Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Date of Birth:

Jan 27, 1965

Place of Birth:

Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Alan Cumming, OBE FRSE (born January 27, 1965) is a Scottish 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 in the Spy Kids trilogy, 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 three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Satellite Award.

His London stage appearances include Hamlet, the Maniac in Accidental Death of an Anarchist (for which he received an Olivier Award), the lead in Bent, The National Theatre of Scotland's The Bacchae and Samuel Beckett's Endgame at The Old Vic, opposite Daniel Radcliffe. On Broadway, he has appeared in The Threepenny Opera, as the master of ceremonies in Cabaret (for which he won a Tony Award), Design for Living, and a one-man adaptation of Macbeth. In 2022, he received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A 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 called Eavesdropping 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 Today and Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs. In 2021, he appeared in the Apple TV+ series Schmigadoon!

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 promoted LGBT rights, MC-ing and attending fundraisers for many organizations, and he also supports several AIDS charities.

filmography:

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder

2015

Gray Matters Gray Matters

2006

Picasso Baby Picasso Baby

2013

Garfield Garfield

2004

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

2017

Endgame & Rough for Theatre II Endgame & Rough for Theatre II

2020

Butter Butter

1994

The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event

2006

Bad Blood Bad Blood

2005

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

2020

Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins

2020

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

1995

Goldeneye: The Secret Files Goldeneye: The Secret Files

1995

PoliWood PoliWood

2009

Becoming Men Becoming Men

2002

Michael Jackson's Halloween Michael Jackson's Halloween

2017

Queer as Art Queer as Art

2017

Almost in Love Almost in Love

2013

X2 Global Webcast Highlights X2 Global Webcast Highlights

2003

The Smurfs The Smurfs

2011

Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler! Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler!

2003

Show Dogs Show Dogs

2018

Motherfucker: A Movie Motherfucker: A Movie

2007

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018

CinéMagique CinéMagique

2002

The Real Cabaret The Real Cabaret

2009

Conquest of the South Pole Conquest of the South Pole

1989

Always at The Carlyle Always at The Carlyle

2018

Any Day Now Any Day Now

2012

The Mystery of Claywoman The Mystery of Claywoman

2009

It's Complicated It's Complicated

2009

Passing Glory Passing Glory

1986

The Money Pet The Money Pet

2011

Mr. Bean: Blind Date Mr. Bean: Blind Date

1993

Searching for Debra Winger Searching for Debra Winger

2002

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

2023

Loser Loser

2000

Genie Genie

2023

That Sunday That Sunday

1994

Death Do Us Part Death Do Us Part

1970

91st Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center 91st Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

2023

The Diary The Diary

1970

Drive Back Home Drive Back Home

1970

Rare Objects Rare Objects

2023

Ooh the Banter! Ooh the Banter!

2022

My Old School My Old School

2022

Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

2007

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

2021

Marlowe Marlowe

2023

Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men

2022

My Father's Dragon My Father's Dragon

2022

The Last Romantics The Last Romantics

1992

Bathtime Bathtime

1997

Bam Bam and Celeste Bam Bam and Celeste

2005

Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza! Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza!

2022

Dread Poets' Society Dread Poets' Society

1992

Burn Your Phone Burn Your Phone

1996

Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

1993

Hurricane Bianca Hurricane Bianca

2016

Burlesque Burlesque

2010

Black Beauty Black Beauty

1994

Nicholas Nickleby Nicholas Nickleby

2002

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

1997

Titus Titus

1999

The Anniversary Party The Anniversary Party

2001

X2 X2

2003

Boogie Woogie Boogie Woogie

2009

The Tempest The Tempest

2010

Ripley Under Ground Ripley Under Ground

2005

Riverworld Riverworld

2010

Company Man Company Man

2000

Buddy Buddy

1997

Annie Annie

1999

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

2003

Get Carter Get Carter

2000

Emma Emma

1996

Son of the Mask Son of the Mask

2005

Spy Kids Spy Kids

2001

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

2000

Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical

2006

Neverwas Neverwas

2005

Full Grown Men Full Grown Men

2006

Dare Dare

2009

Bernard and the Genie Bernard and the Genie

1991

Sweet Land Sweet Land

2005

Circle of Friends Circle of Friends

1995

Intimate Affairs Intimate Affairs

2002

The Goodbye Girl The Goodbye Girl

2004

Spice World Spice World

1997

Eighteen Eighteen

2005

Strange Magic Strange Magic

2015

Eyes Wide Shut Eyes Wide Shut

1999

Plunkett & MacLeane Plunkett & MacLeane

1999

Chu and Blossom Chu and Blossom

2014

After Louie After Louie

2017

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

2007

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

2006

Maladies Maladies

2012

Battle of the Sexes Battle of the Sexes

2017

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

2002

Urbania Urbania

2000

Ptown Diaries Ptown Diaries

2009

Sir Billi Sir Billi

2012

The Smurfs 2 The Smurfs 2

2013

Second Best Second Best

1994

Jackboots on Whitehall Jackboots on Whitehall

2010

Ghost Writer Ghost Writer

2007

Josie and the Pussycats Josie and the Pussycats

2001

The Outback The Outback

2012

For My Baby For My Baby

2000

Cabaret Cabaret

1993

Muse of Fire Muse of Fire

2013

The Airzone Solution The Airzone Solution

1993

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

2013

Prague Prague

1992

GoldenEye GoldenEye

1995

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