Highest rated as cast or director
Alan Cumming's 7 titles from the 1990s have a median Balasaur Score of 66, led by Second Best (76) and Bernard and the Genie (73), against 58 for those from the 2000s.
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.
Acted in 141
2020s
- 2026
Borges and Me
Alastair Reid
Death Do Us Part
Lord Ingannamorte
- 2025
Sleazy Tiger
Alan Cumming
V13
Sigmund Freud
- 2024
- 2023
Rare Objects
Peter Kessler
- 2022
My Old School
Brandon Lee
- 2021
- 2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Alan Cumming
Endgame & Rough for Theatre II
B / Hamm
Briarpatch
Clyde Brattle · 10 episodes
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Michael Jackson's Halloween
Meriwether (voice)
Queers.
Steve · 1 episode
After Louie
Sam Cooper
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
Almost in Love
Hayden
- 2012
Urban Secrets
TV
Maladies
Alan
The Outs
Alan Cumming · 3 episodes
- 2011
The Runaway
Desrae · 6 episodes
The Money Pet
The Narrator (voice)
- 2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Hitler / Braveheart (voice)
Riverworld
Judas Caretaker
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
Suffering Man's Charity
John Vandermark
- 2006
Me, Eloise
(voice) · 1 episode
- 2005
Bam Bam and Celeste
Eugene
Neverwas
Jake
Bad Blood
Davie Mitchell
- 2004
The Goodbye Girl
Mark Bodine
- 2003
- 2002
Becoming Men
Movie
- 2001
The Anniversary Party
Joe Therrian
- 2000
For My Baby
Daniel Orgelbrand
Company Man
General Batista
God, the Devil and Bob
The Devil (voice) · 13 episodes
Urbania
Brett
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
EP Daily
TV
Buddy
Dick Croner
Bathtime
Wrigley
- 1996
Burn Your Phone
Andy
- 1995
Circle of Friends
Sean Walsh
Ghosts
Philip · 1 episode
- 1994
The High Life
Sebastian Flight · 6 episodes
That Sunday
Movie
Butter
Ronnie
- 1993
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
Greg Deane
Rik Mayall Presents
Greg Deane · 1 episode
- 1992
Dread Poets' Society
Shelley
Prague
Alexander Novak
The Last Romantics
Tulloch
- 1991
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
Shadow of the Stone
Tom Henderson · 5 episodes
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1980
No release date
The Diary
Movie
Romy and Michele 2
Sandy Frink
Produced 10
2020s
- 2026
Club Cumming
Executive Producer
- 2025
Asog
Executive Producer
- 2023
- 2020
Sharon Needles Presents: Mask It or Casket
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2018
2000s
- 2007
Suffering Man's Charity
Executive Producer
- 2005
- 2001
The Anniversary Party
Producer
Directed 5
2000s
- 2007
Suffering Man's Charity
Director
- 2001
The Anniversary Party
Director
1990s
- 1996
Burn Your Phone
Director
- 1994
Butter
Director
1980s
- 1985
Wrote 3
2000s
- 2001
The Anniversary Party
Writer
1990s
- 1994
The High Life
Writer
Butter
Writer
Created 2
2010s
- 2012
Urban Secrets
Creator
1990s
- 1994
The High Life
Creator
Appearances75
2020s
- 2026
Club Cumming
Self · 6 episodes
One Night Out with Alan Cumming
Self - Host
- 2025
Being Stanley Baxter
Self
A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole
self
- 2024
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
Self
All Aboard! Scotland's Poshest Train
Self - Host · 4 episodes
Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes
Self · 5 episodes
- 2023
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
Narrator (voice)
- 2022
Ooh the Banter!
Self (archive footage)
Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza!
Self - Host
- 2021
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
Narrator (voice)
Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland
Self · 7 episodes
- 2020
Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins
Self
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Queer as Art
Self
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
Muse of Fire
Self
2000s
- 2009
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Self
The Real Cabaret
Self
PoliWood
Self
Ptown Diaries
Narrator
- 2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Self
- 2006
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Self
Motherfucker: A Movie
Self
- 2005
Collectormania 7
Self
Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask”
Self
Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask”
Self
Playing It Straight
Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes
- 2004
- 2003
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
Self
X2 Global Webcast Highlights
Self
Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler!
Himself
FX2: Visual Effects
Self
- 2002
Searching for Debra Winger
Self (uncredited)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
- 2001
This is Stanley Baxter
Self
1990s
- 1996
- 1995
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
- 1993
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1975
- 1971
1940s
- 1949
The Emmy Awards
Self · 2 episodes
