Alan Cumming Biography (1965-)

Born January 27, 1965, in Perthshire, Scotland; son of Alex Cumming (a forester); mother, an insurance company secretary; married Hilary Lyon (an actress), c. 1983 (divorced, 1993). Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director, writer

Birth Details

January 27, 1965

Perthshire, Scotland

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Passing Glory, 1986
• Alexander Novak, Prague, Le Studio Canal Plus, 1992
• MacNamara, The Airzone Solution, S & J Productions, 1993
• Bernard, Second Best, Warner Bros., 1994
• Ronnie, Butter (short film), 1994
• Stanley, That Sunday (short film), 1994
• Voice of Black Beauty, Black Beauty, Warner Bros., 1994
• Boris Grishenko, GoldenEye, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
• Sean Walsh, Circle of Friends, Savoy Pictures, 1995
• Andy, Burn Your Phone (short film), 1996
• Reverend Elton, Emma, Miramax, 1996
• Daniel Orgelbrand, For My Baby (also known as Goodnight Vienna), 1997
• Dick Kroener, Buddy, Columbia, 1997
• Sandy Frink, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Buena Vista,1997
• Wrigley, Bathtime, 1997
• Lord Rochester, Plunkett & Macleane, Gramercy/USA Films, 1998
• Piers Cutherton-Smyth, Spice World (also known as Five, Five Girls, It's Been a Hard 15 Minutes, Spice Girls, Spice Girls: The Movie, Spice: The Movie, and Spice Up Your Life!), Columbia, 1998
• Hotel clerk, Eyes Wide Shut (also known as EWS), Warner Bros., 1999
• Saturninus, Titus, Fox Searchlight, 1999
• Brett, Urbania, Lions Gate, 2000
• General Batista, Company Man, Paramount, 2000
• The Great Gazoo and Mick Jagged, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Universal, 2000
• Jeremy Kinnear, Get Carter, Warner Bros., 2000
• Master of ceremonies, Loser, Columbia, 2000
• The Making of "Titus," 2000
• Fegan Floop, Spy Kids, Miramax/Dimension, 2001
• Joe Therrian, The Anniversary Party, Fine Line, 2001
• Sevy, Investigating Sex, Janus/Kingsgate, 2001
• Wyatt Frame, Josie and the Pussycats, Universal, 2001
• Fegan Floop, Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams, Miramax/Dimension,2002
• Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (also known as Broadway: The Golden Age), Second Act Productions, 2002
• Cinemagique, Buena Vista, 2002
• Nicholas Nickleby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2002
• Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, X-Men 2, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
• Film Work
• Director
• Butter (short film), 1994
• Burn Your Phone (short film), 1996
• (And producer; both with Jennifer Jason Leigh) The Anniversary Party, Fine Line, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• The Last Romantics, 1991
• Bernard Bottle, Bernard and the Genie, BBC, 1992
• Greg Deane, Micky Love (also known as Rik Mayall Presents MickyLove), 1993
• Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan, Annie, ABC, 1999
• Episodic
• Jamie McCormack, "Death Call," Taggart, Scottish Television, 1986
• Second bachelor, "Mr. Bean's Blind Date," Mr. Bean, BBC, 1993
• Sebastian Flight, This Morning, 1995
• Have I Got News for You?, BBC-2, 1995
• Voice of John Castaway, "The Journey," Gargoyles (animated), syndicated, 1996
• Performer with the cast of Cabaret, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1998
• Ruby, BBC, 1999
• Angus "The Hole" McDuff, "Dick and Harry Fall in a Hole," 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC, 2000
• Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 2000
• O, "The Real Me," Sex and the City, HBO, 2001
• "Scene Stealers Edition," The Weakest Link, 2001
• V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002
• Appeared in episodes of other series, including The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated.
• Series
• Tom Henderson, Shadow of the Stone, beginning c. 1987
• Sebastian Flight, The High Life, BBC-2, 1995
• Voice of the devil, God, the Devil, and Bob (animated), NBC, 2000
• I Love 1970s, 2000
• Specials
• Broadway 98: Launching the Tony Awards, PBS, 1998
• Broadway '99: Launching the Tony Awards, PBS, 1999
