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 MacNamara1994 Second Best Bernard Black Beauty Black Beauty (voice)1995 Circle of Friends Sean Walsh GoldenEye Boris Grishenko 1996 Emma Philip Elton1997 Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Sandy Frink Buddy Dick Croner Spice World Piers Cuthbertson-Smyth1999 Titus Saturninus Plunkett & Macleane Lord Rochester Eyes Wide Shut Hotel Desk Clerk2000Loser Himself/Emcee Uncredited Urbania Brett The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged Get Carter Jeremy Kinnear2001 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 Batista2002 CinéMagique The Magician Short film Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Fegan Floop Cameo Nicholas Nickleby Mr. Folair2003 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-producer2007 Gray Matters Gordy Suffering Man's Charity (aka Ghost Writer) John Vandermark Also director and executive producer2009 Boogie Woogie Dewey Dare Grant Matson PoliWood Himself Documentary2010 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 Taylor2017 After Louie Sam Cooper Also producer Battle of the Sexes Ted Tinling2018 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 Therapist2022 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 Glenrothan Donal 2026 Kiloran Bay Torquil Short film, premiered at BFI Flare Toy Story 5 Bullseye (voice) Cameo Borges and Me Alastair Reid Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler Post-production 2027 Sandy Frink Filming 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 filmFilm 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 Eli Gold 121 episodes 2011 The Runaway Desrae 5 episodes 2011–2015 Web Therapy Austen Clarke 11 episodes 2013 Arthur Sebastian (voice) Episode: "Show Off/Dog's Best Friend" 2014 Dora the Explorer White Rabbit (voice) Episode: "Dora in Wonderland" 2015 69th Tony Awards Himself Host 2017 Queers Steve Episode: "Something Borrowed" 2018–2019 Instinct Dr. Dylan Reinhart 24 episodes; also executive producer2018, 2025Doctor Who King James Episode: "The Witchfinders" 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 episodes2021 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 role2021, 2022 Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland Himself Two series alongside Miriam Margolyes 2022Bubble Guppies The Glitch (voice) Episode: "Robo Puppy!"Dead End: Paranormal ParkHarmony (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 Scotland's Most Luxurious Railway Himself Presenter 2025Bafta TV Awards Himself HostPhineas and Ferb Haberdasher (voice) Episode: "The Haberdasher"Jimmy Kimmel Live!HimselfGuest HostThe Mighty NeinGustav Fletching (voice) 2026 Tip Toe Leo Struthers Main role; also executive producer Rhona Who Lives by the River Hamish (voice) Upcoming series
Theatre Year Title Role(s) VenueNotes 1987 Cabaret Cliff Brunton Theatre, Musselburghreview of Cabaret by Sally Kinnes, The List, Issue 51, 2–15 October 1987, p. 20 Babes in the Wood Barry Tron Theatre, Glasgowpreview of Babes in the Wood, The List, Issue 56, 11 December 1987 – 7 January 1988, p. 29review of Babes in the Wood, The List, Issue 57, 8–21 January 1988, p. 23 1988 Great Expectations Pip TAG Theatre Company, Glasgow Victor and Barry say Goodbye Barry Assembly Rooms, Edinburghreview of Victor and Barry say Goodbye by Andrew Burnet, The List, Issue 74, 19–25 August 1988, p. 13 1989–1990 As You Like It Courtier, Silvius UK tour 1989–1990 Singer Derek, Pepper, Tim Bunty, NCO 1 UK tour 1991 Accidental Death of an Anarchist The Madman Off-West End Romeo and Juliet Romeo National Theatre Studio 1992 La Bête Valère West End 1993 Hamlet Hamlet English Touring Theatre and Donmar Warehouse, London 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 2006 The Threepenny Opera Macheath Studio 54, Broadway Bent Max Trafalgar Studios, West End 2008 The Seagull Boris Alexeyevitch Trigorin Classic Stage Company, Off-Broadway The Bacchae Dionysus International tour 2012 Macbeth All roles National Theatre of Scotland 2013 Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadwayl 2014–2015 Cabaret The Emcee Studio 54, BroadwayRevival of 1998 production 2015 Lazarus The Killer New York Theatre Workshop, Off-BroadwayCameo in filmed video insert 2019 daddy Andre Signature Theatre Company, Off-Broadway 2020 Endgame HammThe Old Vic, London Double bill Rough for Theatre II B 2022 Burn Robert Burns Edinburgh 2026 The High Life – The Musical, Still Living It! Sebastian Flight Scotland tourAlso writer (based on 1994 sitcom)I Can Die TooPitlochry Festival TheatreWriterA History of PaperHeI'll Be Seeing YouDirectorMy Fair LadyHenry Higgins 2027 Supernova Sam
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2006 X-Men: The Official Game Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler 2009 Wet Christopher Sorrell / Ze Kollecktor
Podcasts Year Title Role Notes2019MotherhackerPrincipal Holt 2021 Hot White Heist SassAlso director 2022 Solar Alex Tawley 2023 Hidden Signal: Evergreen Fin Gorale
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