As of July 2026, Alan Cumming is best known for The Good Wife and The Good Fight. Find every show and movie Alan Cumming has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Actor Born 1965 Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK 12 TV Shows 8 Movies

Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor, writer and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and an Olivier Award. He received 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 were 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).

Cumming is known for his film roles in Circle of Friends (1995), GoldenEye (1995), Emma (1996), Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Buddy (1997), Spice World (1997), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), The Tempest (2010), Burlesque (2010), and Battle of the Sexes (2017). He is also known for his roles as Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy (2001–2003), Nightcrawler in X2 (2003), and Loki in Son of the Mask (2005).

On television, Cumming is best known for his role in the CBS series The Good Wife (2010–2016), for which he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Cumming also starred in the CBS series Instinct (2018–2019), the Apple TV+ series Schmigadoon! (2021–2023) and presents the Peacock reality game show, The Traitors. Cumming has written a novel, Tommy's Tale (2002), and two memoirs in 2014 and 2019.

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Alongside acting, Alan Cumming is also known as a writer.

Alan Cumming's most notable role to date came in Eyes Wide Shut (1999), where he played Desk Clerk. He also appeared in GoldenEye (1995) as Boris Grishenko. Most recently appeared in Garfield (2004) as Persnikitty (voice).

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📺 Alan Cumming's TV Shows

The Good Wife
Eli Gold
2009
The Good Fight
Eli Gold
2017
The L Word
Billie Blaikie
2004
Prodigal Son
Simon Hoxley
2019
Web Therapy
Austen Clarke
2008
Schmigadoon!
Mayor Aloysius Menlove
2021
Briarpatch
Clyde Brattle
2020
Dead End: Paranormal Park
Harmony - Demonic Feaster on Fear (voice)
2022
Instinct
Dylan Reinhart
2018
Abominable and the Invisible City
Burnish (voice)
2022
Tin Man
Glitch
2007
Tip Toe
Leo Struthers
2026

🎬 Alan Cumming's Movies

Toy Story 5
Evil Bullseye (voice)
2026
Eyes Wide Shut
Desk Clerk
1999
GoldenEye
Boris Grishenko
1995
Garfield
Persnikitty (voice)
2004
The Smurfs
Gutsy Smurf (voice)
2011
Spy Kids
Fegan Floop
2001
Show Dogs
Dante (voice)
2018
Cabaret
Emcee
1993

📝 Created / Written by Alan Cumming

Screen Two
Director
1985
The Anniversary Party
Director
2001
Suffering Man's Charity
Director
2007

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