Nathan Lane is an American actor and writer known for his performances in film, television and theatre.
He is most known for his theatre roles on and off Broadway including his Tony Award winning performances as Pseudolus in the 1996 revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996), as Max Bialystock in the original production of The Producers (2001), and as Roy Cohn in the revival of Tony Kushner's Angels in America . Lane's Broadway theatre performances also include Present Laughter (1982), Merlin (1984), Wind in the Willows (1985), Guys and Dolls (1992), Some Americans Abroad (1990), Laughter on the 23rd Floor (1994), Love! Valour! Compassion! (1995), The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000), The Frogs (2004), The Odd Couple (2005), Butley (2006), Waiting For Godot (2009), The Addams Family (2010), The Nance (2013), It's Only a Play and The Iceman Cometh (2014), The Front Page (2016), Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (2019), and Pictures From Home (2023).
Lane is known for his leading performances in the comedy films The Birdcage , (1996), Mouse Hunt (1997), and The Producers (2005). He has also voiced Timon in the Disney animated film The Lion King (1994) and its sequels and Snowbell the cat in Stuart Little (1999). He is also known for his supporting performances in films such as Ironweed (1987), Frankie and Johnny (1991), Jeffrey (1995), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Swing Vote (2008), Mirror Mirror (2012), The English Teacher (2013), Carrie Pilby (2016), Beau Is Afraid (2023), and Dicks: The Musical (2023).
Lane also is well known for his guest starring appearances in various television shows including Miami Vice , The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd , Frasier , Mad About You , Curb Your Enthusiasm , 30 Rock , Absolutely Fabulous , Modern Family , The Good Wife , and The Blacklist . Lane also appeared as F. Lee Bailey in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) and as Detective Lewis Michener in the Showtime series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020). He has recurring roles on Only Murders in the Building for Hulu starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, for which he received his first Primetime Emmy and the new HBO series The Gilded Age written by Julian Fellowes.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Ironweed | Harold Allen | |
1990 | The Lemon Sisters | Charlie Sorrell | |
Joe Versus the Volcano | Baw, Waponi Advance Man | ||
1991 | He Said, She Said | Wally Thurman | |
Frankie and Johnny | Tim | ||
1993 | Life with Mikey | Ed Chapman | |
Addams Family Values | Desk Sergeant | ||
1994 | The Lion King | Timon | Voice [1] |
1995 | Jeffrey | Father Dan | |
1996 | The Birdcage | Albert Goldman | |
1997 | Mouse Hunt | Ernest "Ernie" Smuntz | |
1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Timon | Voice, direct-to-video [1] |
1999 | Stuart Little | Snowbell Little | Voice [1] |
At First Sight | Phil | ||
Get Bruce! | Himself | Documentary | |
2000 | Isn't She Great | Irving Mansfield | |
Love's Labour's Lost | Costard | ||
Titan A.E. | Preed | Voice [1] | |
Trixie | Kirk Stans | ||
2002 | Stuart Little 2 | Snowbell Little | Voice [1] |
Austin Powers in Goldmember | Mysterious Disco Man | Cameo | |
Nicholas Nickleby | Vincent Crummles | ||
2004 | Teacher's Pet | Spot/Scott | Voice [1] |
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Richard Levy the Driven | ||
The Lion King 1½ | Timon | Voice, direct-to-video [1] | |
2005 | The Producers | Max Bialystock | |
2007 | Trumbo | Himself | Documentary |
2008 | Swing Vote | Art Crumb | |
2009 | Astro Boy | Hammegg | Voice [1] |
2010 | The Nutcracker | Uncle Albert | |
2012 | Mirror Mirror | Brighton | |
2013 | The English Teacher | Mr. Kapinas | |
2016 | Carrie Pilby | Dr. Petrov | |
No Pay, Nudity | Herschel Thalkin | [2] | |
2017 | The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | Harold | [3] |
National Theatre Live: Angels in America | Roy Cohn | Theatrical release | |
2023 | Beau Is Afraid | Roger Stanwyck | [4] |
Dicks: The Musical | Harris | [5] | |
Once Upon a Studio | Timon | Voice, short film [1] | |
