Alan Cumming - wikipedia Alan Cumming Alan Cumming OBE Cumming in 2013 ( 1965 - 01 - 27 ) 27 January 1965 ( age 52 ) Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland Residence Manhattan, New York, US Citizenship British ( 1965 -- present ) American ( 2008 -- present ) Alma mater Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Occupation Actor, director, producer, writer, activist Years active 1980 -- present Known for The Good Wife ; Cabaret ( Tony Award ) Notable work Not My Father 's Son Spouse ( s ) Hilary Lyon ( m. 1985 ; div. 1993 ) Grant Shaffer ( m. 2012 ) Website alancumming.com Alan Cumming, OBE ( born 27 January 1965 ), is a Scottish - American actor, singer / performer, author, and activist who has appeared in numerous films, television shows, and plays. His London stage appearances include Hamlet, the Maniac in Accidental Death of an Anarchist ( for which he received an Olivier Award ), the lead in Bent, and the National Theatre of Scotland 's The Bacchae. On Broadway, he has appeared in The Threepenny Opera, as the master of ceremonies in Cabaret ( for which he won a Tony Award ), Design for Living and a one - man adaptation of Macbeth. His best - known film roles include his performances in Emma, GoldenEye, the Spy Kids trilogy, Son of the Mask, and X2. Cumming also introduces Masterpiece Mystery ! for PBS and appeared on The Good Wife, for which he has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Satellite Award. A filming of his Las Vegas cabaret show, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, aired on PBS stations in November 2016. Cumming has written a novel, Tommy 's Tale, and an autobiography, Not My Father 's Son : A Memoir, had a cable talk show called Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming, and produced a line of perfumed products labelled `` Cumming ''. He has also contributed opinion pieces to many publications and performed cabaret shows, I Bought a Blue Car Today and Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs. Contents 1 Early life 2 Film 3 Television 3.1 United Kingdom 3.2 United States 4 Theatre 5 Other work 6 Personal life 7 Awards 7.1 Awards and nominations 8 Filmography 9 Books 10 References 11 External links Early life Cumming was born in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland. His mother, Mary Darling, was an insurance company secretary, and his father, Alex Cumming, was the head forester of Atholl Estate. Brought up in Angus, Cumming attended Monikie Primary School and Carnoustie High School. He grew up on a country estate called Panmure Estate, near Carnoustie, on the east coast of Scotland. He has described the environment as `` feudal ''. He has a brother, Tom, who is six years older, and a niece and two nephews. His brother is a property manager in Southampton, England. In his autobiography Not My Father 's Son, Cumming describes emotional and physical violence his father inflicted on him in childhood. His mother found it impossible to obtain a divorce until she was financially independent. Cumming said that after he reached his early 20s, he did not have any communication with his father until just before the filming of his episode of the series Who Do You Think You Are ? He then found out that his father had believed that Cumming was not his biological son. Later, Cumming and his brother took DNA tests that proved they were indeed his biological children. Cumming said that his difficult childhood taught him how to act by `` needing to suppress my own emotions and feelings around him ( his father ) when I was a little boy ''. Film Main article : Alan Cumming filmography Cumming made his film debut in Gillies MacKinnon 's Passing Glory in 1986. His feature film debut came in 1992 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 Actor nomination. American audiences first saw him playing the oleaginous Sean Walsh, an unwanted suitor of Minnie Driver 's character, in Circle of Friends, an Irish film released in 1995. Also in 1995 he played Boris Ivanovich Grishenko in the James Bond film GoldenEye. In 1996, he had a success as the Revd Mr Elton in Emma. His first film in the United States was 1997 's Romy and Michele 's High School Reunion, playing Sandy Frink opposite Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino. Cumming co-wrote, co-directed, co-produced, and co-starred in the ensemble film The Anniversary Party with friend and former Cabaret co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh, in 2001. The two starred in the film as a Hollywood couple. The film premiered at Cannes and garnered two Independent Spirit nominations and a National Board of Review award. He went on to star in and direct Suffering Man 's Charity later released as Ghost Writer. He had prominent roles in the Spy Kids trilogy ( as Fegan Floop ), X2 ( as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler ), Stanley Kubrick 's Eyes Wide Shut and played Saturninus in the 1999 Julie Taymor film production of Titus. His many other films include Investigating Sex, Josie and the Pussycats, Emma, Get Carter, Plunkett and Macleane, Son of the Mask, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Full Grown Men, Spice World, Burlesque, The Tempest, Boogie Woogie and the animated films Garfield : The Movie, Jackboots on Whitehall and The Smurfs. Earlier in his career, Cumming also directed two short films, Butter and Burn Your Phone. The latter began its life as a one - off drama on BBC Radio 4. Television United kingdom In 1986, Cumming made his TV debut in the Scottish Television series Take the High Road and Taggart. His breakthrough role was as Bernard Bottle in the Christmas 1991 BBC comedy Bernard and the Genie, a Richard Curtis - scripted film in which he starred alongside Lenny Henry and Rowan Atkinson. He also featured in a comic relief sketch in 1993 on the popular UK TV show Blind Date with Atkinson playing Mr. Bean. Cumming went on to star as flight attendant Sebastian Flight in the BBC2 sitcom The High Life in 1995. The series was written by Cumming and co-star Forbes Masson, continuing an acting - writing partnership the two had developed since their drama school days. Also in 1995, Cumming appeared in the series Ghosts. Cumming returned to British TV screens in 2011 to star as Desrae, a transvestite, on the Sky series The Runaway. He has also made several documentaries : My Brilliant Britain, about Scottish humour, The Real Cabaret in which he investigated the Weimar cabaret artistes and the BBC 's Who Do You Think You Are ? in 2010 in which he discovered his maternal grandfather was a war hero who had died playing Russian roulette. United States Alan Cumming performing at the benefit concert for the Ali Forney Center ( 2010 ) Cumming was the voice to the animated character The Devil in God, the Devil and Bob. Cumming has guested on several US TV shows : In 2001, he appeared in the HBO comedy Sex and the City as O the designer in the episode, ' The Real Me '. In 2003, he appeared in a cameo role in the sitcom Frasier, playing Niles ' yoga instructor. He also guest starred on 3rd Rock from the Sun. Cumming played the role of Bill Blaikie, a gay drag queen party promoter hired by Kit Porter to manage her café cum nightclub, in season 3 of The L Word. His character had an affair with Max, a transgender male character in the show. He appeared in episodes 2 to 7, which originally broadcast on Showtime in 2006. In 2007, Cumming played Glitch / Ambrose, an inventor whose brain had been partially removed, in the TV miniseries, Tin Man. He also provided the voice of Chuck Masters, a 50 - year - old, paralysed, HIV - positive gay man in Logo 's Rick and Steve, a stop animation sitcom created by Q. Allan Brocka. Cumming also hosted the Oxygen cable television show, `` Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming '', in which he interviewed female co-stars of his film roles, and `` Midnight Snack '', where he and his dogs introduced cult films. Cumming hosted Saturday Night Live in 2000, with musical guest Jennifer Lopez. He is also the host of the 2008 -- 2014 seasons of the PBS Masterpiece Mystery ! series. He played Eli Gold on the CBS television show The Good Wife. He appeared as a guest star in the latter third of the first season, becoming a series regular in the show 's 2010 -- 2011 season. He has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award for his performance. In 2009, Cumming guest - starred in Lisa Kudrow 's improvised web series