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Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming in 2013
Cumming in 2013
Born (1965-01-27) 27 January 1965 (age 59)
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States (2008–present)
EducationRoyal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
Years active1980–present
Notable workFull list
Political partyScottish National Party
Spouses
  • Hilary Lyon
    (m. 1985; div. 1993)
  • Grant Shaffer
    (m. 2007)
AwardsFull list
Websitewww.alancumming.com Edit this at Wikidata

Alan Cumming FRSE (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor. 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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cumming Alan (2019). Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life. / Description & scrollable preview. Iron Press.
  2. ^ VanDenburgh, Barbara (23 October 2021). "5 books not to miss: 'Going There' with Katie Couric, unpacking Alan Cumming's 'Baggage'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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