2024 | Spellbound | Luno, the Oracle of the Moon | Voice [6] |
Source: Turner Classic Movies [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls | Stage Manager | Television film |
1982 | One of the Boys | Jonathan Burns | 13 episodes |
1983 | Great Performances | Mouse | Episode: "Alice in Wonderland" |
1985 | Miami Vice | Morty Price | Episode: "Buddies" |
1989–91 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Bing Shalimar | 3 episodes |
1995 | Frasier | Phil | Episode: "Fool Me Once, Shame on You, Fool Me Twice..." |
Timon & Pumbaa | Timon | Voice; 10 episodes | |
1996 | The Boys Next Door | Norman Bulansky | Television film |
1997 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Nathan Lane/Metallica" |
Merry Christmas, George Bailey | Clarence | Television film | |
1998 | Mad About You | Nathan Twilley | Episode: "Good Old Reliable Nathan" |
1998–99 | Encore! Encore! | Joseph Pinoni | 13 episodes |
1999–2000 | George and Martha | George | Voice; 26 episodes [1] |
2000 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Sheridan Whiteside | PBS live television broadcast |
2000–02 | Teacher's Pet | Spot Helperman Scott Leadready II | Voice; 34 episodes [1] |
2001 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Max Prince | Television film |
2002 | Sex and the City | Bobby Fine | Episode: "I Love a Charade" |
2003 | Charlie Lawrence | Charlie Lawrence | 7 episodes |
2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Nathan Lane | Episode: "Opening Night" |
Absolutely Fabulous | Kunz | Episode: "White Box" | |
2007 | 30 Rock | Eddie Donaghy | Episode: "The Fighting Irish" |
2008 | A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa | Officer Frank Meany | Television film |
2010–19 | Modern Family | Pepper Saltzman | 10 episodes |
2012–14 | The Good Wife | Clarke Hayden | 15 episodes |
2014 | The Money | Gordon McCarren | Pilot |
Don Rickles: One Night Only | Himself (guest) | Spike television special | |
2016 | The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story | F. Lee Bailey | 8 episodes |
Difficult People | Himself | Episode: "Kessler Epstein Foundation" | |
Maya & Marty | Connor Grayfield | Episode: "Steve Martin & Tina Fey" | |
2018 | The Blacklist | Abraham Stern | Episode: "Abraham Stern (No. 100)" |
2020 | Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | Lewis Michener | Main role, 10 episodes [8] |
2021–22 | Only Murders in the Building | Teddy Dimas | Recurring role [9] |
2022–23 | The Gilded Age | Ward McAllister | Recurring role [9] |
2024 | Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | Dominick Dunne | Main role, 5 episodes |
2024 | Elsbeth | Philip Cross | Episode: "Subscription to Murder" |
Source: Turner Classic Movies [7]
Year | Production | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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1978 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Francis Flute | Equity Library Theatre, Off-Broadway | [10] |
1982 | Present Laughter | Roland Maule | Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway | [11] |
1983–1984 | Merlin | Prince Fergus | Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | [12] |
1984 | Love | Harry Berlin | Audrey Wood Theater, Off-Broadway | [13] |
She Stoops to Conquer | Tony Lumpkin | Triplex Theatre, Off-Broadway | [14] | |
1985 | Measure for Measure | Pompey | Delacorte Theeatre, Off-Broadway | [15] |
Wind in the Willows | Toad | Nederlander Theatre, Broadway | [16] | |
1986 | The Common Pursuit | Nick Finchling | Promenade Theatre, Off Broadway | [17] |
1987 | Claptrap | Harvey Wheatcraft | New York City Center, Off-Broadway | [18] |
Broadway Bound | Stanley | National tour | [19] | |
1988 | The Film Society | Jonathan Balton | McGinn-Cazale Theatre, Off-Broadway | [20] |
1989 | In a Pig's Valise | James Taxi | McGinn-Cazale Theatre, Off-Broadway | [21] |
1989–1990 | The Lisbon Traviata | Mendy | Promenade Theatre and New York City Center, Off-Broadway | [22] |
1989 | Assassins | Samuel Byck | New York Reading | [23] |
1990 | Bad Habits | Jason Pepper, M.D. Hugh Gumbs | New York City Center, Off–Broadway | [24] |
Some Americans Abroad | Henry McNeil | Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway | [25] | |
