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Alan Cumming

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Alan Cumming

Born January 27, 1965 in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK100 films

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).

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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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Eyes Wide Shut posterFirst watchEyes Wide Shut19997.5as Desk ClerkAfter Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter.View film

Essential films

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X2 poster7.0X22003Toy Story 5 poster8.3Toy Story 52026GoldenEye poster6.9GoldenEye1995Burlesque poster7.2Burlesque2010Battle of the Sexes poster6.7Battle of the Sexes2017The Smurfs poster5.8The Smurfs2011Spy Kids poster5.8Spy Kids2001It's Complicated poster6.5It's Complicated2009

Filmography

100 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Diary
  2. TBALunch Hour
  3. TBARunSteve
  4. TBARomy and Michele 2Sandy Frink
  5. 2026Avengers: DoomsdayKurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
  6. 2026Treasure Trekkers(voice)
  7. 2026Borges and MeAlastair Reid
  8. 2026Death Do Us PartLord Ingannamorte
  9. 2026Les Parfait(s) : Arnaques en FamilleSean Mac Callaghan
  10. 2026Toy Story 5Evil Bullseye (voice)
  11. 2026GlenrothanDonal
  12. 2026Kiloran BayTorquil
  13. 2025Sleazy TigerAlan Cumming
  14. 2025V13Sigmund Freud
  15. 2024Drive Back HomePerley
  16. 2023GenieFlaxman
  17. 2023Rare ObjectsPeter Kessler
  18. 2023MarloweLou Hendricks
  19. 2022My Father's DragonCornelius the Crocodile (voice)
  20. 2022Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About MenTherapist
  21. 2021The Nutcracker and the Mouse KingNarrator (voice)
  22. 2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in AmericaAlan Cumming
  23. 2020Endgame & Rough for Theatre IIB / Hamm
  24. 2018Show DogsDante (voice)
  25. 2017Michael Jackson's HalloweenMeriwether (voice)
  26. 2017Battle of the SexesTed Tinling
  27. 2017After LouieSam Cooper
  28. 2016Hurricane BiancaLawrence Taylor
  29. 2015Strange MagicBog King (voice)
  30. 2014Chu and BlossomUncle
  31. 2013The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy HollowGutsy Smurf (voice)
  32. 2013The Smurfs 2Gutsy Smurf (voice)
  33. 2013Almost in LoveHayden
  34. 2012Any Day NowRudy Donatello
  35. 2012MaladiesAlan
  36. 2012Sir BilliGordon the Goat (voice)
  37. 2012The OutbackBog (voice)
  38. 2011The SmurfsGutsy Smurf (voice)
  39. 2011The Money PetThe Narrator (voice)
  40. 2010BurlesqueAlexis
  41. 2010Jackboots on WhitehallHitler / Braveheart (voice)
  42. 2010The TempestSebastian
  43. 2010RiverworldJudas Caretaker
  44. 2010Boogie WoogieDewey Dalamanatousis
  45. 2009It's ComplicatedTV Actor (uncredited)
  46. 2009Planet 51Alien Mailman (voice)
  47. 2009DareGrant Matson
  48. 2009The Mystery of ClaywomanJon Lauting Phd.
  49. 2007Ripley Under GroundJeff Constant
  50. 2007Suffering Man's CharityJohn Vandermark
  51. 2007Gray MattersGordy
  52. 2006Full Grown MenThe Hitchhiker
  53. 2006Reefer Madness: The Movie MusicalLecturer / Goat-Man / FDR
  54. 2005Sweet LandFrandsen
  55. 2005Bam Bam and CelesteEugene
  56. 2005NeverwasJake
  57. 2005Bad BloodDavie Mitchell
  58. 2005Son of the MaskLoki
  59. 2005EighteenFather Chris
  60. 2004GarfieldPersnikitty (voice)
  61. 2004The Goodbye GirlMark Bodine
  62. 2003Spy Kids 3-D: Game OverFegan Floop
  63. 2003X2Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
  64. 2002Nicholas NicklebyMr. Folair
  65. 2002Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost DreamsFegan Floop
  66. 2002Intimate AffairsSevy
  67. 2001The Anniversary PartyJoe Therrian
  68. 2001Josie and the PussycatsWyatt Frame
  69. 2001Spy KidsFegan Floop
  70. 2000For My BabyDaniel Orgelbrand
  71. 2000Get CarterJeremy Kinnear
  72. 2000LoserAlan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited)
  73. 2000The Flintstones in Viva Rock VegasThe Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged
  74. 2000Company ManGeneral Batista
  75. 2000UrbaniaBrett
  76. 1999TitusSaturninus
  77. 1999AnnieDaniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
  78. 1999Eyes Wide ShutDesk Clerk
  79. 1999Plunkett & MacleaneLord Rochester
  80. 1997Spice WorldPiers
  81. 1997BuddyDick Croner
  82. 1997Romy and Michele's High School ReunionSandy Frink
  83. 1997BathtimeWrigley
  84. 1996Burn Your PhoneAndy
  85. 1996EmmaMr. Elton
  86. 1995GoldenEyeBoris Grishenko
  87. 1995Circle of FriendsSean Walsh
  88. 1994Second BestBernard
  89. 1994Black BeautyBlack Beauty (voice)
  90. 1994That Sunday
  91. 1994ButterRonnie
  92. 1993CabaretEmcee
  93. 1993Rik Mayall Presents: Micky LoveGreg Deane
  94. 1993The Airzone SolutionMacNamara
  95. 1992Dread Poets' SocietyShelley
  96. 1992PragueAlexander Novak
  97. 1992The Last RomanticsTulloch
  98. 1991Bernard and the GenieBernard Bottle
  99. 1989Conquest of the South Pole
  100. 1986Passing GloryRab