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Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, filmmaker and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, five Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards. 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 S…

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entertainment · Scottish actor, producer, director, writer and presenter (born 1965) · actor · comedian · film director · voice actor · character actor · screenwriter · stage actor · television actor · film actor · composer · also Alan Cumming, Cumming

Born 27 January 1965 · Q316629

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needing to suppress my own emotions and feelings around him [his father] when I was a little boy
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misgivings I have being associated with the toxicity of empire
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2026· 25 entries

Aug 24, 2026Documented record83% confidence

“needing to suppress my own emotions and feelings around him [his father] when I was a little boy”

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Aug 22, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Legacy obituary: Michael Clark Obituary (2026) - Cumming, GA - McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory - Cumming

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Aug 22, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Legacy obituary: Susan Lowe Obituary (2026) - Cumming, GA - McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory - Cumming

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Aug 21, 2026Documented record75% confidence

The Guardian: A History of Paper review – Shirley Henderson and Alan Cumming sing a fragile romance

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Aug 20, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Legacy obituary: Ann Marie McAllister Obituary (2026) - Cumming, GA - McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory - Cumming

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Aug 19, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Legacy obituary: Floyd Bailey Jr. Obituary (2026) - Cumming, GA - McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory - Cumming

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Aug 19, 2026Documented record69% confidence

WBFF: Pastor Smith on Mayor Scott and IG Cumming Transparency Battle

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Aug 18, 2026Documented record69% confidence

BroadwayWorld: THE TRAITORS: NEW BLOOD Trailer Teases Alan Cumming's First All-Civilian Cast

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Aug 18, 2026Documented record69% confidence

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Bold, Bare, and Vegan: Alan Cumming Stars in New Eye-Catching PETA Ad

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Aug 18, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Legacy obituary: Shirley Sellers Obituary (2026) - Cumming, GA - McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory - Cumming

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Aug 17, 2026Documented record69% confidence

t2conline.com: Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming An Early Valentine’s Day Treat

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Aug 17, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Yahoo: X-Men’s Alan Cumming Unleashes a Murder Mystery in The Traitors: New Blood Trailer

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Aug 17, 2026Documented record69% confidence

subjetiva.com.ar: Una historia del papel con Alan Cumming y Shirley Henderson – reseña

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Aug 17, 2026Documented record69% confidence

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Alan Cumming Is a ‘Rebel With a Cause’ in New Campaign

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Aug 17, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Legacy obituary: Robert Caulfield Obituary (2026) - Cumming, GA - McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory - Cumming

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Aug 17, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Legacy obituary: Donna Singley Obituary (2026) - Cumming, GA - McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory - Cumming

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Aug 17, 2026Documented record69% confidence

The Times: A History of Paper review — Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson, dream duo

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Aug 17, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Cinema Daily US: "Elijah Peel" : Exclusive Interview with Actors Robert Malcom Cumming and Actress Evelyn Grace kite

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Aug 17, 2026Documented record69% confidence

AOL: Alan Cumming’s star power is a blessing and a curse for this lovely play

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Aug 17, 2026Documented record69% confidence

WhatsOnStage: A History of Paper with Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson – review

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Aug 15, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Legacy obituary: Arthur Eypel Obituary (2026) - Cumming, GA - McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory - Cumming

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Aug 14, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Doherty Institute: Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics announces projects to accelerate therapeutics for Ebola and hantavirus

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Aug 13, 2026Documented record75% confidence

Public attention spiked: 21,301 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 7,014, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics announces projects to accelerate therapeutics for Ebola and hantavirus” (Doherty Institute).

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Jul 27, 2026Documented record75% confidence

The Guardian: A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that | Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong

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May 11, 2026Documented record75% confidence

The Guardian: ‘Bad people’: Alan Cumming criticises Bafta after N-word outburst

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Hosted the first episode of CNN's My Happy Place talking about his connection to the Scottish Highlands and featuring his attendance at the Gordon Castle Highland games

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Cumming was awarded a law doctorate by the University of St Andrews in recognition of his service to the arts

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2023· 1 entry

Jan 1, 2023Documented record76% confidence

“misgivings I have being associated with the toxicity of empire”

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2022· 2 entries

2022Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Cumming partnered with British-Australian actress Miriam Margolyes in a television series entitled Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

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2022Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer of the musical A Strange Loop

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2020· 2 entries

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Played in Endgame at The Old Vic, co-starring with Daniel Radcliffe

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Jan 1, 2020Documented record76% confidence

Released album “Tchaikovsky by Arrangement”.

