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Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965 in Aberfeldy, Scotland) is a Scottish-American stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.

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Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965 in Aberfeldy, Scotland) is a Scottish-American Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.
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* ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (2010-16) as Eli Gold

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* ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (2010-16) (2010-2016) as Eli Gold
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Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965 in Aberfeldy, Scotland) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.

His stage appearances include ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', the Broadway revival of ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'' (for which he won a Tony for his very sexualized portrayal of the Emcee) and ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''. In 2000 he directed ''The Anniversary Party'', in which he starred along with Jennifer Jason Leigh. In 2002 he wrote a novel, ''Tommy's Tale''. He starred as Eli Gold in ''Series/TheGoodWife'' and is the current host of ''[[{{Series/Masterpiece}} Masterpiece Mystery]]'' on Creator/{{PBS}} and ''[[Series/TheTraitorsUS The Traitors]]'' on Creator/{{Peacock}}.

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Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965 in Aberfeldy, Scotland) is a Scottish Scottish-American stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.

His stage appearances include ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', the Broadway revival of ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'' (for which he won a Tony for his very sexualized portrayal of the Emcee) and ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''. In 2000 he directed ''The Anniversary Party'', in which he starred along with Jennifer Jason Leigh.Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh. In 2002 he wrote a novel, ''Tommy's Tale''. He starred as Eli Gold in ''Series/TheGoodWife'' and is the current host of ''[[{{Series/Masterpiece}} Masterpiece Mystery]]'' on Creator/{{PBS}} and ''[[Series/TheTraitorsUS The Traitors]]'' on Creator/{{Peacock}}.
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* ManInAKilt: He's been known to don kilts for red carpet appearances, including a custom-made denim one for the ''X2'' premiere.
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* ''Series/{{Schmigadoon}}'' (2021-present) as Mayor MenloveMenlove (season 1), Dooley Blight (season 2)
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** The title reflects what happened years later when his father was dying he claimed that he saw Alan's mother leaving the pub with another man, convincing him to believe that Alan wasn't biologically his, however both Alan, his father and brother Tom had a DNA test that proved his father's claim wrong which he confronted him as trying to make excuses for his abuse.
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* ''Film/{{Marlowe|2022}}'' (2022) as Lou Hendricks
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* FakeNationality: Constantly. As a Scotsman he's played an American, a Brit (an American pretending to be a Brit), a German and a Russian just to name a few.

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* FakeNationality: Constantly. As a Scotsman he's played an American, a Brit (an American pretending to be a Brit), a German and a Russian just to name a few.few and is renowned for his ability to adopt each accent flawlessly.
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* KnightFever: He was awarded an OBE in 2009 for his LGBT rights activism, but returned it in 2023 after learning about the history of the British Empire and becoming uncomfortable with the award's associations with it.

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* KnightFever: UsefulNotes/KnightFever: He was awarded an OBE in 2009 for his LGBT rights activism, but returned it in 2023 after learning about the history of the British Empire and becoming uncomfortable with the award's associations with it.

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Alan Cumming [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (born 27 January 1965 in Aberfeldy, Scotland) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.

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Alan Cumming [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (born 27 January 1965 in Aberfeldy, Scotland) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.


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* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'' (1996) as Angus "The Hole" MacDuff (1 episode)

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* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'' (1996) as Angus "The Hole" MacDuff [=MacDuff=] (1 episode)



* ''Series/DoctorWho'' (2018) as UsefulNotes/KingJamesI (1 episode)

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* ''Film/GetCarter2000 Get Carter]]'' (2000) as Jeremy Kinnear

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His stage appearances include ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', the Broadway revival of ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'' (for which he won a Tony for his very sexualized portrayal of the Emcee) and ''Theatre/DesignForLiving''. In 2000 he directed ''The Anniversary Party'', in which he starred along with Jennifer Jason Leigh. In 2002 he wrote a novel, ''Tommy's Tale''. He starred as Eli Gold in ''Series/TheGoodWife'' and is the current host of ''[[{{Series/Masterpiece}} Masterpiece Mystery]]'' on Creator/{{PBS}}.

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His stage appearances include ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', the Broadway revival of ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'' (for which he won a Tony for his very sexualized portrayal of the Emcee) and ''Theatre/DesignForLiving''.''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''. In 2000 he directed ''The Anniversary Party'', in which he starred along with Jennifer Jason Leigh. In 2002 he wrote a novel, ''Tommy's Tale''. He starred as Eli Gold in ''Series/TheGoodWife'' and is the current host of ''[[{{Series/Masterpiece}} Masterpiece Mystery]]'' on Creator/{{PBS}}.
Creator/{{PBS}} and ''[[Series/TheTraitorsUS The Traitors]]'' on Creator/{{Peacock}}.



!!His filmography includes:
* ''Film/BernardAndTheGenie'' (1991)
* ''Circle of Friends'' (1995)
* ''Film/GoldenEye'' (1995)
* ''Film/RomyAndMichelesHighSchoolReunion'' (1997)
* ''Film/{{Buddy}}'' (1997)
* ''Film/SpiceWorld'' (1997)
* ''Film/EyesWideShut'' (1999)
* ''Film/{{Titus|1999}}'' (1999)
* ''The Anniversary Party'' (which he also directed) (2001)
* ''Film/SpyKids'' (2001)
* ''Film/JosieAndThePussycats'' (2001)
* ''Film/NicholasNickleby'' (2003)
* ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' (2003)
* ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' (2005)
* ''[[Film/ReeferMadnessTheMusical Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical]]'' (2005)
* ''Series/TinMan'' (2007)
* ''[[Film/TheTempest2010 The Tempest]]'' (2010)
* ''Film/{{Burlesque}}'' (2010)
* ''Film/TheSmurfs'' film series
* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'' (2015)
* ''Series/{{Schmigadoon}}'' (2021-)
* ''Podcast/{{Solar}}''

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!!His filmography includes:
Film Roles Include:

* ''Film/BernardAndTheGenie'' (1991)
(1991) as Bernard Bottle
* ''Circle of Friends'' (1995)
''Literature/BlackBeauty'' (1994) as Black Beauty (voice)
* ''Film/GoldenEye'' (1995)
(1995) as Boris Grishenko
* ''Film/RomyAndMichelesHighSchoolReunion'' (1997)
(1997) as Sandy Frink
* ''Film/{{Buddy}}'' (1997)
(1997) as Dick Croner
* ''Film/SpiceWorld'' (1997)
* ''Film/EyesWideShut'' (1999)
(1997) as Piers Cuthbertson-Smyth
* ''Film/{{Titus|1999}}'' (1999)
(1999) as Saturninus
* ''The Anniversary Party'' (which he also directed) (2001)
''Film/EyesWideShut'' (1999) as Hotel Desk Clerk
* ''Film/{{Annie|1999}}'' (1999) as Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
* ''Film/TheFlintstonesInVivaRockVegas'' (2000) as The Great Gazoo
* ''Film/GetCarter2000 Get Carter]]'' (2000) as Jeremy Kinnear
* ''Film/SpyKids'' as Fegan Floop
** ''[[Film/SpyKids1 Spy Kids]]''
(2001)
** ''Film/SpyKids2IslandOfLostDreams'' (2002)
** ''Film/SpyKids3DGameOver'' (2003)
* ''Film/JosieAndThePussycats'' (2001)
(2001) as Wyatt Frame
* ''Film/NicholasNickleby'' (2003)
(2003) as Mr. Folair
* ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' (2003)
(2003) as Nightcrawler
* ''Film/{{Garfield}}'' (2004) as Sir Roland/Persnikitty (voice)
* ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' (2005)
(2005) as Loki
* ''[[Film/ReeferMadnessTheMusical Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical]]'' (2005)
(2005) as [[ActingForTwo Lecturer/Goat-Man/Franklin Delano Roosevelt/Various Characters]]
* ''Series/TinMan'' (2007)
''[[Literature/{{Ripliad}} Ripley Under Ground]]'' (2005) as Jeff Constant
* ''Film/{{Neverwas}}'' (2005) as Jake
* ''Film/GrayMatters'' (2007) as Gordy
* ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'' (2009) as Ian (voice)
* ''[[Film/TheTempest2010 The Tempest]]'' (2010)
(2010) as Sebastian
* ''Film/{{Burlesque}}'' (2010)
(2010) as Alexis
* ''Film/TheSmurfs'' film series
as Gutsy Smurf (voice)
** ''Film/TheSmurfs'' (2011)
** ''Film/TheSmurfs2'' (2013)
* ''WesternAnimation/SirBilli'' as Gordon the Goat (voice)
* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'' (2015)
(2015) as the Bog King (voice)
* ''Series/{{Schmigadoon}}'' (2021-)
''Film/HurricaneBianca'' (2016) as Lawrence Taylor
* ''Podcast/{{Solar}}''''Film/BattleOfTheSexes'' (2017) as Ted Tinling
* ''Film/ShowDogs'' (2018) as Dante (voice)
* ''WesternAnimation/MyFathersDragon'' (2022) as Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)


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!!His TV Roles Include:

