Alan Cumming profile
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Alan Cumming

27th January 1965 Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK Acting

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.

133 Movies 87 TV Shows 1 In Production 221 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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V13 3rd April 2025 as Sigmund Freud
Genie poster
Genie 22nd November 2023 as Flaxman
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Marlowe 15th February 2023 as Lou Hendricks
Sir Billi poster
Sir Billi 13th April 2012 as Gordon the Goat (voice)
Dare poster
Dare 13th November 2009 as Grant Matson
Garfield poster
Garfield 10th June 2004 as Persnikitty (voice)
X2 poster
X2 27th April 2003 as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
Loser poster
Loser 21st July 2000 as Alan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited)
Titus poster
Titus 25th December 1999 as Saturninus
Annie poster
Annie 7th November 1999 as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
Buddy poster
Buddy 6th June 1997 as Dick Croner
Emma poster
Emma 2nd August 1996 as Mr. Elton
Butter poster
Butter 1st January 1994 as Ronnie
Prague poster
Prague 1st May 1992 as Alexander Novak
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RoboGobo 17th January 2025 as Dame Luxley (voice)
Ghosts poster
Ghosts 21st January 1995 as Philip
Gargoyles poster
Gargoyles 24th October 1994 as John Castaway (voice)
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Taggart 6th September 1983 as Jamie McCormack
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Avengers: Doomsday 16th December 2026 as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler