Acting credits
119
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Nathan Lane
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.1
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Movies: 78Series: 41Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 78729
IMDb ID: nm0001447
Known for: Acting
Born: February 3, 1956
Age: 70
Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2026
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.49
Wikidata: Q491264
Also known as
Натан Лейн • ناتان لین • Joseph Lane
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)
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.
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
2025 Movie
Spellbound
as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
2024 Movie
Dicks: The Musical
as Harris
2023 Movie
Once Upon a Studio
as Timon (voice)
2023 Movie
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self
2023 Movie
Beau Is Afraid
as Roger
2023 Movie
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self
2021 Movie
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Giacomo
2020 Movie
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
as Self
2019 Movie
Every Act of Life
as Self
2018 Movie
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Harold
2018 Movie
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
2017 Movie
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
2017 Movie
Carrie Pilby
as Dr. Petrov
2017 Movie
No Pay, Nudity
as Hershel Thalkin
2016 Movie
Mike Nichols: An American Master
as Self
2016 Movie
The Nance
as Chauncey Miles
2014 Movie
Showing Up
as Self
2014 Movie
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
2013 Movie
The English Teacher
as Carl Kapinas
2013 Movie
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
as Self
2013 Movie
Mirror Mirror
as Brighton
2012 Movie
Pride of The Lion King
as Self
2011 Movie
The Nutcracker
as Uncle Albert
2010 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Nathan Lane.
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
as Self - Actor • 2 eps
2026 Series
Mid-Century Modern
as Bunny Schneiderman • 10 eps
2025 Series
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
as Dominick Dunne • 5 eps
2024 Series
Elsbeth
as Phillip Cross • 1 eps
2024 Series
Digman!
as Yorbo (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
The Gilded Age
as Ward McAllister • 13 eps
2022 Series
Only Murders in the Building
as Teddy Dimas • 10 eps
2021 Series
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Lewis Michener • 10 eps
2020 Series
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
American Crime Story
as F. Lee Bailey • 10 eps
2016 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
Difficult People
as Nathan Lane • 1 eps
2015 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 8 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
The Blacklist
as Abraham Stern • 1 eps
2013 Series
Modern Family
as Pepper Saltzman • 10 eps
2009 Series
The Good Wife
as Clarke Hayden • 15 eps
2009 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
30 Rock
as Eddie • 1 eps
2006 Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 4 eps
2003 Series
Primetime Glick
1 eps
2001 Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Nathan Lane • 1 eps
2000 Series
Teacher's Pet
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice) • 47 eps
2000 Series