Alan Cumming
Date of birth: 1965-01-27
Place of birth: Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Alan Cummings, 艾倫康明飾, آلن کامینگ
Biography
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.
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The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
2000-04-28
The Flintstones are at it again. The Flintstones and the Rubbles head for Rock Vegas with Fred hopin
GoldenEye
1995-11-16
When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006, a former all
Son of the Mask
2005-02-11
Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mas
Spy Kids
2001-03-18
Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and
Emma
1996-08-02
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is
Get Carter
2000-10-06
Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, travels back to his hometown of Seattle for his bro
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
2006-03-01
From an ominous Lecturer, a small 1930s middle American community learns of the Harper Affair, in wh
Sweet Land
2005-10-21
Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be he
Bernard and the Genie
1991-11-23
Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend
Neverwas
2005-09-09
Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the
Circle of Friends
1995-04-07
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the ce
Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men
2022-05-18
A woman tells her daughter about every man she’s ever been with – in the hope her daughter won’t mak
Full Grown Men
2006-04-27
A man stuck in the reveries of his youth tracks down the boyhood friend he once tormented, only to f
Dare
2009-11-13
When a pompous actor tells good girl Alexa that she hasn't lived, she embarks on a bold journey that
Rare Objects
2023-04-14
A young woman seeks to rebuild her life when she takes work at an antique store. She regains her con
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003-07-25
Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up t
The Anniversary Party
2001-06-09
While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, American actress Sally Nash and Br
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997-04-25
Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borro
Annie
1999-11-07
Things seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the
Titus
1999-12-25
Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. S
Marlowe
2023-02-15
Private detective Philip Marlowe becomes embroiled in an investigation involving a wealthy Californi
The Smurfs
2011-07-29
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from the
Nicholas Nickleby
2002-12-27
Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends
Burlesque
2010-11-23
Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a
Black Beauty
1994-07-29
The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates
X2
2003-04-27
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-m
Boogie Woogie
2010-04-16
In London's contemporary art world, everyone has a hustle. Art Spindle runs a high-end gallery: he h
Buddy
1997-06-06
An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.
Company Man
2000-03-09
In the 1960's, a school teacher pretends to be a CIA spy to get his nagging wife off his back. He he
Searching for Debra Winger
2002-07-13
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the en
Riverworld
2010-04-18
Welcome to Riverworld, a place of strange, watery beauty and the current abode of a fascinating cast
The Tempest
2010-09-11
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. Prospera (a female version of Shakespeare's Prospe
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
2021-12-14
Conceived by John Mauceri, this new work is a re-imagination of Tchaikovsky’s holiday favorite, "The
Intimate Affairs
2002-04-18
Edgar organizes a salon on the topic of sexuality and arranges to use the lavish estate of Faldo as
Ripley Under Ground
2005-11-06
After his friend, a hot young artist, is killed, a resourceful American man living in London covers
The Goodbye Girl
2004-01-16
Musical dancer on the way out (at 36) Paula McFadden had it swell with actor Tony DeSanti, but inste
Josie and the Pussycats
2001-04-06
Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023-06-02
The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, composer, and director Noël Coward, who rose fr
Suffering Man's Charity
2007-03-09
John Vandermark (Cumming) has taken in a struggling writer, Sebastian St. Germain (Boreanaz), who ov
My Old School
2022-03-10
In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do su
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010-10-08
A satirical alternative history of World War II where the Nazis seize London and England must band t
The Smurfs 2
2013-07-30
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties t
Second Best
1994-09-30
The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007-05-26
Welcome to the gayest of gay ghettos, West Lahunga Beach, where Rick and Steve make their fabulously
The Outback
2012-01-12
Being teased for his color, Johnny the white koala joins a traveling carnival with Hamish, a Tasmani
The Money Pet
2011-01-02
After his mutt accidentally eats some loose change, a man is soon bewildered to discover that his fu