Web Therapy, portraying Austen Clarke, a possible love interest for Kudrow 's character, Fiona Wallice. In 2010, Showtime announced plans to air Web Therapy as a TV series, and Cumming 's guest appearance was broadcast as part of the first - season finale of the show on 20 September 2011. Originally, the character was intended for a one - off appearance, however, plans were later changed and Cumming became a recurring cast member during the TV series ' second season in 2012. In 2016 NBC 's First look travel programme visited Scotland for a special episode, fronting Alan Cumming. It featured areas of the country that are important to Alan Cumming and showcased Scotland through his eyes. The programme was named Best Lifestyle Programme at the Emmys ' 60th annual awards ceremony at New York 's Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom. Theatre Cumming began his theatre career in his native Scotland, performing in seasons with the Royal Lyceum Edinburgh, Dundee Rep, The Tron Glasgow and tours with Borderline, Theatre Workshop, and Glasgow Citizens ' TAG. He played Slupianek in the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh 's 1988 production of Conquest of the South Pole, which later transferred to the Royal Court in London and earned him an Olivier Award nomination as Most Promising Newcomer. He went on to perform plays with the Bristol Old Vic and the Royal Shakespeare Company and played Valere in La Bete at the Lyric, Hammersmith, London. In 1991 he 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. He also adapted the play with director Tim Supple. In 1993 he received great critical acclaim and the TMA Best Actor award for playing title role in the 1993 English Touring Theatre 's Hamlet ( playing opposite his then - wife, Hilary Lyon, in the role of Ophelia ). He played the role of The Master of Ceremonies in Sam Mendes 's 1993 revival of the musical Cabaret in London 's West End opposite Jane Horrocks as Sally Bowles. He received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. He reprised the role in 1998 for the Mendes - Rob Marshall Broadway revival, this time opposite Natasha Richardson as Sally Bowles. He won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance. Other US stage roles include Otto in the 2001 Broadway production of Design for Living by Noël Coward, Mac the Knife in Bertolt Brecht - Kurt Weill musical The Threepenny Opera opposite Cyndi Lauper. Cumming performed alongside Dianne Wiest in Classic Stage Company 's production of Anton Chekhov 's The Seagull, directed by Viacheslav Dolgachev. In 2002, Cumming and then - boyfriend British director Nick Philippou formed the production company The Art Party. The company 's first and only play was the first English production of Jean Genet 's play Elle, which Cumming had adapted from a literal translation by Terri Gordon. The company folded in 2003. In 2006, he returned to the West End playing the lead role in Bent, a play about homosexuals in Germany under the Nazis. In 2007, he took the lead role in the National Theatre of Scotland 's production of The Bacchae, directed by John Tiffany, which premiéred at the Edinburgh International Festival in August, transferring to the Lyric Theatre in London and then to Lincoln Center, New York, winning him Herald Archangel award. He collaborated again with Tiffany and the National Theatre of Scotland in 2012, playing all the roles in Macbeth. He brought this critically acclaimed production of Macbeth to New York 's Lincoln Center in 2012 and to a 73 - show Broadway engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 2013. Macbeth concluded its run on Broadway on 14 July 2013. In 2014, he returned again to Broadway to star in Roundabout Theater Company 's revival production of Cabaret, directed again by Sam Mendes. Starring opposite Michelle Williams, Cabaret opened 24 April 2014 and closed 29 March 2015. The run was extended originally from its 24 - week engagement. The role of Sally has changed throughout the production when Williams left to include Emma Stone and Sienna Miller. Other work Cumming in the gallery art work `` Sliphost '' Cumming 's novel, Tommy 's Tale, was published in 2002. He has also written articles for magazines, notably