyes Wide Shut
as Desk Clerk · 1999
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self · 2017
Web Therapy
as Austen Clarke · 2008
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self · 2019
ScreenPlay
as Percy Bysshe Shelley · 1986
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self · 2004
The Traitors
as Self - Host · 2023
Taggart
as Jamie McCormack · 1983
Prodigal Son
as Simon Hoxley · 2019
Through the Night with...
as Self · 2002
The Smurfs
as Gutsy Smurf (voice) · 2011
Schmigadoon!
as Mayor Aloysius Menlove · 2021
Schmigadoon!
as Dooley Blight · 2021
The BAFTA Awards
as Host · 1949
The Mighty Nein
as Gustav (voice) · 2025
Travelling Man
as Jamie · 1984
RoboGobo
as Dame Luxley (voice) · 2025
Instinct
as Dylan Reinhart · 2018
The Smurfs 2
as Gutsy Smurf (voice) · 2013
Spy Kids
as Fegan Floop · 2001
Web Therapy
as Austen Clarke · 2011
GoldenEye
as Boris Grishenko · 1995
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Fegan Floop · 2002
Dead End: Paranormal Park
as Harmony - Demonic Feaster on Fear (voice) · 2022
Son of the Mask
as Loki · 2005
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Fegan Floop · 2003
Tip Toe
as Leo Struthers · 2026
Garfield
as Persnikitty (voice) · 2004
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Chuck Masters (voice) · 2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Zeke (voice) · 2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Chuck (voice) · 2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Rupert (voice) · 2007
Abominable and the Invisible City
as Burnish (voice) · 2022
Password
as Self - Celebrity Guest · 2022
Shoebox Zoo
as Bruno the Bear (voice) · 2004
Helpsters
as Dancer Dave · 2019
Planet 51
as Alien Mailman (voice) · 2009
God, the Devil and Bob
as The Devil (voice) · 2000
Tin Man
as Glitch · 2007
Boarders
as Alan · 2024
Battle of the Sexes
as Ted Tinling · 2017
Me, Eloise
as (voice) · 2006
It's Complicated
as TV Actor (uncredited) · 2009
Burlesque
as Alexis · 2010
Take the High Road
as Jim Hunter · 1980
My Father's Dragon
as Cornelius the Crocodile (voice) · 2022
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
as The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged · 2000
Doctor Who: Unleashed
as Self · 2024
The Emmy Awards
as Self · 1949
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
as Self - Hijacker · 2008
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
as Sandy Frink · 1997
Show Dogs
as Dante (voice) · 2018
The Prince
as Owen · 2021
Strange Magic
as Bog King (voice) · 2015
Marlowe
as Lou Hendricks · 2023
Briarpatch
as Clyde Brattle · 2020
Black Beauty
as Black Beauty (voice) · 1994
Queers.
as Steve · 2017
Queers.
· 2017
Rik Mayall Presents
as Greg Deane · 1993
The Outs
as Alan Cumming · 2012
Get Carter
as Jeremy Kinnear · 2000
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
as Gutsy Smurf (voice) · 2013
Josie and the Pussycats
as Wyatt Frame · 2001
The Runaway
as Desrae · 2011
Ghosts
as Philip · 1995
Loser
as Alan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited) · 2000
Nicholas Nickleby
as Mr. Folair · 2002
Spice World
as Piers · 1997
She-Play
as Nick · 1990
Plunkett & Macleane
as Lord Rochester · 1999
The Outback
as Bog (voice) · 2012
Emma
as Mr. Elton · 1996
Titus
as Saturninus · 1999
Boogie Woogie
as Dewey Dalamanatousis · 2010
Club Cumming
as Self · 2026
Circle of Friends
as Sean Walsh · 1995
Genie
as Flaxman · 2023
The Tempest
as Sebastian · 2010
Rhona Who Lives by the River
as Hamish
Treasure Trekkers
as (voice) · 2026
Always at The Carlyle
as Self · 2018
The High Life
as Sebastian Flight · 1994
Glenrothan
as Donal · 2026
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self · 2007
Paris & Nicole: The Encore
as Narrator · 2024
Web Junk 20
· 2006
Buddy
as Dick Croner · 1997
Chimp Crazy
as Self · 2024
Cabaret
as Emcee · 1993
My Happy Place
as Self · 2025
Michael Jackson's Halloween
as Meriwether (voice) · 2017
Annie
as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan · 1999
Playing It Straight
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2005
Kiloran Bay
as Torquil · 2026
Ripley Under Ground
as Jeff Constant · 2007
Intimate Affairs
as Sevy · 2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
as Self · 2002
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
as Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR · 2006