1991 | Lips Together, Teeth Apart | Sam Truman | New York City Center, Off-Broadway | [26] |
On Borrowed Time | Mr. Brink | Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway | [27] | |
1992–1993 | Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | [28] |
1993–1994 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Max Prince | Richard Rogers Theatre, Broadway | [29] |
1994 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Buzz Hauser | New York City Center, Off-Broadway | [30] |
Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | [31] | |||
1995 | The Wizard of Oz | The Cowardly Lion | Lincoln Center, New York | [32] |
1996–1997 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Pseudolus | St. James Theatre, Broadway | [33] |
1998 | Mizlansky/Zilinsky or "Schmucks" | Davis Mizlansky | New York City Center, Off-Broadway | [34] |
1999 | The Odd Couple | Oscar Madison | Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles | [35] |
Do Re Mi | Hubert Cram | New York City Center, Off-Broadway | [36] | |
Wise Guys | Addison Mizner | New York Workshop | [37] | |
2000 | The Producers | Max Bialystock | [38] | |
The Frogs | Dionysus | Library of Congress, Washington DC | [39] | |
The Man Who Came to Dinner | Sheridan Whiteside | American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | [40] | |
2001 | The Producers | Max Bialystock | Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago | [41] |
2001–2002 | St. James Theatre, Broadway | [42] | ||
2003 | The Play What I Wrote | Mystery Guest Star | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | [43] |
Trumbo: Red White and Blacklisted | Dalton Trumbo | Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway | [44] | |
Butley | Ben Butley | Huntington Theatre Company, Boston | [45] | |
2003–2004 | The Producers | Max Bialystock | St. James Theatre, Broadway | [46] |
2004 | The Frogs | Dionysus | Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway | [47] |
2004–2005 | The Producers | Max Bialystock | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, West End | [48] |
2005 | Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams | Lou Nuncle | 59E59 Theaters/Theater A, Off-Broadway | [49] |
Catch Me If You Can | Hanratty | New York Reading | [50] | |
2005–2006 | The Odd Couple | Oscar Madison | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | [51] |
2006–2007 | Butley | Ben Butley | Booth Theatre, Broadway | [52] |
2007 | Catch Me If You Can | Hanratty | New York Reading | [50] |
2007–2008 | November | Charles Smith | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | [53] |
2009 | Waiting for Godot | Estragon | Studio 54, Broadway | [54] |
2009–2010 | The Addams Family | Gomez Addams | Oriental Theatre, Chicago | [55] |
2010–2011 | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | [56] | ||
2012 | The Iceman Cometh | Theodore "Hickey" Hickman | Chicago / Goodman Theater | [57] |
2013 | The Nance | Chauncey Miles | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | [58] |
2014 | Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit | Carnegie Hall, New York | [59] |
2014–2015 | It's Only a Play | Jimmy Wicker | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway | [60] |
2015 | The Iceman Cometh | Theodore "Hickey" Hickman | Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York | [61] |
2016 | White Rabbit, Red Rabbit | Himself | Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway | [62] |
2016–2017 | The Front Page | Walter Burns | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | [63] |
2017 | Angels in America | Roy Cohn | Lyttelton Theatre, London | [64] |
2018 | Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway | [65] | ||
2019 | Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus | Gary | Booth Theatre, Broadway | [66] |
2023 | Pictures from Home | Irving | Studio 54, Broadway | [67] |
Gutenberg! The Musical! | Guest Producer | James Earl Jones Theatre, Broadway | [68] | |
The Frogs | Host / Narrator | Lincoln Center, New York | [69] | |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Animated Storybook: The Lion King | Timon | Voice |
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