Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, a New York Emmy Award, 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).