This is the filmography list for the Scottish actor Alan Cumming.
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Bernard and the Genie | Bernard Bottle | Television film |
| 1992 | Prague | Alexander Novak | |
| 1993 | The Airzone Solution | MacNamara | |
| Cabaret | Emcee | Television film | |
| Micky Love | Greg Deane | ||
| 1994 | Second Best | Bernard | |
| Black Beauty | Black Beauty (voice) | ||
| 1995 | Circle of Friends | Sean Walsh | |
| GoldenEye | Boris Grishenko | ||
| 1996 | Emma | Philip Elton | |
| 1997 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | Sandy Frink | |
| Buddy | Dick Croner | ||
| For My Baby | Daniel Orgelbrand | Television film | |
| Spice World | Piers Cuthbertson-Smyth | ||
| 1999 | Titus | Saturninus | |
| Plunkett & Macleane | Lord Rochester | ||
| Eyes Wide Shut | Hotel Desk Clerk | ||
| Annie | Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan | Television film | |
| 2000 | Urbania | Brett | |
| The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged | ||
| Get Carter | Jeremy Kinnear | ||
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | Joe Therrian | Feature directorial debut; Also co-writer, co-producer and co-director (with Jennifer Jason Leigh) |
| Investigating Sex | Sevy | ||
| Josie and the Pussycats | Wyatt Frame | ||
| Spy Kids | Fegan Floop | ||
| Company Man | General Batista | ||
| 2002 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Fegan Floop | Cameo |
| Nicholas Nickleby | Mr. Folair | ||
| 2003 | X2 | Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler | |
| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Fegan Floop | Cameo | |
| 2004 | Garfield: The Movie | Sir Roland / Persnikitty (voice) | |
| 2005 | Son of the Mask | Loki | |
| Eighteen | Father Chris | ||
| Ripley Under Ground | Jeff Constant | ||
| Neverwas | Jake | ||
| Sweet Land | Frandsen | Also producer | |
| Bam Bam and Celeste | Eugene | ||
| Reefer Madness | Lecturer / Goat-man / Various characters | Television film; Also known as Refeer Madness: The Movie Musical | |
| 2006 | Full Grown Men | The Hitchhiker | Also co-producer |
| 2007 | Gray Matters | Gordy | |
| Suffering Man's Charity (aka Ghost Writer) | John Vandermark | Also director and executive producer | |
| 2009 | Boogie Woogie | Dewey | |
| Dare | Grant Matson | ||
| Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | Ian (voice) | ||
| PoliWood | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2010 | The Tempest | Sebastian | |
| Jackboots on Whitehall | Adolf Hitler / Braveheart (voice) | ||
| Burlesque | Alexis | ||
| Riverworld | Judas Caretaker | Television film | |
| 2011 | The Smurfs | Gutsy Smurf (voice) | |
| 2012 | Sir Billi | Gordon The Goat (voice) | |
| The Outback | Bog (voice) | ||
| Any Day Now | Rudy | ||
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Gutsy Smurf (voice) | |
| 2014 | Chu and Blossom | Uncle Jackie | |
| 2015 | Strange Magic | Bog King (voice) | |
| 2016 | Hurricane Bianca | Lawrence Taylor | |
| 2017 | After Louie | Sam Cooper | Also producer |
| Battle of the Sexes | Ted Tinling | ||
| 2018 | Show Dogs | Dante (voice) | |
| They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Narrator | ||
| 2021 | Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men | The Therapist | |
| 2022 | My Old School | Brian MacKinnon/"Brandon Lee" | Cumming lip syncs to the audio of recorded interviews with MacKinnon, who did not wish to appear on camera for the documentary. |
| Marlowe | Lou Hendricks | ||
| My Father's Dragon | Cornelius the Crocodile (voice) | ||
| 2023 | Rare Objects | Peter Kessler | |
| Genie | Flaxman | ||
| 2024 | Drive Back Home | Perley | |
| TBA | Run | Steve | Post-production |
| Glenrothan | Donal |
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Travelling Man | Jamie | Episode: "Sudden Death" |
| 1986 | Taggart | Jamie McCormack | Episode: "Death Call" |
| Take the High Road | Jim Hunter | 4 episodes | |
| 1987 | Shadow of the Stone | Tom Henderson | 5 episodes |
| 1992 | Screen Two | Tulloch | Episode: "The Last Romantics" |
| 1995 | The High Life | Sebastian Flight | 7 episodes; also co-writer |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Angus 'The Hole' McDuff | Episode: "Dick and Harry Fall into a Hole" |
| 2000–2011 | God, the Devil and Bob | The Devil (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 2000 | Saturday Night Live | Himself | Host; episode: "Alan Cumming/Jennifer Lopez" |
| 2001 | Sex and the City | Oscar | Episode: "The Real Me" |
| 2002 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Rumpledkiltskin (voice) | Episode: "Rumpledkiltskin" |
| Foyle's War | Himself | Host; episode: "Series VII: The Eternity Ring" | |
| 2003 | Frasier | Ahmrit | Episode: "Kenny on the Couch" |
| 2004–2005 | Shoebox Zoo | Bruno The Bear (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 2006 | The L Word | Billie Blaikie | 6 episodes |
| 2006–2008 | Robot Chicken | Interperator / Interpreter (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2007–2009 | Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Chuck / Rupert / Zeke (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Tin Man | Glitch | 3 episodes |
| 2010–2016 | The Good Wife[1] | Eli Gold | 121 episodes |
| 2011 | The Runaway | Desrae | 5 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Web Therapy[2] | Austen Clarke | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Arthur | Sebastian (voice) | Episode: "Show Off/Dog's Best Friend"[3] |
| 2014 | Dora the Explorer | White Rabbit (voice) | Episode: "Dora in Wonderland" |
| 2015 | 69th Tony Awards | Himself | Host |
| 2017 | Queers[4] | Steve | Episode: "Something Borrowed" |
| 2018–2019 | Instinct | Dr. Dylan Reinhart | 24 episodes; also executive producer |
| 2018 | Doctor Who | King James | Episode: "The Witchfinders"[5] |
| 2019 | Broad City | Himself | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| Helpsters | Dancer Dave | Episode: "Dancer Dave/Astronaut Amrita" | |
| 2020 | Briarpatch | Clyde Brattle | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Prodigal Son | Simon Hoxley | 2 episodes |
| The Prince | Owen (voice) | 12 episodes | |
| The Simpsons | Loki (voice) | Episode: "Bart's in Jail!" | |
| 2021–2023 | Schmigadoon! | Mayor Menlove / Dooley Blight | Main role |
| 2021, 2022 | Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland | Himself | Two series alongside Miriam Margolyes[6] |
| 2022 | Bubble Guppies | The Glitch (voice) | Episode: "Robo Puppy!" |
| The Good Fight | Eli Gold | 2 episodes | |
| 2022–2023 | Abominable and the Invisible City | Burnish (voice) | 11 episodes |
| 2023–present | The Traitors | Himself | Host; also producer |
| 2023–2024 | The Tiny Chef Show | Narrator / Announcer (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Alan Cumming’s Paradise Homes | Himself | Presenter[7] |
| TBA | Scotland's Most Luxurious Railway | ||
| Rhona Who Lives by the River | Hamish (voice) | Upcoming series |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1994 | Cabaret | The Emcee | Off-West End |
| 1998–1999 | Second Broadway revival | ||
| 2001 | Design for Living | Otto | Broadway revival |
| 2002 | CinéMagique | The Magician | Appeared on film |
| 2006 | The Threepenny Opera | Macheath | Broadway revival |
| 2008 | The Seagull | Boris Alexeyevitch Trigorin | Off-Broadway revival |
| 2012–2013 | Macbeth | All Roles | Broadway revival |
| 2014–2015 | Cabaret | The Emcee | Third Broadway revival |
| 2015 | Lazarus | The Killer | Cameo in filmed video insert[8] |
| 2020 | Endgame | Hamm | London revival |
| Rough for Theatre II | B | ||
| 2024 | Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age | Himself | Broadway production |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | X-Men: The Official Game | Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler | [9] |
| 2009 | Wet | Christopher Sorrell / Ze Kollecktor |
Podcasts
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hot White Heist | Sass | Also director |
| 2022 | Solar | Alex Tawley | |
| 2023 | Hidden Signal: Evergreen | Fin Gorale |
References
edit- ^ Erin Carlson (9 January 2012). "'The Good Wife's' Alan Cumming Marries Grant Shaffer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Irene Lacher (28 July 2013). "'Web Therapy's' Lisa Kudrow doesn't shrink from her TV chores". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "PBS KIDS Debuts New Episodes & Online Content from ARTHUR and MARTHA SPEAKS - BWWTVWorld". Broadway World TV. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Alan Cumming and Ben Whishaw Star in BBC America's Short Film Series 'Queers'". BBC America. August 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Marcus. "Doctor Who Episodes Seven and Eight". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland and Beyond". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes". hgtv.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Felton-Dansk, Miriam (December 8, 2015). "The Man Who Fell to Earth Rises Again in 'Lazarus'...Or Does He?". Village Voice. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "Movie Cast Voicing X-Men: The Official Game". Superherohype.com. CraveOnline Media. 2006-04-24. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
External links
edit- Alan Cumming at IMDb