My Father's Dragon
2022-11-04
Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Islan
Maladies
2012-06-29
A former soap star appears to have a narrator stuck in his head. As he moves in with his sister and
Almost in Love
2013-02-15
A love triangle shot in two continuous 45-minute takes set eighteen months apart: the first over a s
It's Complicated
2009-12-23
Ten years after their divorce, Jane and Jake Adler unite for their son's college graduation and unex
For My Baby
2000-10-19
A young Austrian comedian struggles with the nightmare of his past and a dead sister who refuses to
Prague
1992-05-01
Alexander is a young, emotionally-repressed Scot who, upset by his Czechoslovakian mother's death, j
Burn Your Phone
1996-12-31
Andy works at the Hastings Telephone Exchange. All day, every day he copes with emergencies, from sq
The Airzone Solution
1993-01-01
The Airzone Solution takes place in a future Britain where pollution has reached a point where the p
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013-09-12
When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Sm
The Last Romantics
1992-03-29
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of writer F.R. Leavis, his mentor Arthur Quiller Couch, and
Muse of Fire
2013-09-26
Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespear
Cabaret
1993-12-09
Filmed live from the 1993 revival, Sam Mendes' directorial debut takes place at the Donmar Warehouse
Sir Billi
2012-04-13
An aging, skateboarding veterinarian Sir Billi goes above and beyond the call of duty fighting villa
Passing Glory
1986-09-01
When Spanish Civil War veteran Jessie McFarlane dies, the funeral is a mockery of her life and belie
Loser
2000-07-21
On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city lif
Ptown Diaries
2009-06-16
Chronicling the amazing history of Provincetown a small Ma. town where the pilgrims first landed to
Plunkett & MacLeane
1999-01-22
Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th
Genie
2023-11-22
Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box, is accidentally call
Dread Poets' Society
1992-09-23
Benjamin Zephaniah, renowned Rastafarian poet/rapper is traveling by train from Birmingham to Cambri
Drive Back Home
2024-09-19
A conservative plumber from a small east coast village who travels to Toronto in order to get his br
Chu and Blossom
2014-01-31
A militant performance-artist and a tall Korean foreign-exchange student become trapped in a small S
The Diary
In the early 1930s, a young man leaves Shanghai to come to Europe and reunite with the love of his l
Spice World
1997-12-18
World famous pop group the Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour bus h
Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza!
2022-09-02
Cumming hosts this cabaret-style gathering featuring seven up-and-coming queer comedians who represe
Strange Magic
2015-01-23
A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all
Eyes Wide Shut
1999-07-16
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill be
Bathtime
1997-01-01
A man tries to commit suicide for the love of his goldfish, but finds it surprisingly difficult to a
Eighteen
2005-01-01
Pip, a street kid just turning 18, receives his grandfather's World War II-era memoirs and discovers
That Sunday
1994-01-01
Romantic comedy/short film from 1994, starring Alan Cumming and Minnie Driver.
Bam Bam and Celeste
2005-09-13
Celeste and Bam Bam escape their Midwest hometown for New York, and take on their high-school nemese
Ooh the Banter!
2022-12-31
Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a riotous
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007-04-19
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway is an American documentary film, directed by Dori Berinstein, a B
Death Do Us Part
In the middle ages Giulia, a young rebel, lives in a superstitious little town. She interacts with D
Urbania
2000-01-24
A series of urban legends take place around the life of a troubled man who is searching New York Cit
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002-08-07
Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy busin
Battle of the Sexes
2017-09-22
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and s
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
2006-02-12
A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to
Hurricane Bianca
2016-06-03
A teacher from New York moves to a small town in Texas, gets fired for being gay, and returns disgui
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993-05-20
Mickey Love is an aging television quiz show host who after climbing his way back to the top after c
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'
2003-11-25
Documentary on the making of 'X2: X-Men United'.
After Louie
2017-03-17
As an AIDS activist and member of ACT UP in the 1980s and 90s, Sam witnessed the deaths of too many
Lunch Hour
Delving into the anatomy of an affair, a soup-loving married man meets the soup-loving married woman
Glenrothan
2025-09-11
After 35 years in Chicago, Donal reluctantly returns to the Scottish Highlands to make amends with h
X2 Global Webcast Highlights
2003-11-25
In this piece, Michael Broidy of Fox Publicity sits with Bryan Singer, producers Ralph Winter and La
Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler!
