Alan Cumming
Sign in to saveAlan Cumming is a Scottish actor, filmmaker and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, five Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards. He also won 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 are 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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- Works
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Top works
- Vanity Fair : Oscar Night Sessions
- Not My Father's Son Signed Copy
- AIDS in America
- Baggage
- Kate Gallagher and the Zimmermanite Quest
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- New York
- Active from
- 1965
Discography
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1965-01-27 ) 27 January 1965 (age 61) , Aberfeldy , Perthshire, Scotland
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom United States (since 2008)
- Education
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
- Occupations
- Actor director producer writer presenter
- Years active
- 1980–present
- Notable work
- Full list
- Spouses
- Hilary Lyon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1993 ) Grant Shaffer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Website
- alancumming .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor, filmmaker and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, five Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards. He also won 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 are 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 Avengers: Doomsday (2026), and Loki in Son of the Mask (2005).
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