Acting · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA · Born February 3, 1956
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.
TVMel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
as Self - Actor
TVMid-Century Modern
2025
as Bunny Schneiderman
MovieThe Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
as Self
MovieSpellbound
2024
as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
TVMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
2024
as Dominick Dunne
TVElsbeth
2024
as Phillip Cross
MovieDicks: The Musical
2023
as Harris
MovieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
as Timon (voice)
MovieFinally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
as Self
MovieBeau Is Afraid
2023
as Roger
TVDigman!
2023
as Yorbo (voice)
TVBe My Guest with Ina Garten
2022
as Self
TVThe Gilded Age
2022
as Ward McAllister
MovieToo Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
as Self
TVOnly Murders in the Building
2021
as Teddy Dimas
MovieElegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020
as Giacomo
TVPenny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
as Lewis Michener
MovieBully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
2019
as Self
TVToday with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
MovieEvery Act of Life
2018
as Self
MovieThe Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Harold
MovieNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
MovieNational Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017
as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
MovieCarrie Pilby
2017
as Dr. Petrov
MovieNo Pay, Nudity
2016
as Hershel Thalkin
MovieMike Nichols: An American Master
2016
as Self
TVAmerican Crime Story
2016
as F. Lee Bailey
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVDifficult People
2015
as Nathan Lane
MovieThe Nance
2014
as Chauncey Miles
MovieShowing Up
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Abraham Stern
MovieMel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self
MovieThe English Teacher
2013
as Carl Kapinas
MovieElaine Stritch: Shoot Me
2013
as Himself
MovieMirror Mirror
2012
as Brighton
MoviePride of The Lion King
2011
as Self
MovieThe Nutcracker
2010
as Uncle Albert
MovieI'm Still Here
2010
as Nathan Lane (uncredited)
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
MovieAstro Boy
2009
as Hamegg (voice)
TVModern Family
2009
as Pepper Saltzman
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Clarke Hayden
MovieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieA Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Officer Meany
MovieSwing Vote
2008
as Art Crumb
MovieThe Roots of 'Hairspray'
2007
as Self (voice)
MovieTrumbo
2007
as Self
MovieShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
TV30 Rock
2006
as Eddie
MovieThe Dish on Dolls
2006
as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
MovieThe Producers
2005
as Max Bialystock
MovieThe Lion King 1½
2004
as Timon (voice)
MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
as Timon (voice)
MovieSesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
as Timon (voice)
MovieBehind the Legend: Timon
2004
as Timon (voice)
MovieWin a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004
as Richard Levy the Driven
MovieTeacher's Pet
2004
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Charlie Lawrence
2003
as Charlie Lawrence
MovieNicholas Nickleby
2002
as Vincent Crummles
MovieAustin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Mysterious Disco Man
MovieStuart Little 2
2002
as Snowbell (voice)
MovieRecording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
2001
as Self
TVPrimetime Glick
2001
MovieLaughter on the 23rd Floor
2001
as Max Prince
MovieMy Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
as Self - Perfomer
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Nathan Lane
MovieThe Man Who Came to Dinner
2000
as Sheridan Whiteside
TVTeacher's Pet
2000
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)
MovieTrixie
2000
as Kirk Stans
MovieTitan A.E.
2000
as Preed (voice)
MovieLove's Labour's Lost
2000
as Costard
MovieIsn't She Great
2000
as Irving Mansfield
MovieStuart Little
1999
as Snowbell (voice)
TVGeorge and Martha
1999
as George (voice)
MovieAt First Sight
1999
as Phil Webster
MovieGet Bruce!
1999
as Self
MovieStuart Little: Making It Big
1999
as Self
MovieThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
as Timon (voice)
Encore! Encore!
1998
as Joseph Pinoni
TVSex and the City
1998
as Bobby Fine
MovieMerry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
as Clarence
MovieMouseHunt
1997
as Ernie Smuntz
TVThe View
1997
as Self
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
as Self
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieAround the World With Timon & Pumbaa
1996
as Timon 2 (voice)
MovieThe Birdcage
1996
as Albert
MovieThe Boys Next Door
1996
as Norman Bulansky
MovieThe Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
1995
as The Cowardly Lion
MovieJeffrey
1995
as Father Dan
MovieCircle of Life: An Environmental Fable
1995
as Timon
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieThe Lion King
1994
as Timon (voice)
MovieAddams Family Values
1993
as Desk Sergeant
TVFrasier
1993
as Phil
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieLife with Mikey
1993
as Ed Chapman
MovieGuys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992
as Himself / Nathan Detroit
MovieThe Last Mile
1992
as The Stage Manager
TVMad About You
1992
as Nathan Twilley
MovieUnnatural Pursuits
1992
as Limo Passenger
MovieFrankie and Johnny
1991
as Tim
MovieHe Said, She Said
1991
as Wallace "Wally" Thurman
MovieJoe Versus the Volcano
1990
as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
MovieThe Lemon Sisters
1989
as Charlie Sorrell
MovieIronweed
1987
as Harold Allen
TVThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Herman in Fantasy Sequence
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Morty Price
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1983
as Mouse
TVOne of the Boys
1982
as Jonathan Burns
TVLive from Lincoln Center
1976
as Chauncey Miles
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Mouse
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
MovieBroadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Cut Off
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
as Self
