Alan Cumming

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 27, 1965 (61 yrs)

place of birth

Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

also known as

Alan Cummings

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Toy Story 5
7.5

Toy Story 5

2026as Evil Bullseye (voice)
Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday

2026as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
Eyes Wide Shut
7.5

Eyes Wide Shut

1999as Desk Clerk
GoldenEye
6.9

GoldenEye

1995as Boris Grishenko
The Smurfs
5.8

The Smurfs

2011as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
Spy Kids
5.8

Spy Kids

2001as Fegan Floop
Garfield
5.7

Garfield

2004as Persnikitty (voice)
The Smurfs 2
5.8

The Smurfs 2

2013as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
5.1

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

2003as Fegan Floop
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
5.7

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

2002as Fegan Floop
Son of the Mask
4.2

Son of the Mask

2005as Loki
It's Complicated
6.5

It's Complicated

2009as TV Actor (uncredited)
Burlesque
7.2

Burlesque

2010as Alexis
Strange Magic
7.2

Strange Magic

2015as Bog King (voice)
Annie
6.5

Annie

1999as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
Glenrothan
6.0

Glenrothan

2026as Donal
Get Carter
5.2

Get Carter

2000as Jeremy Kinnear
Battle of the Sexes
6.8

Battle of the Sexes

2017as Ted Tinling
Emma
6.6

Emma

1996as Mr. Elton
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
4.8

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

2000as The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged
Spice World
4.9

Spice World

1997as Piers
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
6.2

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

1997as Sandy Frink
Black Beauty
6.7

Black Beauty

1994as Black Beauty (voice)
Show Dogs
6.0

Show Dogs

2018as Dante (voice)
Marlowe
5.7

Marlowe

2023as Lou Hendricks
Titus
6.4

Titus

1999as Saturninus
Buddy
5.0

Buddy

1997as Dick Croner
Nicholas Nickleby
6.9

Nicholas Nickleby

2002as Mr. Folair
Loser
5.4

Loser

2000as Alan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited)
Genie
6.5

Genie

2023as Flaxman
The Outback
5.6

The Outback

2012as Bog (voice)
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
6.6

Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical

2006as Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR
My Father's Dragon
7.1

My Father's Dragon

2022as Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
6.9

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

2013as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
Tip Toe

Tip Toe

as Leo
Sweet Land
6.3

Sweet Land

2005as Frandsen
Boogie Woogie
5.0

Boogie Woogie

2010as Dewey Dalamanatousis
Dare
5.7

Dare

2009as Grant Matson
Cabaret
8.0

Cabaret

1993as Emcee
The Tempest
5.3

The Tempest

2010as Sebastian
Josie and the Pussycats
5.8

Josie and the Pussycats

2001as Wyatt Frame
Hurricane Bianca
6.1

Hurricane Bianca

2016as Lawrence Taylor
Circle of Friends
6.2

Circle of Friends

1995as Sean Walsh
Company Man
5.1

Company Man

2000as General Batista
Gray Matters
5.8

Gray Matters

2007as Gordy
Sir Billi
3.2

Sir Billi

2012as Gordon the Goat (voice)
The Diary

The Diary

Any Day Now
7.0

Any Day Now

2012as Rudy Donatello
Muse of Fire
6.5

Muse of Fire

2013as Self
Plunkett & Macleane
6.2

Plunkett & Macleane

1999as Lord Rochester