{"id":31789,"date":"2026-07-10T18:59:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=alan-cumming"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:59:24","slug":"alan-cumming","status":"publish","type":"movie_engine_person","link":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=alan-cumming","title":{"rendered":"Alan Cumming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Cumming\u00a0(born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor, writer and presenter. Known for his roles\u00a0on stage and screen, he has received\u00a0numerous accolades, including a\u00a0BAFTA Award, two\u00a0Emmy Awards, two\u00a0Tony Awards, and an\u00a0Olivier Award. He received the\u00a0Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance\u00a0for the\u00a0West End\u00a0production of\u00a0Accidental Death of an Anarchist\u00a0(1991). His other Olivier-nominated roles were in\u00a0The Conquest of the South Pole (1988),\u00a0La B\u00eate\u00a0(1992), and\u00a0Cabaret\u00a0(1994). Cumming won the\u00a0Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical\u00a0for reprising his role as the Emcee on\u00a0Broadway\u00a0in\u00a0Cabaret\u00a0(1998). His other performances on Broadway include\u00a0Design for Living\u00a0(2001) and\u00a0Macbeth\u00a0(2013).<\/p>\n<p>Cumming is known for his film roles in\u00a0Circle of Friends\u00a0(1995),\u00a0GoldenEye\u00a0(1995),\u00a0Emma\u00a0(1996),\u00a0Romy and Michele&#8217;s High School Reunion\u00a0(1997),\u00a0Buddy\u00a0(1997),\u00a0Spice World\u00a0(1997),\u00a0Eyes Wide Shut\u00a0(1999),\u00a0Nicholas Nickleby\u00a0(2002),\u00a0The Tempest\u00a0(2010),\u00a0Burlesque\u00a0(2010), and\u00a0Battle of the Sexes\u00a0(2017). He is also known for his roles as\u00a0Fegan Floop\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Spy Kids\u00a0trilogy\u00a0(2001\u20132003),\u00a0Nightcrawler\u00a0in\u00a0X2\u00a0(2003), and\u00a0Loki\u00a0in\u00a0Son of the Mask\u00a0(2005).<\/p>\n<p>On television, Cumming is best known for his role in the\u00a0CBS\u00a0series\u00a0The Good Wife\u00a0(2010\u20132016), for which he was nominated for three\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards, two\u00a0Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two\u00a0Golden Globe Awards. Cumming also starred in the\u00a0CBS\u00a0series\u00a0Instinct\u00a0(2018\u20132019), the\u00a0Apple TV+\u00a0series\u00a0Schmigadoon!\u00a0(2021\u20132023) and presents the\u00a0Peacock\u00a0reality game show, The Traitors. 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