Nathan Lane
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 3, 1956 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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
| 2026 | Cut Off | |
| 2026 | Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!Self - Actor | |
| 2025 | The Lion King at the Hollywood BowlSelf | |
| 2025 | Mid-Century ModernBunny Schneiderman | |
| 2024 | SpellboundLuno - Oracle of the Moon (voice) | |
| 2024 | Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryDominick Dunne | |
| 2024 | ElsbethPhillip Cross | |
| 2023 | Dicks: The MusicalHarris | |
| 2023 | Once Upon a StudioTimon (voice) | |
| 2023 | Finally Home: Making Beau is AfraidSelf | |
| 2023 | Beau Is AfraidRoger | |
| 2023 | Digman!Yorbo (voice) | |
| 2022 | The Gilded AgeWard McAllister | |
| 2022 | Be My Guest with Ina GartenSelf | |
| 2021 | Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11Self | |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the BuildingTeddy Dimas | |
| 2020 | Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging QueensGiacomo | |
| 2020 | Penny Dreadful: City of AngelsLewis Michener | |
| 2019 | Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy CohnSelf | |
| 2019 | Today with Jenna & SheinelleSelf | |
| 2018 | The Vanishing of Sidney HallHarold | |
| 2018 | Every Act of LifeSelf | |
| 2017 | Carrie PilbyDr. Petrov | |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium ApproachesRoy M. Cohn/Prior 2 | |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: PerestroikaRoy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica | |
| 2016 | Mike Nichols: An American MasterSelf | |
| 2016 | No Pay, NudityHershel Thalkin | |
| 2016 | American Crime StoryF. Lee Bailey | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | |
| 2015 | Difficult PeopleNathan Lane | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest/Musical Guest | |
| 2014 | Showing UpSelf | |
| 2014 | The NanceChauncey Miles | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf | |
| 2013 | Elaine Stritch: Shoot MeHimself | |
| 2013 | The English TeacherCarl Kapinas | |
| 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseSelf | |
| 2013 | The BlacklistAbraham Stern | |
| 2012 | Mirror MirrorBrighton | |
| 2011 | Pride of The Lion KingSelf | |
| 2010 | I'm Still HereNathan Lane (uncredited) | |
| 2010 | The NutcrackerUncle Albert | |
| 2010 | The Marriage RefSelf - Panelist | |
| 2009 | Astro BoyHamegg (voice) | |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Modern FamilyPepper Saltzman | |
| 2009 | The Good WifeClarke Hayden | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2008 | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaOfficer Meany | |
| 2008 | Swing VoteArt Crumb | |
| 2007 | TrumboSelf | |
| 2007 | ShowBusiness: The Road to BroadwaySelf | |
| 2006 | The Dish on DollsStagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | 30 RockEddie | |
| 2005 | The ProducersMax Bialystock | |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½Timon (voice) | |
| 2004 | Broadway's Lost Treasures IINathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls") | |
| 2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!Richard Levy the Driven | |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0Timon (voice) | |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5Timon (voice) | |
| 2004 | Teacher's PetSpot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice) | |
| 2004 | Behind the Legend: TimonTimon (voice) | |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Self (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Charlie LawrenceCharlie Lawrence | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf | |
| 2002 | Stuart Little 2Snowbell (voice) | |
| 2002 | Nicholas NicklebyVincent Crummles | |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in GoldmemberMysterious Disco Man | |
| 2001 | Laughter on the 23rd FloorMax Prince | |
| 2001 | My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsSelf - Perfomer | |
| 2001 | Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel BrooksSelf | |
| 2001 | Primetime Glick | |
| 2000 | Titan A.E.Preed (voice) | |
| 2000 | TrixieKirk Stans | |
| 2000 | Isn't She GreatIrving Mansfield | |
| 2000 | Love's Labour's LostCostard | |
| 2000 | The Man Who Came to DinnerSheridan Whiteside | |
| 2000 | Teacher's PetSpot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice) | |
| 2000 | Curb Your EnthusiasmNathan Lane | |
| 1999 | Get Bruce!Self | |
| 1999 | Stuart LittleSnowbell (voice) | |
| 1999 | At First SightPhil Webster | |
| 1999 | Stuart Little: Making It BigSelf | |
| 1999 | George and MarthaGeorge (voice) | |
| 1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's PrideTimon (voice) | |
| 1998 | Encore! Encore! | |
| 1998 | Sex and the CityBobby Fine | |
| 1997 | MouseHuntErnie Smuntz | |
| 1997 | Merry Christmas, George BaileyClarence | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf - Guest | |
| 1996 | The BirdcageAlbert | |
| 1996 | The Boys Next DoorNorman Bulansky | |
| 1996 | A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela LansburySelf | |
| 1996 | Around the World With Timon & PumbaaTimon 2 (voice) | |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSelf | |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1995 | JeffreyFather Dan | |
| 1995 | The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come TrueThe Cowardly Lion | |
| 1995 | Circle of Life: An Environmental FableTimon | |
| 1994 | The Lion KingTimon (voice) | |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors StudioSelf | |
| 1993 | Life with MikeyEd Chapman | |
| 1993 | Addams Family ValuesDesk Sergeant | |
| 1993 | FrasierPhil | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest | |
| 1992 | Unnatural PursuitsLimo Passenger | |
| 1992 | Guys and Dolls: Off the RecordHimself / Nathan Detroit | |
| 1992 | The Last MileThe Stage Manager | |
| 1992 | Mad About YouNathan Twilley | |
| 1991 | Frankie and JohnnyTim | |
| 1991 | He Said, She SaidWallace "Wally" Thurman | |
| 1990 | The Lemon SistersCharlie Sorrell | |
| 1990 | Joe Versus the VolcanoBaw - The Waponi Advance Man | |
| 1987 | IronweedHarold Allen | |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly DoddHerman in Fantasy Sequence | |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly DoddBing Shalimar | |
| 1984 | Miami ViceMorty Price | |
| 1983 | Alice in WonderlandMouse | |
| 1982 | One of the Boys | |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln CenterChauncey Miles | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesMouse | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Host | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Host / Winner / Performer | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| - | Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf |