Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

60 · Born: Jan 27, 1965

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornJan 27, 1965 Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Spouse
  • Grant Shaffer

    ( Jan 7, 2007 to Dec 13, 2025 )
  • Hilary Lyon

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Alex Cumming
  • Mary Cumming (Darling)
Relatives
  • Tom Cumming (Sibling)

Biography

Alan Cumming was born on January 27, 1965, in Aberfeldy, Scotland, to Mary (Darling),an insurance company secretary, and Alex Cumming.

Career

2026
Avengers: Doomsday
Avengers: Doomsday as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
2025
Glenrothan
Glenrothan as Donal
Robogobo
Robogobo as Dame Luxley (voice)
2024
Sleazy Tiger
Sleazy Tiger as Alan Cumming
2023
Marlowe
Marlowe as Lou Hendricks
Rare Objects
Rare Objects as Peter Kessler
Genie
Genie as Flaxman
2022
My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon as Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)
My Old School
My Old School as Brandon Lee
2021
Schmigadoon!
Schmigadoon! as Mayor Aloysius Menlove
Bubble Guppies
Bubble Guppies as The Glitch
2020
Briarpatch
Briarpatch as Clyde Brattle
2019
Helpsters
Helpsters as Dancer Dave
2018
Show Dogs
Show Dogs as Dante (voice)
Instinct
Instinct as Dylan Reinhart
2017
Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes as Ted Tinling
Michael Jackson's Halloween
Michael Jackson's Halloween as Meriwether (voice)
After Louie
After Louie as Sam Cooper
2016
Hurricane Bianca
Hurricane Bianca as Lawrence Taylor
2015
Strange Magic
Strange Magic as Bog King (voice)
2014
The Smurfs 2
The Smurfs 2 as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
2012
Outback
Outback as Bog (voice)
Any Day Now
Any Day Now as Rudy Donatello
Maladies
Maladies as Alan
Sir Billi
Sir Billi as Gordon the Goat (voice)
Web Therapy
Web Therapy as Austen Clarke
2011
The Money Pet
The Money Pet as The Narrator (voice)
The Smurfs
The Smurfs as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
The Runaway
The Runaway as Desrae
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Jackboots on Whitehall as Hitler (voice)
The Tempest
The Tempest as Sebastian
Riverworld
Riverworld as Judas Caretaker
Burlesque
Burlesque as Alexis
The Good Wife
The Good Wife as Eli Gold
2009
Ptown Diaries
Ptown Diaries as Narrator
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie as Dewey Dalamanatousis
Dare
Dare as Grant Matson
It's Complicated
It's Complicated as TV Actor (uncredited)
2007
Suffering Man's Charity
Suffering Man's Charity as John Vandermark
Tin Man
Tin Man as Glitch
2006
Full Grown Men
Full Grown Men as The Hitchhiker
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical as Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR
The L Word
The L Word as Billie Blaikie
2005
Sweet Land
Sweet Land as Frandsen
Neverwas
Neverwas as Jake
Ripley Under Ground
Ripley Under Ground as Jeff Constant
Eighteen
Eighteen as Father Chris
Bad Blood
Bad Blood as Davie Mitchell
Playing It Straight
Playing It Straight as Narrator (voice)
2004
Garfield
Garfield as Persnikitty (voice)
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl as Mark Bodine
Shoebox Zoo
Shoebox Zoo as Bruno the Bear (voice)
2003
X2
X2 as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby as Mr. Folair
2001
Spy Kids
Spy Kids as Fegan Floop
2000
Urbania
Urbania as Brett
Get Carter
Get Carter as Jeremy Kinnear
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged
Company Man
Company Man as General Batista
For My Baby
For My Baby as Daniel Orgelbrand
Loser
Loser as Alan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited)
God, the Devil and Bob
God, the Devil and Bob as The Devil (voice)
1999
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut as Desk Clerk
Plunkett & Macleane
Plunkett & Macleane as Lord Rochester
Titus
Titus as Saturninus
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
1997
Buddy
Buddy as Dick Croner
1996
Emma
Emma as Mr. Elton
1995
GoldenEye
GoldenEye as Boris Grishenko
Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends as Sean Walsh
The High Life
The High Life as Sebastian Flight
1994
Second Best
Second Best as Bernard
Black Beauty
Black Beauty as Black Beauty (voice)
Butter
Butter as Ronnie
1993
Cabaret
Cabaret as Emcee
Micky Love
Micky Love as Greg Deane
1992
Screen Two
Screen Two as Tulloch
Screenplay
Screenplay as Shelley
Prague
Prague as Alexander Novak
1991
Bernard and the Genie
Bernard and the Genie as Bernard Bottle
2001
The Anniversary Party
The Anniversary Party as Director, Writer
1996
Screen Two
Screen Two as Director
1994
Butter
Butter as Director, Writer
2012
Urban Secrets
Urban Secrets as Creator
1994
The High Life
The High Life as Creator