Actor
· Acting
Nathan Lane
Born 1956-02-03
📍 Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography 124
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
as Self - Actor
2026
Mid-Century Modern
as Bunny Schneiderman
2025
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
2025
Spellbound
as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
2024
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
as Dominick Dunne
2024
Elsbeth
as Phillip Cross
2024
Dicks: The Musical
as Harris
2023
Once Upon a Studio
as Timon (voice)
2023
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self
2023
Beau Is Afraid
as Roger
2023
Digman!
as Yorbo (voice)
2023
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
as Self
2022
The Gilded Age
as Ward McAllister
2022
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self
2021
Only Murders in the Building
as Teddy Dimas
2021
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Giacomo
2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Lewis Michener
2020
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
as Self
2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self
2019
Every Act of Life
as Self
2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Harold
2018
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
2017
Carrie Pilby
as Dr. Petrov
2017
No Pay, Nudity
as Hershel Thalkin
2016
Mike Nichols: An American Master
as Self
2016
American Crime Story
as F. Lee Bailey
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2015
Difficult People
as Nathan Lane
2015
The Nance
as Chauncey Miles
2014
Showing Up
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Blacklist
as Abraham Stern
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
2013
The English Teacher
as Carl Kapinas
2013
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
as Himself
2013
Mirror Mirror
as Brighton
2012
Pride of The Lion King
as Self
2011
The Nutcracker
as Uncle Albert
2010
I'm Still Here
as Nathan Lane (uncredited)
2010
Astro Boy
as Hamegg (voice)
2009
Modern Family
as Pepper Saltzman
2009
The Good Wife
as Clarke Hayden
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Officer Meany
2008
Swing Vote
as Art Crumb
2008
Trumbo
as Self
2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self
2007
30 Rock
as Eddie
2006
The Dish on Dolls
as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
2006
The Producers
as Max Bialystock
2005
The Lion King 1½
as Timon (voice)
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Behind the Legend: Timon
as Timon (voice)
2004
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
as Richard Levy the Driven
2004
Teacher's Pet
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Nicholas Nickleby
as Vincent Crummles
2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Mysterious Disco Man
2002
Stuart Little 2
as Snowbell (voice)
2002
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
as Self
2001
Primetime Glick
2001
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
as Max Prince
2001
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
as Self - Perfomer
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Nathan Lane
2000
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Sheridan Whiteside
2000
Teacher's Pet
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)
2000
Trixie
as Kirk Stans
2000
Titan A.E.
as Preed (voice)
2000
Love's Labour's Lost
as Costard
2000
Isn't She Great
as Irving Mansfield
2000
Stuart Little
as Snowbell (voice)
1999
George and Martha
as George (voice)
1999
At First Sight
as Phil Webster
1999
Get Bruce!
as Self
1999
Stuart Little: Making It Big
as Self
1999
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Timon (voice)
1998
Sex and the City
as Bobby Fine
1998
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
as Clarence
1997
MouseHunt
as Ernie Smuntz
1997
The View
as Self
1997
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1996
Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa
as Timon 2 (voice)
1996
The Birdcage
as Albert
1996
The Boys Next Door
as Norman Bulansky
1996
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
as The Cowardly Lion
1995
Jeffrey
as Father Dan
1995
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
as Timon
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
The Lion King
as Timon (voice)
1994
Addams Family Values
as Desk Sergeant
1993
Frasier
as Phil
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
Life with Mikey
as Ed Chapman
1993
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
as Himself / Nathan Detroit
1992
The Last Mile
as The Stage Manager
1992
Mad About You
as Nathan Twilley
1992
Unnatural Pursuits
as Limo Passenger
1992
Frankie and Johnny
as Tim
1991
He Said, She Said
as Wallace "Wally" Thurman
1991
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
1990
The Lemon Sisters
as Charlie Sorrell
1989
Ironweed
as Harold Allen
1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Herman in Fantasy Sequence
1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Bing Shalimar
1987
Miami Vice
as Morty Price
1984
Alice in Wonderland
as Mouse
1983
Live from Lincoln Center
as Chauncey Miles
1976
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self
1975
Great Performances
as Mouse
1971
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Host / Winner / Performer
1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self