as a contributing editor for Marie Claire magazine, writing on the haute couture shows in Paris, as well as what it was like for him dressing as a woman for a day. He also contributed articles to Newsweek, Modern Painters, Out, Black Book and The Wall Street Journal. He has also written introductions and prefaces to various books, including the works of Nancy Mitford, Andy Warhol, and Christopher Isherwood and wrote a chapter of If You Had Five Minutes with the President, a collection of 55 + essays by members or supporters of The Creative Coalition. Cumming recorded a duet of `` Baby, It 's Cold Outside '' with Liza Minnelli to raise money for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS and 11 September Fund. In 2005, he released an award - winning fragrance called `` Cumming, '' and a related line of scented bath lotion and body wash. A second fragrance was launched in 2011, named `` Second ( Alan ) Cumming '', with all proceeds going to charity. On 1 September 2009, Cumming released his first solo album based around his one - man show, I Bought a Blue Car Today. In 2012, he narrated the audiobook `` Macbeth : A Novel '', written by A.J. Hartley and David Hewson. The novel greatly expands upon the themes established in the play. On 10 April 2012, he released the single Someone Like the Edge of Firework In 2012, he launched his photography career with his first exhibition Alan Cumming Snaps. In July 2012, Cumming presented Urban Secrets on Sky Atlantic and the Travel Channel where he uncovers hidden secrets in various urban areas including London and Brighton. In October 2013, Cumming appeared in the music video for `` City of Angels '' by Thirty Seconds to Mars. In 2014, Cumming was a supporter and activist for the Scottish ' Yes ' campaign in the run - up to Scotland 's referendum on independence in September 2014. In October 2014, Alan Cumming and the Broadway cast of Cabaret collected donations for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS during the `` Gypsy of the Year '' fundraising season. In 2014, he 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 Think You Are ?. On 7 June 2015, Cumming co-hosted the 69th annual Tony Awards alongside Kristin Chenoweth. On 5 February 2016, Cumming released his second full - length album, recorded live at New York City 's Café Carlyle, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs : Live At The Cafe Carlyle. He is currently touring an aptly - styled, intimate, cabaret - like live stage production following his success with the Carlyle recording. In November 2016, PBS aired a filming of his show Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs from The Smith Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Personal life In March 2005, Cumming received the Vito Russo Award at the 16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards for outstanding contributions toward eliminating homophobia. In July of the same year, he was also presented with the HRC 's Humanitarian Award in San Francisco, also for his LGBT public stance. In November 2006, Cumming received a Doctor of Arts honorary degree from the University of Abertay Dundee. He also is a patron of the Scottish Youth Theatre, Scotland 's National Theatre ' for and by ' young people. Cumming was appointed an OBE in the 2009 Queen 's Birthday Honours List for services to film, theatre and the arts, and activism for LGBT rights. Previous relationships include an eight - year marriage to actress Hilary Lyon, a two - year relationship with actress Saffron Burrows, and a six - year relationship with theatre director Nick Philippou. In 2006, Cumming stated that he `` would dearly like to adopt a child, '' but that his life was `` too hectic '' for children. Cumming is bisexual. He lives in Manhattan with his husband, illustrator Grant Shaffer, and their dogs, Jerry and Lala. The couple dated for two years before becoming civil partners at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, on 7 January 2007. Cumming and Shaffer legally married in New York on 7 January 2012, the fifth anniversary of their London union. On 7 November 2008, Cumming became a dual - national and was sworn in as a citizen of the United States of America at a ceremony in New