* ''Series/TheHighLife'' (1995) as Sebastian Flight (also co-writer)
* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'' (1996) as Angus "The Hole" MacDuff (1 episode)
* ''WesternAnimation/GodTheDevilAndBob'' (2000-2011) as The Devil (voice)
* ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' (2001) as Oscar (1 episode)
* ''Series/TheLWord'' (2006) as Billie Blakie (6 episodes)
* ''Series/TinMan'' (2007) as Glitch (3 episodes)
* ''Series/{{Masterpiece}}'' (2008-present) as the host of ''Masterpiece Mystery'' (2008-present)
* ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (2010-16) as Eli Gold
** ''Series/TheGoodFight'' (2022)
* ''Series/{{Instinct}}'' (2018) as Dr. Dylan Reinhart
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' (2018) as UsefulNotes/KingJamesI (1 episode)
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrince'' (2021) as Owen (voice) (12 episodes)
* ''Series/{{Schmigadoon}}'' (2021-present) as Mayor Menlove
* ''Series/TheTraitorsUS'' (2023-present) as The Host
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!!His Audio Roles Include:

* ''Podcast/{{Solar}}'' (2022-present) as Commander Alex Tawley
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!!His Theatre Roles Include:

* ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' (1993) as Hamlet
* ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'' (1993, 1998, 2014) as The Emcee
* ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' (2006) as Macheath
* ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'' (2013) as All Roles
* ''Theatre/{{Endgame}}'' (2020) as Hamm
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* ''Film/{{Titus}}'' (1999)

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* ''Film/{{Titus}}'' ''Film/{{Titus|1999}}'' (1999)
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* MamasBoy: Big time.

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* MamasBoy: Big time.time, largely due to growing up with a violently abusive father.
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* ''Film/BernardAndTheGenie'' (1991)
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* ''Podcast/{{Solar}}''

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* AbusiveParents: His autobiography ''Not My Father's Son'' details the horrifying physical and emotional abuse he suffered in his childhood and teen years at the hands of his father, who he eventually cut all contact with, and the effects it had on him well into adulthood.



* LargeHam: Playing Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye'' and King James I in ''Series/DoctorWho''.

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* LargeHam: Playing Many times, most notably when playing Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye'' and King James I in ''Series/DoctorWho''.
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* PromotedFanboy: He's a huge ''Series/DoctorWho'' fan and tried to get on the show for several years before it finally happened, which very much shows in the sheer glee of his performance.
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* ''The Anniversary Party'' (which he also directed)(2001)

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* ''The Anniversary Party'' (which he also directed)(2001)directed) (2001)
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* ''Series/{{Schmigadoon}}'' (2021-)
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* CircleOfFriends

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* CircleOfFriends''Circle of Friends'' (1995)



* ''TheAnniversaryParty'' (which he also directed)

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* ''TheAnniversaryParty'' ''The Anniversary Party'' (which he also directed)directed)(2001)
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Alan Cumming [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (born January 27, 1965 in Aberfeldy, Scotland) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.

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Alan Cumming [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (born 27 January 27, 1965 in Aberfeldy, Scotland) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.
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Alan Cumming [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (born January 27, 1965) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.

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Alan Cumming [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (born January 27, 1965) 1965 in Aberfeldy, Scotland) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.
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** Not just that one time. When hosting ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' he mentioned in his opening monologue that Creator/BarbraStreisand inspired him with her autobiography ''Streisand on Streisand'' to write his own memoir. You can guess the title.
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* ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' (2005)
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Alan Cumming (born January 27, 1965) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.

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Alan Cumming [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (born January 27, 1965) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's best known for his roles as Nightcrawler in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Fegan Floop in the ''Film/SpyKids'' movie series, and Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.
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* LargeHam: Playing Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.

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* LargeHam: Playing Boris Grishenko in ''Film/GoldenEye''.''Film/GoldenEye'' and King James I in ''Series/DoctorWho''.
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His stage appearances include ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', the Broadway revival of ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'' and ''Theatre/DesignForLiving''. In 2000 he directed ''The Anniversary Party'', in which he starred along with Jennifer Jason Leigh. In 2002 he wrote a novel, ''Tommy's Tale''. He starred as Eli Gold in ''Series/TheGoodWife'' and is the current host of ''[[{{Series/Masterpiece}} Masterpiece Mystery]]'' on Creator/{{PBS}}.

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His stage appearances include ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', the Broadway revival of ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'' (for which he won a Tony for his very sexualized portrayal of the Emcee) and ''Theatre/DesignForLiving''. In 2000 he directed ''The Anniversary Party'', in which he starred along with Jennifer Jason Leigh. In 2002 he wrote a novel, ''Tommy's Tale''. He starred as Eli Gold in ''Series/TheGoodWife'' and is the current host of ''[[{{Series/Masterpiece}} Masterpiece Mystery]]'' on Creator/{{PBS}}.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint/ ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: He demanded a retraction re: a Wall Street Journal article that [[http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/segments/4916 that suggested]] that he wore a [[GagPenis codpiece]] as the Emcee.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint/ ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: ComicallyMissingThePoint: He demanded a retraction re: a Wall Street Journal article that [[http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/segments/4916 that suggested]] that he wore a [[GagPenis codpiece]] as the Emcee.



* SugarWiki/RuleOfSeanConnery: Must be a recurring thing with Scottish actors.

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