Acting credits
113
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Nathan Lane
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.6
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Movies: 76Series: 37
TMDB ID: 78729
IMDb ID: nm0001447
Known for: Acting
Born: February 3, 1956
Age: 70
Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2025
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
Wikidata: Q491264
Also known as
Натан Лейн • ناتان لین
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Nathan Lane.
7.2
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
2025 Movie
6.6
Spellbound
as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
2024 Movie
4.3
Dicks: The Musical
as Harris
2023 Movie
8.3
Once Upon a Studio
as Timon (voice)
2023 Movie
10.0
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self
2023 Movie
6.7
Beau Is Afraid
as Roger
2023 Movie
5.0
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self
2021 Movie
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Giacomo
2020 Movie
6.1
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
as Self
2019 Movie
6.4
Every Act of Life
as Self
2018 Movie
6.7
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Harold
2018 Movie
10.0
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
2017 Movie
8.1
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
2017 Movie
8.1
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
2017 Movie
6.8
Carrie Pilby
as Dr. Petrov
2017 Movie
4.0
No Pay, Nudity
as Hershel Thalkin
2016 Movie
6.3
Mike Nichols: An American Master
as Self
2016 Movie
10.0
The Nance
as Chauncey Miles
2014 Movie
9.2
Showing Up
as Self
2014 Movie
8.2
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
2013 Movie
5.5
The English Teacher
as Carl Kapinas
2013 Movie
7.5
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
as Himself
2013 Movie
5.9
Mirror Mirror
as Brighton
2012 Movie
10.0
Pride of The Lion King
as Self
2011 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Nathan Lane.
5.8
Mid-Century Modern
as Bunny Schneiderman • 10 eps
2025 Series
7.6
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
as Dominick Dunne • 5 eps
2024 Series
6.9
Elsbeth
as Phillip Cross • 1 eps
2024 Series
6.1
Digman!
as Yorbo (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.7
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.6
The Gilded Age
as Ward McAllister • 13 eps
2022 Series
8.5
Only Murders in the Building
as Teddy Dimas • 10 eps
2021 Series
6.8
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Lewis Michener • 10 eps
2020 Series
3.3
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.6
American Crime Story
as F. Lee Bailey • 10 eps
2016 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Difficult People
as Nathan Lane • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 6 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Abraham Stern • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.9
Modern Family
as Pepper Saltzman • 10 eps
2009 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Clarke Hayden • 15 eps
2009 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.5
30 Rock
as Eddie • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 2 eps
2003 Series
6.8
Primetime Glick
1 eps
2001 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Nathan Lane • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.9
Teacher's Pet
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice) • 47 eps
2000 Series
8.0
George and Martha
as George (voice) • 26 eps
1999 Series