Nathan Lane
Acting
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
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tvMel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
Self - Actor
tvMid-Century Modern
2025
Bunny Schneiderman
movieSpellbound
2024
Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
tvMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
2024
Dominick Dunne
tvElsbeth
2024
Phillip Cross
movieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
Timon (voice)
tvDigman!
2023
Yorbo (voice)
tvThe Gilded Age
2022
Ward McAllister
tvOnly Murders in the Building
2021
Teddy Dimas
tvPenny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
Lewis Michener
movieNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
movieNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017
Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
movieCarrie Pilby
2017
Dr. Petrov
movieNo Pay, Nudity
2016
Hershel Thalkin
tvAmerican Crime Story
2016
F. Lee Bailey
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self / Self - Guest/Musical Guest
tvDifficult People
2015
Nathan Lane
movieThe Nance
2014
Chauncey Miles
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Blacklist
2013
Abraham Stern
movieThe English Teacher
2013
Carl Kapinas
movieMirror Mirror
2012
Brighton
movieThe Nutcracker
2010
Uncle Albert
movieI'm Still Here
2010
Nathan Lane (uncredited)
The Marriage Ref
2010
Self - Panelist
movieAstro Boy
2009
Hamegg (voice)
tvModern Family
2009
Pepper Saltzman
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Clarke Hayden
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Self (archive footage)
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieA Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
Officer Meany
movieSwing Vote
2008
Art Crumb
movieThe Roots of 'Hairspray'
2007
Self (voice)
movieTrumbo
2007
Self
tv30 Rock
2006
Eddie
movieThe Dish on Dolls
2006
Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
movieThe Producers
2005
Max Bialystock
movieThe Lion King 1½
2004
Timon (voice)
movieBroadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
movieSesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieBehind the Legend: Timon
2004
Timon (voice)
movieWin a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004
Richard Levy the Driven
movieTeacher's Pet
2004
Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
Charlie Lawrence
2003
Charlie Lawrence
movieNicholas Nickleby
2002
Vincent Crummles
movieAustin Powers in Goldmember
2002
Mysterious Disco Man
movieStuart Little 2
2002
Snowbell (voice)
movieLaughter on the 23rd Floor
2001
Max Prince
movieMy Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
Self - Perfomer
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Nathan Lane
movieThe Man Who Came to Dinner
2000
Sheridan Whiteside
tvTeacher's Pet
2000
Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)
movieTrixie
2000
Kirk Stans
movieTitan A.E.
2000
Preed (voice)
movieIsn't She Great
2000
Irving Mansfield
movieStuart Little
1999
Snowbell (voice)
tvGeorge and Martha
1999
George (voice)
movieAt First Sight
1999
Phil Webster
movieThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
Timon (voice)
Encore! Encore!
1998
Joseph Pinoni
tvSex and the City
1998
Bobby Fine
movieMouseHunt
1997
Ernie Smuntz
tvThe View
1997
Self / Self - Guest
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieAround the World With Timon & Pumbaa
1996
Timon 2 (voice)
movieThe Birdcage
1996
Albert
movieThe Boys Next Door
1996
Norman Bulansky
movieThe Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
1995
The Cowardly Lion
movieJeffrey
1995
Father Dan
movieThe Lion King
1994
Timon (voice)
movieAddams Family Values
1993
Desk Sergeant
tvFrasier
1993
Phil
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
movieLife with Mikey
1993
Ed Chapman
movieGuys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992
Himself / Nathan Detroit
movieThe Last Mile
1992
The Stage Manager
tvMad About You
1992
Nathan Twilley
movieUnnatural Pursuits
1992
Limo Passenger
movieHe Said, She Said
1991
Wallace "Wally" Thurman
movieJoe Versus the Volcano
1990
Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
movieThe Lemon Sisters
1989
Charlie Sorrell
movieIronweed
1987
Harold Allen
tvThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
Herman in Fantasy Sequence / Bing Shalimar
tvMiami Vice
1984
Morty Price
tvOne of the Boys
1982
Jonathan Burns
tvLive from Lincoln Center
1976
Chauncey Miles
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host / Self
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Host / Self - Host / Winner / Performer / Self - Presenter