York City. Alan Cumming with Dick Leitsch Cumming has promoted LGBT rights, MC - ing and attending fundraisers for organisations such as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD ) and the Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ), and taking part in an Equality Network video campaign, from New York, promoting the legalisation of same - sex marriage in Scotland. Cumming also supports several AIDS charities, including the American Foundation for AIDS Research ( AMFAR ) and Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, and is also a patron of NORM - UK, an English - registered charity concerned with foreskin health and matters related to circumcision ; he has condemned the practice of routine infant circumcision, particularly in the United States where it is common. Cumming has stated that since 2012 he has maintained a vegan diet. PETA awarded him their Humanitarian Award in 2017. Cumming is an atheist. Awards Awards and nominations Year Project Award Result Conquest of the South Pole Olivier Award Best Newcomer in a Play Nominated 1991 Accidental Death of an Anarchist Olivier Award Comedy Performance of the Year Won Bernard and the Genie British Comedy Award Top Television Newcomer Won Prague Atlantic Film Festival Best Actor Won Prague Scottish BAFTA Award Best Film Actor Nominated La Bête Olivier Award Comedy Performance of the Year Nominated Cabaret Olivier Award Best Actor in a Musical Nominated Hamlet Shakespeare Globe Award Richard Burton Award Nominated Hamlet Theatre Management Association Award Best Actor Won Romy and Michele 's High School Reunion MTV Movie Award Best Dance Sequence Nominated 1998 N / A Vanity Fair Hall of Fame Inducted Cabaret New York Free Press Award Best Actor Won Cabaret New York Public Advocate 's Award Won Cabaret FANY Award Best Actor in a Musical Won Cabaret Tony Award Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Won Cabaret Outer Critics Circle Award Best Actor in a Musical Won Cabaret Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical Won Cabaret Theatre World Award Outstanding Broadway Debut Won N / A New York Immigrant Achievement Award N / A Won 2002 The Anniversary Party Prism Award N / A Won The Anniversary Party Independent Spirit Award Best First Feature Nominated The Anniversary Party Independent Spirit Award Best Screenplay Nominated The Anniversary Party National Board of Review Award Excellence in Filmmaking Won 2003 N / A Bailey House Key Award Won N / A Convent of the Sacred Heart Hatter 's Ball Award Won Nicholas Nickleby National Board of Review Award Best Ensemble in a Movie Won N / A Newfest Trailblazer Award Won N / A Bailey House 20 for 20 Key Award Won N / A Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Artistic Achievement Award Won N / A Special Civil Rights Award Won 2005 Son of the Mask Golden Raspberry Award Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor Nominated N / A HRC Humanitarian Award Won N / A Scotland Magazine Icon of Scotland Award Won 2006 Bent Theatregoer 's Choice Award Best Actor Nominated N / A Human Rights Campaign The Elizabeth Birch Equality Award Won N / A LIGALY Award Won The Threepenny Opera Drama League Honored N / A GLAAD Media Award The Vito Russo Award Won Sweet Land Sedona Film Festival Birkner Humanitarian Award Won 2007 Sweet Land Independent Spirit Award Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature Won N / A Big Apple Film Festival Golden Apple Award for Honorary Achievement Won N / A Santa Fe Film Festival Maverick Award Won N / A LAMBDA Liberty Award Won Ghost Writer Barcelona Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Tribute Award Won Ghost Writer Provincetown International Film Festival Excellence in Acting Award Won Ghost Writer SHOUT Film Festival Beacon Award Won The Bacchae Herald Arcangel Award Won N / A Phoenix Film Festival Copper Wing Tribute Award Won 2008 N / A Anti-Violence Project Courage Award Won N / A Trevor Project Hero Award Won 2009 N / A Scottish Style Awards Most Stylish Male Nominated N / A National Trust for Scotland Great Scot Award Won N / A PFLAG PFLAG Choice Award Won I Bought a Blue Car Today SX Magazine Best Cabaret Won I Bought A Blue Car Today Whatsonstage.com Awards Best Solo