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
as Self · 2006
Muse of Fire
as Self · 2013
Hurricane Bianca
as Lawrence Taylor · 2016
Any Day Now
as Rudy Donatello · 2012
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self (voice) · 2017
Les Parfait(s) : Arnaques en Famille
as Sean Mac Callaghan · 2026
Romy and Michele 2
as Sandy Frink
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Narrator (voice) · 2018
Second Best
as Bernard · 1994
Company Man
as General Batista · 2000
Gray Matters
as Gordy · 2007
Neverwas
as Jake · 2005
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
as Self · 2015
Rare Objects
as Peter Kessler · 2023
Sweet Land
as Frandsen · 2005
PoliWood
as Self · 2009
The Real Cabaret
as Self · 2009
Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland
as Self · 2021
Shadow of the Stone
as Tom Henderson · 1987
The Anniversary Party
as Joe Therrian · 2001
The Goodbye Girl
as Mark Bodine · 2004
One Night Out with Alan Cumming
as Self - Host · 2026
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
as Self · 1995
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
as Self · 1995
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
as Therapist · 2022
Collectormania 7
as Self · 2005
Bam Bam and Celeste
as Eugene · 2005
Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler!
as Himself · 2003
Dare
as Grant Matson · 2009
Picasso Baby
as Self · 2013
Being Stanley Baxter
as Self · 2025
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self (uncredited) · 2002
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
as Narrator (voice) · 2023
Bernard and the Genie
as Bernard Bottle · 1991
Conquest of the South Pole
· 1989
That Sunday
· 1994
Suffering Man's Charity
as John Vandermark · 2007
Death Do Us Part
as Lord Ingannamorte · 2026
Ptown Diaries
as Narrator · 2009
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
as Self · 2024
Sir Billi
as Gordon the Goat (voice) · 2012
Urban Secrets
· 2012
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Alan Cumming · 2020
Chu and Blossom
as Uncle · 2014
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
as Self · 2009
The Killer Among Us
as Self - Host · 2026
Sleazy Tiger
as Alan Cumming · 2025
This is Stanley Baxter
as Self · 2001
Eighteen
as Father Chris · 2005
Jackboots on Whitehall
as Hitler / Braveheart (voice) · 2010
Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask”
as Self · 2005
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
as Self · 2003
Burn Your Phone
as Andy · 1996
All Aboard! Scotland's Poshest Train
as Self - Host · 2024
My Old School
as Brandon Lee · 2022
The Last Romantics
as Tulloch · 1992
Urbania
as Brett · 2000
Ooh the Banter!
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Full Grown Men
as The Hitchhiker · 2006
Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask”
as Self · 2005
Bathtime
as Wrigley · 1997
X2 Global Webcast Highlights
as Self · 2003
Motherfucker: A Movie
as Self · 2006
The Mystery of Claywoman
as Jon Lauting Phd. · 2009
FX2: Visual Effects
as Self · 2003
Borges and Me
as Alastair Reid · 2026
A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole
as self · 2025
The Diary
Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes
as Self · 2024
V13
as Sigmund Freud · 2025
After Louie
as Sam Cooper · 2017
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
· 2006
Riverworld
as Judas Caretaker · 2010
For My Baby
as Daniel Orgelbrand · 2000
Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza!
as Self - Host · 2022
Endgame & Rough for Theatre II
as B / Hamm · 2020
Drive Back Home
as Perley · 2024
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
as Greg Deane · 1993
Dread Poets' Society
as Shelley · 1992
Passing Glory
as Rab · 1986
Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins
as Self · 2020
Run
as Steve
Maladies
as Alan · 2012
The Airzone Solution
as MacNamara · 1993
Almost in Love
as Hayden · 2013
Butter
as Ronnie · 1994
Becoming Men
· 2002
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
as Narrator (voice) · 2021
The Money Pet
as The Narrator (voice) · 2011
The Naturalized
as Self
Prague
as Alexander Novak · 1992
Bad Blood
as Davie Mitchell · 2005
Lunch Hour
Queer as Art
as Self · 2017
EP Daily
· 1997
X2
as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler · 2003