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 Performa ... nce 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.
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The Good Wife
as Eli Gold
Episodes: 140
First Aired: Sep 22, 2009
Shoebox Zoo
as Bruno the Bear (voice)
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Sep 21, 2004
Instinct
as Dylan Reinhart
Episodes: 24
First Aired: Mar 18, 2018
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Chuck Masters (voice)
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Jul 10, 2007
Robogobo
as Dame Luxley (voice)
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Jan 17, 2025
God, the Devil and Bob
as The Devil (voice)
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Mar 09, 2000
The Prince
as Owen
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jul 29, 2021
Abominable and the Invisible City
as Burnish (voice)
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Oct 05, 2022
Briarpatch
as Clyde Brattle
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Feb 06, 2020
The High Life
as Sebastian Flight
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 09, 1994
Schmigadoon!
as Mayor Aloysius Menlove
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 16, 2021
The L Word
as Billie Blaikie
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 18, 2004
Playing It Straight
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 08, 2005
The Runaway
as Desrae
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Mar 31, 2011
Web Therapy
as Austen Clarke
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 19, 2011
Schmigadoon!
as Dooley Blight
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 16, 2021
Web Therapy
as Austen Clarke
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 22, 2008
Tin Man
as Glitch
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Dec 02, 2007
The Outs
as Alan Cumming
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 27, 2012
Paris & Nicole: The Encore
as Narrator
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Dec 12, 2024
Prodigal Son
as Simon Hoxley
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 2019
Dead End: Paranormal Park
as Harmony - Demonic Feaster on Fear (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 16, 2022
The Good Fight
as Eli Gold
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 19, 2017
Broad City
as Alan Cumming
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 22, 2014
The Simpsons
as Loki (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
Rik Mayall Presents
as Greg Deane
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 20, 1993
Frasier
as Ahmrit
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1993
Queers.
as Steve
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 31, 2017
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Zeke (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 10, 2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Chuck (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 10, 2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Rupert (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 10, 2007
Me, Eloise
as (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 2006
Sex and the City
as Oscar
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 06, 1998
Helpsters
as Dancer Dave
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 01, 2019
Doctor Who
as King James
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 2005
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Angus 'The Hole' McDuff
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1996
Screen Two
as Tulloch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 06, 1985
Bubble Guppies
as The Glitch (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 24, 2011
Masterpiece Mystery
as Self - Host
Episodes: 941
First Aired: Feb 05, 1980
The Traitors
as Self - Host
Episodes: 34
First Aired: Jan 12, 2023
Masterpiece Mystery!
as Self - Host
Episodes: 23
First Aired: Jun 22, 2008
Urban Secrets
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 05, 2012
Queers.
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jul 31, 2017
Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland
as Self
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Nov 16, 2021
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes
as Self
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 12, 2024
Chimp Crazy
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Aug 18, 2024
All Aboard! Scotland's Poshest Train
as Self - Host
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 10, 2024
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 13, 2004
The One Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 14, 2006
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 03, 2005
V Graham Norton
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 06, 2002
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
EP Daily
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1997
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
Taggart
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1983
Web Junk 20
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 13, 2006
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1979
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 08, 2017
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 04, 2022
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 12, 2004
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Through the Night with...
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 10, 2002
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self – Actor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 04, 2022
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
The High Life
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1994
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 21, 2003
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
as Self - Hijacker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 03, 2008
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
Today with Hoda & Jenna
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 08, 2019
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
as Self
Episodes: 0
First Aired: Jan 03, 2008
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