2003-11-25
It features interviews, some sketches of figuring out the look, behind the scenes footage of rehear
Michael Jackson's Halloween
2017-10-27
The one-hour animated special, packed with the vocal talents of some of your favorite CBS stars and
Queer as Art
2017-07-27
Documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decrimin
Show Dogs
2018-05-18
Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a
MOFO NYC
2006-01-01
MOFO NYC is the party brainchild of DJ Singer Glam Bitch Mother Michael T. Along with partners the
Always at The Carlyle
2018-05-11
The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well as a
Conquest of the South Pole
1989-08-01
A Group of unemployed Edinburgh youths embark on a recreation of Roald Amundsen's historic expeditio
The Real Cabaret
2009-10-20
Few musicals can claim to capture the mood of a historical period as well as the 1972 classic Cabare
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018-08-31
As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the
PoliWood
2009-07-03
An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Pre
Becoming Men
2002-09-12
Nothing equals that feeling of ultimate conquest like our first sexual experiences. It is a time of
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017-03-11
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin celebrates one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, follow
Endgame & Rough for Theatre II
2020-04-01
Hamm is an ageing, blind tyrant who is confined to a wheelchair – but soon becomes locked in a bleak
Garfield
2004-06-10
Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort
Picasso Baby
2013-08-02
Jay Z performs Picasso Baby at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
2015-07-11
A mix of cabaret and standup recorded at Joe's Pub in New York.
Gray Matters
2007-02-23
Sam and Gray are such a well-matched pair that it is difficult to believe they are brother and siste
Butter
1994-01-01
Jane has an eating problem. She has bought and prepared a feast for an unseen date who calls in sick
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2006-07-17
A short documentary about the press of GoldenEye.
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
1995-01-01
A short documentary about the cast of GoldenEye.
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
1995-12-26
Made for TV documentary including interview and behind the scenes footage from the James Bond movie
Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins
2020-07-30
Judy Collins burst onto the music scene in the 1960s and has not stopped since. Along with Shawn Col
Bad Blood
2005-04-22
A man infected with HIV exacts his revenge on the person responsible. Based on a chapter from Irvine
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020-10-08
An all-star livestream benefit performance of scenes from Angels in America in support of amfAR’s Fu
Any Day Now
2012-12-14
In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and
The Mystery of Claywoman
2009-09-01
A mock documentary exploring the purported existence of 'Claywoman', a 500 million year old enigma w
Borges and Me
Jay Parini finds himself stuck in a Morris Minor, chauffeuring the brilliant, blind Jorge Luis Borge
Run
A lonely rural mechanic battles for survival after a tragic accident robs him of the life he's known
V13
2025-04-03
In Vienna in 1913, Hugo, a young man from a well-off Viennese family, is sent to see Sigmund Freud,
Sleazy Tiger
2025-06-27
Hopeless romantic Alan is having a great first date with vegan heartthrob Blair but when Blair gives
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
2024-12-04
The 92nd annual tree-lighting ceremony in New York kicks off the holiday season with a dazzling disp
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002-06-11
A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.
The Naturalized
Weaving together the lives of different people from different countries who all share a quest for ci
Avengers: Doomsday
2026-12-17
The Avengers, Wakandans, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, and X-Men all fight against Doctor Doom. Plot
A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole
2025-06-13
With heart & ‘sole’ and unflinching determination, global fashion icon/social activist Kenneth Cole
FX2: Visual Effects
2003-11-25
This is a featurette located on the 2-Disc DVD of X2, and it deals entirely with the effects.
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009-12-21
A look back at Victoria Wood's hugely successful television career. Featuring sketches, stand-up, ch
Untitled Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Sequel
A sequel to the 1997 film. Details TBA.