• Backstage Pass (also known as The Making of "Josie and the Pussycats"), 2001
• Also appeared in The Chemistry Lesson.
• Pilots
• Daryl Zero, Zero Effect, NBC, 2002
• Awards Presentations
• The 52nd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1998
• The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 1998
• Presenter, The 53rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1999
• Presenter, AFI Awards 2001, CBS, 2001
• Presenter, The 17th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2002
• Stage Appearances
• Malcolm, Macbeth (also known as Macbeth Possessed), Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, c. 1985
• Trumpets and Raspberries, Borderline Theatre Company, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1985
• Victoria, Sleeping Beauty (pantomime), Tron Theatre, 1986
• Cliff, Cabaret, Brunton Theatre, 1987
• Slupianek, Conquest of the South Pole, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, then Royal National Court Theatre, London, 1988
• Silvius, As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, then Barbican Centre Theatre, London, 1989
• The madman, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1990
• Title role, Hamlet, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 1993
• Master of ceremonies, Cabaret, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, 1993, then Kit Kat Club, New York City, 1998-1999
• Otto, Design for Living, Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2001
• True Love, 2001
• Betty Rules, 2002
• Appeared in Babes in the Wood, Tron Theatre, Glasgow; as Valere, La Bete, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London; as Phil McCann, Cuttin'a Rug, Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee, Scotland; as Pip, Great Expectations, Glasgow Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow; in It's Not the End of the World, Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland; in Knickers, Bristol Old Vic Theatre; as Donal, Mr. Government, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; as Romeo, Romeo and Juliet (workshop production), Studio, Royal National Theatre, London; in Singer, Royal Shakespeare Company; asPhil McCann, The Slab Boys, Dundee Repertory Theatre; as the young collector and the doctor, A Streetcar Named Desire, Royal Lyceum Theatre;as Valere, Tartuffe, Royal Lyceum Theatre; and as Andy, The Ugly Duckling (pantomime), Borderline Theatre Company, Magnum Centre of Irvine.
• Major Tours
• Trumpets and Raspberries, Borderline Theatre Company, Scottish cities, 1985
• Silvius, As You Like It, British cities, c. 1989
• The madman, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, British cities, c. 1990
• Title role, Hamlet, English Touring Theatre, British cities, c. 1993
• Appeared as Pip, Great Expectations, Glasgow Citizens' Theatre, tour of Scottish cities; in It's Not the End of the World, Scottish cities; and in A Royal Match, Scottish cities.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Cabaret (original cast recording), 1998
• Hear Victor and Barry and Faint, Jammy Records, 1998
• Audiobooks
• Reader for Vittorio the Vampire, Random House Audiobooks.
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Butter (short film), 1994
• (With Jennifer Jason Leigh) The Anniversary Party, Fine Line, 2001
• Teleplays
• Series
• (And composer of theme song) The High Life, BBC-2, 1995
• Stage Plays
• Adaptor
• Elle, Zipper Theatre, New York City, 2002
• Author of stage adaptations for the Royal National Theatre. Writer for the standup comedy team Victor and Barry.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• Advocate, September 28, 1999, pp. 59-62; September 17, 2002, p. 66
• Back Stage, June 5, 1998, p. 19
• Entertainment Weekly, March 17, 2000, p. 55
• Filmmaker, spring, 2001, pp. 58-63
• Interview, October, 1998, p. 110; July, 2001, p. 48
• In Theatre, May 15, 1998
• New York Post, March 16, 1998
• Parade, April 23, 2000, p. 20
• People Weekly, October 7, 1996, p. 138
• Scotsman, March, 2001
• USA Today, June 30, 1997, p. 3D
• Vanity Fair, May, 1997, p. 115

• Alan Cumming, http://www.alancumming.com, November 2, 2002