Alan Cumming



First NameAlan
Last NameCumming
Other NamesAlan Cummings
Uppin Cumming
Age47
Date of BirthJanuary 27, 1965
BirthplaceAberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland
Height5' 10" (178 cm)
BuildAverage
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorBlack
Star SignAquarius
ReligionAtheist
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
High SchoolCarnoustie High School, Angus, Scotland (1981)
UniversityBA, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, Scotland (1985)
OccupationActor, Singer, Writer
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameViva Rock Vegas
Brand EndorsementsAlan Cumming (perfume)
Official Websitealancumming.com
FatherAlex Cumming
MotherMary Darling Cumming
Brother(s)Tom Cumming
PetsHoney (dog)
Leon (dog)

Alan Cumming, OBE (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, comedian, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy. He has also appeared in independent films like The Anniversary Party, which he co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in; and Ali Selim's Sweet Land, for which he won an Independent Spirit award as producer. His London stage appearances include Hamlet, the Maniac in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, for which he received an Olivier award, the lead in Martin Sherman's Bent, and as Dionysus in The National Theatre of Scotland's The Bacchae. On Broadway he has appeared as Mac the Knife in The Threepenny Opera, the Emcee in Cabaret, for which he won the Tony in 1998, and "Design for Living". Cumming also introduces "Masterpiece Mystery" for PBS.


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Filmography

Selected Alan Cumming film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2012
The Outback
Bog

2012
Any Day Now
Rudy

2011
Gutsy

2011
Almost in Love
Hayden

2011
Filth
Chief Inspector Toal

2011
Austen Clarke

2011
The Money Pet
The Narrator

2010
Alexis

2010
Dali 3D
Dali

2010
Sebastian

2010
Judas Caretaker

2010
Sir Billi
Gordon the Goat

2010
Maladies
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2010
Desrae

2009
Dewey Dalamanatousis

2009
Grant Matson

2009
Actor on TV

2009
Eli Gold

2009
The Mystery of Claywoman
Jon Lauting Phd.

2008
Austen Clarke

2007
John Vandermark

2007
Glitch

2006
The Hitchhiker

2006
Gordy

2006
Sir Billi the Vet
Gordon the Goat

2006
-

2005
Eugene

2005
Father Chris

2005
Jake

2005
Lecturer, Goat-Man, FDR

2005
Jeff Constant

2005
Loki

2005
Young Frandsen

2005
Bad Blood
Davie

2005
Interperator

2004
Persnikitty

2004
Mark

2004
Shoebox Zoo
Bruno the Bear

2004
Billie Blaikie

2003
Pits
Mr. Williams

2002
Sevy

2002
Mr. Folair

2002
CinéMagique
Magician

2002
Zero Effect
Daryl Zero

2001
Wyatt Frame

2001
Joe Therrian

2000
Gen. Batista

2000
Jeremy Kinnear

2000
Gazoo, Mick Jagged

2000
Brett

2000
God, the Devil and Bob
The Devil

1999
Hotel Desk Clerk

1999
Lord Rochester

1999
Saturninus

1999
Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan

1999
Rumpledkiltskin

1997
Dick Croner, Trudy's Assistant

1997
For My Baby
Daniel Orgelbrand

1997
Piers

1997
Oddville, MTV
-

1997
Bathtime
Wrigley

1996
Mr. Elton

1996
Angus 'The Hole' McDuff

1996
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles
John Castaway

1996
Burn Your Phone
Andy

1995
Sean Walsh

1995
Boris Grishenko

1995
Coping with Christmas
-

1995
The Chemistry Lesson
Philip

1994
Black Beauty

1994
Bernard

1994
Butter
Ronnie

1994
John Castaway

1994
The High Life
Sebastian Flight

1994
That Sunday
Stanley

1993
Cabaret
Emcee

1993
Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes
Roddy

1993
Micky Love
Greg Deane

1993
Ahmrit

1992
Prague
Alexander Novak

1992
Dread Poets' Society
Shelley

1991
Bernard Bottle

1990
Bachelor #2

1989
Conquest of the South Pole
-

1987
Shadow of the Stone
Tom Henderson

1985
Screen Two
Tulloch

1984
Travelling Man
-

1983
Jamie McCormack

1980
Masterpiece Mystery
Host

1980
Take the High Road
Jim Hunter, wood-cutter

Soundtrack Credits

2001
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2000
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2000
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2000
God, the Devil and Bob
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1999
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1998
The 52nd Annual Tony Awards
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1998
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
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Writer Credits

1994
Butter
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1994
The High Life
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