Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor, filmmaker and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Scotland Award for his contribution to film and television. He also won 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 are 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). In film, he is best known for his roles as Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy (2001–2003) and Nightcrawler in X2 (2003), reprising the latter role in Avengers: Doomsday (2026). Other film credits include GoldenEye (1995), Emma (1996), Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Spice World (1997), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Burlesque (2010), and Battle of the Sexes (2017). Alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh, he co-directed, co-wrote, co-produced, and co-starred in The Anniversary Party (2001) On television, Cumming was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards for his role in The Good Wife (2010–2016) and won six Emmys for hosting and executive producing the Peacock reality game show The Traitors (2023–present). Cumming also starred in the Apple TV+ series Schmigadoon! (2021–2023). Cumming has written a novel, Tommy's Tale (2002), and two memoirs, published in 2014 and 2019.