List of Alan Cumming performances
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This is the filmography list for the Scottish actor, writer and presenter Alan Cumming.
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Prague | Alexander Novak | |
| 1993 | The Airzone Solution | MacNamara | |
| 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 | ||
| Spice World | Piers Cuthbertson-Smyth | ||
| 1999 | Titus | Saturninus | |
| Plunkett & Macleane | Lord Rochester | ||
| Eyes Wide Shut | Hotel Desk Clerk | ||
| 2000 | Loser | Himself/Emcee | Uncredited |
| 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 | CinéMagique | The Magician | Short film |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| PoliWood | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2010 | The Tempest | Sebastian | |
| Jackboots on Whitehall | Adolf Hitler, Braveheart (voice) | ||
| Burlesque | Alexis | ||
| 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 | |
| 2025 | V13 | Sigmund Freud | [1] |
| Glenrothan | Donal | ||
| 2026 | Kiloran Bay | Torquil | Short film, premiered at BFI Flare |
| Toy Story 5 | Bullseye (voice) | Cameo[2] | |
| Avengers: Doomsday † | Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler | Post-production[3] | |
| 2027 | Untitled Romy and Michele's High School Reunion sequel † | Sandy Frink | Filming |
| TBA | Run † | Steve | Post-production |
Television
| 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 |
| 1991 | Bernard and the Genie | Bernard Bottle | Television film Film acting debut |
| 1992 | Screen Two | Tulloch | Episode: "The Last Romantics" |
| ScreenPlay | Percy Bysshe Shelley | Episode: "Dread Poets Society" | |
| 1993 | Cabaret | Emcee | Television film |
| Micky Love | Greg Deane | Television film | |
| Mr. Bean | Roddy | Episode: "Blind Date" | |
| 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" |
| 1997 | For My Baby | Daniel Orgelbrand | Television film |
| 1999 | Annie | Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan | Television film |
| 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 |
| 2005 | Reefer Madness | Lecturer, Goat-man, Various characters | Television film; also known as Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical |
| 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 | Riverworld | Judas Caretaker | Television film |
| 2010–2016 | The Good Wife[4] | Eli Gold | 121 episodes |
| 2011 | The Runaway | Desrae | 5 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Web Therapy[5] | Austen Clarke | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Arthur | Sebastian (voice) | Episode: "Show Off/Dog's Best Friend"[6] |
| 2014 | Dora the Explorer | White Rabbit (voice) | Episode: "Dora in Wonderland" |
| 2015 | 69th Tony Awards | Himself | Host |
| 2017 | Queers[7] | Steve | Episode: "Something Borrowed" |
| 2018–2019 | Instinct | Dr. Dylan Reinhart | 24 episodes; also executive producer |
| 2018, 2025 | Doctor Who | King James | Episode: "The Witchfinders"[8] |
| Mr Ring-a-Ding / Lux Imperator (voice) | Episode: "Lux" | ||
| 2019 | Broad City | Himself | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| Helpsters | Dancer Dave | Episode: "Dancer Dave" | |
| 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[9] |
| 2022 | Bubble Guppies | The Glitch (voice) | Episode: "Robo Puppy!" |
| Dead End: Paranormal Park | Harmony (voice) | Episode: "Trust Me" | |
| 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[10] |
| Scotland's Most Luxurious Railway | Himself | Presenter | |
| 2025 | Bafta TV Awards | Himself | Host |
| Phineas and Ferb | Haberdasher (voice) | Episode: "The Haberdasher" | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | Guest Host[11] | |
| The Mighty Nein | Gustav Fletching (voice) | [12] | |
| 2026 | Tip Toe | Leo Struthers | Main role; also executive producer[13][14] |
| TBA | Rhona Who Lives by the River | Hamish (voice) | Upcoming series |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Cabaret | Cliff | Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh[15] | |
| Babes in the Wood | Barry | Tron Theatre, Glasgow[16][17] | ||
| 1988 | Great Expectations | Pip | TAG Theatre Company, Glasgow | |
| Victor and Barry say Goodbye | Barry | Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh[18] | ||
| 1989–1990 | As You Like It | Courtier, Silvius | UK tour[19][20][21] | |
| 1989–1990 | Singer | Derek, Pepper, Tim Bunty, NCO 1 | UK tour[22][23] | |
| 1991 | Accidental Death of an Anarchist | The Madman | Off-West End[24] | |
| Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | National Theatre Studio | ||
| 1992 | La Bête | Valère | West End[25][26] | |
| 1993 | Hamlet | Hamlet | English Touring Theatre and Donmar Warehouse, London[27] | |
| 1993–1994 | Cabaret | The Emcee | Donmar Warehouse, London | |
| 1998–1999 | Henry Miller Theatre and Studio 54, Broadway | |||
| 2001 | Design for Living | Otto | American Airlines Theater, Broadway | |
| 2002 | Elle | The Pope | The Zipper, Off-Broadway[28][29] | |
| 2006 | The Threepenny Opera | Macheath | Studio 54, Broadway | |
| Bent | Max | Trafalgar Studios, West End[30] | ||
| 2008 | The Seagull | Boris Alexeyevitch Trigorin | Classic Stage Company, Off-Broadway | |
| The Bacchae | Dionysus | International tour[31][32][33] | ||
| 2012 | Macbeth | All roles | National Theatre of Scotland | |
| 2013 | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadwayl[34] | |||
| 2014–2015 | Cabaret | The Emcee | Studio 54, Broadway | Revival of 1998 production |
| 2015 | Lazarus | The Killer | New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway | Cameo in filmed video insert[35] |
| 2019 | daddy | Andre | Signature Theatre Company, Off-Broadway[36] | |
| 2020 | Endgame | Hamm | The Old Vic, London | Double bill |
| Rough for Theatre II | B | |||
| 2022 | Burn | Robert Burns | Edinburgh[37] | |
| 2026 | The High Life – The Musical, Still Living It! | Sebastian Flight | Scotland tour | Also writer (based on 1994 sitcom) |
| A History of Paper | Pitlochry Festival Theatre | |||
| My Fair Lady | Henry Higgins |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | X-Men: The Official Game | Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler | [38] |
| 2009 | Wet | Christopher Sorrell / Ze Kollecktor |
Podcasts
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Motherhacker | Principal Holt | |
| 2021 | Hot White Heist | Sass | Also director |
| 2022 | Solar | Alex Tawley | |
| 2023 | Hidden Signal: Evergreen | Fin Gorale |