Nathan Lane

Acting

Nathan Lane

Born February 3, 1956Jersey City, New Jersey, USA124 credits

Nathan Lane, born Joseph Lane on February 3, 1956, in Jersey City, New Jersey, is an acclaimed American actor known for his work on stage and screen. He has been active in the entertainment industry since 1975 and has received numerous awards, including three Tony Awards, seven Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Lane made his professional theatre debut in 1978 in an off-Broadway production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He gained widespread recognition for his roles in Broadway productions such as "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "The Producers," and "Angels in America". His film credits include "The Lion King," "The Birdcage," "Mouse Hunt," and "The Producers". In addition to his stage and film work, Lane has appeared in various television series, including "Modern Family," "The Good Wife," and "Only Murders in the Building". He has been married to Devlin Elliott since 2015.

Known For

Filmography

Mid-Century Modern
2025Mid-Century Modern
as Bunny SchneidermanTV
Spellbound
2024Spellbound
as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)Movie
Elsbeth
2024Elsbeth
as Phillip CrossTV
Once Upon a Studio
2023Once Upon a Studio
as Timon (voice)Movie
Beau Is Afraid
2023Beau Is Afraid
as RogerMovie
Digman!
2023Digman!
as Yorbo (voice)TV
The Gilded Age
2022The Gilded Age
as Ward McAllisterTV
Carrie Pilby
2017Carrie Pilby
as Dr. PetrovMovie
No Pay, Nudity
2016No Pay, Nudity
as Hershel ThalkinMovie
American Crime Story
2016American Crime Story
as F. Lee BaileyTV
Difficult People
2015Difficult People
as Nathan LaneTV
The Nance
2014The Nance
as Chauncey MilesMovie
Showing Up
2014Showing Up
as SelfMovie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklist
as Abraham SternTV
The English Teacher
2013The English Teacher
as Carl KapinasMovie
Mirror Mirror
2012Mirror Mirror
as BrightonMovie
The Nutcracker
2010The Nutcracker
as Uncle AlbertMovie
I'm Still Here
2010I'm Still Here
as Nathan Lane (uncredited)Movie
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2010The Marriage Ref
as Self - PanelistTV
Astro Boy
2009Astro Boy
as Hamegg (voice)Movie
Modern Family
2009Modern Family
as Pepper SaltzmanTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Clarke HaydenTV
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Swing Vote
2008Swing Vote
as Art CrumbMovie
Trumbo
2007Trumbo
as SelfMovie
30 Rock
200630 Rock
as EddieTV
The Dish on Dolls
2006The Dish on Dolls
as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)Movie
The Producers
2005The Producers
as Max BialystockMovie
The Lion King 1½
2004The Lion King 1½
as Timon (voice)Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")Movie
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004Behind the Legend: Timon
as Timon (voice)Movie
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
as Richard Levy the DrivenMovie
Teacher's Pet
2004Teacher's Pet
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)Movie
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2003Charlie Lawrence
as Charlie LawrenceTV
Nicholas Nickleby
2002Nicholas Nickleby
as Vincent CrummlesMovie
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Mysterious Disco ManMovie
Stuart Little 2
2002Stuart Little 2
as Snowbell (voice)Movie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Nathan LaneTV
The Man Who Came to Dinner
2000The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Sheridan WhitesideMovie
Teacher's Pet
2000Teacher's Pet
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)TV
Trixie
2000Trixie
as Kirk StansMovie
Titan A.E.
2000Titan A.E.
as Preed (voice)Movie
Isn't She Great
2000Isn't She Great
as Irving MansfieldMovie
Stuart Little
1999Stuart Little
as Snowbell (voice)Movie
George and Martha
1999George and Martha
as George (voice)TV
At First Sight
1999At First Sight
as Phil WebsterMovie
Get Bruce!
1999Get Bruce!
as SelfMovie
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the City
as Bobby FineTV
MouseHunt
1997MouseHunt
as Ernie SmuntzMovie
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
The Birdcage
1996The Birdcage
as AlbertMovie
The Boys Next Door
1996The Boys Next Door
as Norman BulanskyMovie
Jeffrey
1995Jeffrey
as Father DanMovie
The Lion King
1994The Lion King
as Timon (voice)Movie
Addams Family Values
1993Addams Family Values
as Desk SergeantMovie
Frasier
1993Frasier
as PhilTV
Life with Mikey
1993Life with Mikey
as Ed ChapmanMovie
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
as Himself / Nathan DetroitMovie
The Last Mile
1992The Last Mile
as The Stage ManagerMovie
Mad About You
1992Mad About You
as Nathan TwilleyTV
Unnatural Pursuits
1992Unnatural Pursuits
as Limo PassengerMovie
He Said, She Said
1991He Said, She Said
as Wallace "Wally" ThurmanMovie
The Lemon Sisters
1990The Lemon Sisters
as Charlie SorrellMovie
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990Joe Versus the Volcano
as Baw - The Waponi Advance ManMovie
Ironweed
1987Ironweed
as Harold AllenMovie
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Herman in Fantasy SequenceTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Vice
as Morty PriceTV
Live from Lincoln Center
1976Live from Lincoln Center
as Chauncey MilesTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - HostTV