Performance Nominated I Bought A Blue Car Today Time Out New York Best of Cabaret Nominated I Bought A Blue Car Today Bistro Award Outstanding Recording Won N / A Chicago International Film Festival Artistic Achievement Award Won N / A National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Leadership Award Won N / A Point Foundation Courage Award Won N / A Theater Offensive Out on the Edge Award Won N / A Johnnie Walker Great Scot Award Nominated The Good Wife International Press Academy Best Supporting TV Actor Nominated The Good Wife Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2011 N / A Denver Film Festival Excellence in Acting Award Won Cumming The Fragrance Fleshbot Award Sexiest Fashion Won Zoorgamazoo AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Won Zoorgamazoo Audie Award Solo Narration -- Male Won Charity Work Johnnie Walker Great Scot Award Nominated The Good Wife Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated The Good Wife Critics ' Choice TV Awards Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated The Good Wife Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2012 N / A Johnnie Walker Great Scot Award Nominated N / A Matthew Shepard Foundation Making A Difference Award Won N / A Live Out Loud Awards Star Award Won Macbeth AudioFile Awards Best Voice of the Year Won Macbeth Audiofile Magazine Earphone Award Won The Good Wife Crime Thriller Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated The Good Wife Screen Actors ' Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated Any Day Now Key West Film Festival Golden Key Award Won Any Day Now Napa Valley Film Festival Favorite Actor or Actress Won Any Day Now Outfest Best Actor Award Won Any Day Now Seattle International Film Festival Best Actor Award Won 2013 Any Day Now Dorian Award Film Performance of the Year Nominated Any Day Now Gaybie Award Best Actor in a Gay Themed Movie Nominated N / A Bailey House Arts & Legacy Award Won Macbeth on Broadway Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Nominated Macbeth on Broadway United Solo UAward Nominated Macbeth on Broadway Broadway.com Audience Choice Favorite Actor in a Play Won 2014 Arthur : Show Off Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Nominated Cabaret on Broadway Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Nominated 2015 The Good Wife Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated The Good Wife Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2017 1st Look : Scotland New York Emmy Awards Best Lifestyle Program ( Program / Special ) Won Filmography Main article : Alan Cumming filmography Books Tommy 's Tale : A Novel. New York : ReganBooks, 2002. ISBN 978 - 0 - 060 - 39444 - 8. Not My Father 's Son : A Memoir. New York : Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow Publishers, 2014. ISBN 978 - 0 - 062 - 22506 - 1. You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams : My Life in Stories and Pictures. New York : Rizzoli New York. 2016. ISBN 9780847849000. OCLC 939994490. The Adventures of Honey & Leon By : Alan Cumming, Illustrated by : Grant Shaffer ISBN 978 - 0 - 399 - 55797 - 2 References Jump up ^ Watt, Richard ( 8 January 2013 ). `` High school reunion for film star Alan Cumming ''. The Courier ( Dundee ). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014. Jump up ^ Black, Claire ( 8 November 2014 ). `` Alan Cumming on dealing with his past ''. The Scotsman. Retrieved 16 November 2014. ^ Jump up to : King, Larry ( 27 October 2014 ). `` Alan Cumming '' ( Video interview ). Larry King Now. 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Scott / Trish Van Devere ( 1976 ) Jack Albertson / Bea Arthur / Buddy Ebsen / Damon Evans / Jean Stapleton / Leslie Uggams ( 1977 ) None ( 1978 ) Jane Alexander / Henry Fonda / Liv Ullmann ( 1979 ) Mary Tyler Moore / Jason Robards ( 1980 ) 1981 -- 2000 Ellen Burstyn / Richard Chamberlain ( 1981 ) Tony Randall ( 1982 ) Richard Burton / Lena Horne / Jack Lemmon ( 1983 ) Julie Andrews / Robert Preston ( 1984 ) None ( 1985 ) None ( 1986 ) Angela Lansbury ( 1987 ) Angela Lansbury ( 1988 ) Angela Lansbury ( 1989 ) Kathleen Turner ( 1990 ) Julie Andrews / Jeremy Irons ( 1991 ) Glenn Close ( 1992 ) Liza Minnelli ( 1993 ) Anthony Hopkins / Amy Irving ( 1994 ) Nathan Lane / Glenn Close / Gregory Hines ( 1995 ) Nathan Lane ( 1996 ) Rosie O'Donnell ( 1997 ) Rosie O'Donnell ( 1998 ) None ( 1999 ) Rosie O'Donnell ( 2000 ) 2001 -- 2020 Nathan Lane / Matthew Broderick ( 2001 ) Bernadette Peters / Gregory Hines ( 2002 ) Hugh Jackman ( 2003 ) Hugh Jackman ( 2004 ) Hugh Jackman ( 2005 ) None ( 2006 ) None ( 2007 ) Whoopi Goldberg ( 2008 ) Neil Patrick Harris ( 2009 ) Sean Hayes ( 2010 ) Neil Patrick Harris ( 2011 ) Neil Patrick Harris ( 2012 ) Neil Patrick Harris ( 2013 ) Hugh Jackman ( 2014 ) Kristin Chenoweth / Alan Cumming ( 2015 ) James Corden ( 2016 ) Kevin Spacey ( 2017 ) Awards for Alan Cumming Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical John Cullum ( 1975 ) Ian Richardson ( 1976 ) Lenny Baker ( 1977 ) Ken Page ( 1978 ) Len Cariou ( 1979 ) Jim Dale ( 1980 ) Kevin Kline ( 1981 ) George Hearn ( 1984 ) Ron Richardson ( 1985 ) George Rose ( 1986 ) Robert Lindsay ( 1987 ) Michael Crawford ( 1988 ) Jason Alexander ( 1989 ) James Naughton ( 1990 ) Jonathan Pryce ( 1991 ) Gregory Hines / Nathan Lane ( 1992 ) Brent Carver ( 1993 ) Boyd Gaines ( 1994 ) Vernel Bagneris ( 1995 ) Nathan Lane ( 1996 ) Robert Cuccioli ( 1997 ) Alan Cumming ( 1998 ) Brent Carver ( 1999 ) Brian Stokes Mitchell ( 2000 ) Nathan Lane ( 2001 ) John Lithgow ( 2002 ) Antonio Banderas / Harvey Fierstein ( 2003 ) Hugh Jackman ( 2004 ) Norbert Leo Butz ( 2005 ) John Lloyd Young ( 2006 ) Raúl Esparza ( 2007 ) Paulo Szot ( 2008 ) Brian d'Arcy James ( 2009 ) Douglas Hodge ( 2010 ) Norbert Leo Butz ( 2011 ) Danny Burstein ( 2012 ) Billy Porter ( 2013 ) Neil Patrick Harris / Jefferson Mays ( 2014 ) Robert Fairchild ( 2015 ) Danny Burstein ( 2016 ) Andy Karl ( 2017 ) Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance Penelope Keith ( 1976 ) Denis Quilley ( 1977 ) Ian McKellen ( 1978 ) Barry Humphries ( 1979 ) Beryl Reid ( 1980 ) Rowan Atkinson ( 1981 ) Geoffrey Hutchings ( 1982 ) Griff Rhys Jones ( 1983 ) Maureen Lipman ( 1984 ) Michael Gambon ( 1985 ) Bill Fraser ( 1986 ) John Woodvine ( 1987 ) Alex Jennings ( 1988 ) Michael Gambon ( 1989 / 1990 ) Alan Cumming ( 1991 ) Desmond Barrit ( 1992 ) Simon Cadell ( 1993 ) Griff Rhys Jones ( 1994 ) Niall Buggy ( 1995 ) Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical 1948 -- 1975 Paul Hartman ( 1948 ) Ray Bolger ( 1949 ) Ezio Pinza ( 1950 ) Robert Alda ( 1951 ) Phil Silvers ( 1952 ) Thomas Mitchell ( 1953 ) Alfred Drake ( 1954 ) Walter Slezak ( 1955 ) Ray Walston ( 1956 ) Rex Harrison ( 1957 ) Robert Preston ( 1958 ) Richard Kiley ( 1959 ) Jackie Gleason ( 1960 ) Richard Burton ( 1961 ) Robert Morse ( 1962 ) Zero Mostel ( 1963 ) Bert Lahr ( 1964 ) Zero Mostel ( 1965 ) Richard Kiley ( 1966 ) Robert Preston ( 1967 ) Robert Goulet ( 1968 ) Jerry Orbach ( 1969 ) Cleavon Little ( 1970 ) Hal Linden ( 1971 ) Phil Silvers ( 1972 ) Ben Vereen ( 1973 ) Christopher Plummer ( 1974 ) John Cullum ( 1975 ) 1976 -- 2000 George Rose ( 1976 ) Barry Bostwick ( 1977 ) John Cullum ( 1978 ) Len Cariou ( 1979 ) Jim Dale ( 1980 ) Kevin Kline ( 1981 ) Ben Harney ( 1982 ) Tommy Tune ( 1983 ) George Hearn ( 1984 ) No award ( 1985 ) George Rose ( 1986 ) Robert Lindsay ( 1987 ) Michael Crawford ( 1988 ) Jason Alexander ( 1989 ) James Naughton ( 1990 ) Jonathan Pryce ( 1991 ) Gregory Hines ( 1992 ) Brent Carver ( 1993 ) Boyd Gaines ( 1994 ) Matthew Broderick ( 1995 ) Nathan Lane ( 1996 ) James Naughton ( 1997 ) Alan Cumming ( 1998 ) Martin Short ( 1999 ) Brian Stokes Mitchell ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Nathan Lane ( 2001 ) John Lithgow ( 2002 ) Harvey Fierstein ( 2003 ) Hugh Jackman ( 2004 ) Norbert Leo Butz ( 2005 ) John Lloyd Young ( 2006 ) David Hyde Pierce ( 2007 ) Paulo Szot ( 2008 ) David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish ( 2009 ) Douglas Hodge ( 2010 ) Norbert Leo Butz ( 2011 ) Steve Kazee ( 2012 ) Billy Porter ( 2013 ) Neil Patrick Harris ( 2014 ) Michael Cerveris ( 2015 ) Leslie Odom Jr. ( 2016 ) Ben Platt ( 2017 ) VIAF : 14971996 LCCN : no97042902 ISNI : 0000 0000 8094 4634 GND : 141952628 SUDOC : 084121386 BNF : cb140281757 ( data ) MusicBrainz : c56fbe00 - 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Question: who plays eli gold on the good wife
Answer: Alan Cumming