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2018· 1 entry

2018Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Played King James on the eleventh series of Doctor Who

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2016· 2 entries

Feb 5, 2016Documented record76% confidence

Released album “Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs: Live at the Cafe Carlyle”.

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2016Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

NBC's 1st Look visited Scotland for a special episode, featuring Alan Cumming

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2015· 2 entries

Jun 15, 2015Documented record84% confidence

Awarded honorary doctorate presented by The Open University (2015).

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2015Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Received an honorary degree from the Open University

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2014· 1 entry

2014Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Published his autobiography, Not My Father's Son, which deals with both his experiences growing up with an abusive father and the discoveries he made about his maternal grandfather's life while filming Who Do You Thin

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2012· 4 entries

2012Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

Cumming has stated that since 2012 he has maintained a vegan lifestyle.

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2012Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Launched his photography career with his first exhibition Alan Cumming Snaps

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2012Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Narrated the audiobook Macbeth: A Novel, written by A

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2012Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And to a 73-show Broadway engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 2013

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2011· 2 entries

2011Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

To star as Desrae, a crossdresser, on the Sky series The Runaway

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2011Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Named "Second (Alan) Cumming", with all proceeds going to charity

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2010· 1 entry

2010Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

In which he discovered his maternal grandfather was a war hero who had died playing Russian roulette

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2009· 2 entries

Sep 22, 2009Documented record76% confidence

Released album “I Bought a Blue Car Today”.

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Jun 15, 2009Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Great Immigrants Award (2009).

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2007· 1 entry

2007Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Took the lead role in the National Theatre of Scotland's production of The Bacchae, directed by John Tiffany, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival in August, transferring to the Lyric Theatre in Lon

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2006· 4 entries

Jan 1, 2006Documented record76% confidence

“would dearly like to adopt a child”

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2006Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Cumming stated that he "would dearly like to adopt a child", but that his life was "too hectic" for the rearing of children

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2006Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

In 2006, Cumming stated that he "would dearly like to adopt a child", but that his life was "too hectic" for the rearing of children.

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2006Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Returned to the West End playing the lead role in Bent, a play about homosexuals in Germany under the Nazis

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2005· 1 entry

2005Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Released an award-winning fragrance called "Cumming" and a related line of scented bath lotion and body wash

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2002· 1 entry

2002Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Cumming and then-boyfriend Nick Philippou formed the production company The Art Party

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1998· 3 entries

Jun 15, 1998Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Theatre World Award (1998).

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Jun 15, 1998Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (1998).

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1998Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

For the Mendes-Rob Marshall Broadway revival, this time opposite Natasha Richardson as Sally Bowles

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1995· 3 entries

1995Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

As having attended a Scottish secondary school in the guise of a 17-year-old

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1995Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Played Boris Ivanovich Grishenko in the James Bond film GoldenEye

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1995Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Cumming appeared in the series Ghosts

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1993· 2 entries

1993Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Received great critical acclaim and the TMA Best Actor award for playing the title role in the 1993 English Touring Theatre's Hamlet (playing opposite his then-wife, Hilary Lyon, in the role of Ophelia)

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1993Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

On the popular UK television show Blind Date with Atkinson playing Mr

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1992· 1 entry

1992Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

When he starred alongside Sandrine Bonnaire and Bruno Ganz in Ian Sellar's Prague, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and earned him the Best Actor award at the Atlantic Film Festival and a Scottish BAFTA Best A

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1991· 1 entry

1991Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Played The Madman in the 1990 Royal National Theatre production of Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance

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1984· 1 entry

1984Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Cumming made his television debut in ITV Granada's Travelling Man, before going on to appear later in the 1980s in the Scottish Television series Take the High Road, Taggart and Shadow of the Stone

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1965· 1 entry

Jan 27, 1965Documented record86% confidence

Born 1965-01-27.

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