Nathan Lane
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2025
Mid-Century Modern
As: Bunny Schneiderman
- 2024
Spellbound
As: Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
- 2024
Monsters
As: Dominick Dunne
- 2024
Elsbeth
As: Phillip Cross
- 2023
Dicks: The Musical
As: Harris
- 2023
Once Upon a Studio
As: Timon (voice)
- 2023
Beau Is Afraid
As: Roger
- 2022
The Gilded Age
As: Ward McAllister
- 2021
Only Murders in the Building
As: Teddy Dimas
- 2020
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
As: Giacomo
- 2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
As: Lewis Michener
- 2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
As: Harold
- 2017
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
- 2016
No Pay, Nudity
As: Herschel
- 2016
American Crime Story
As: F. Lee Bailey
- 2014
The Nance
As: Chauncey Miles
- 2013
The Blacklist
As: Abraham Stern
- 2013
The English Teacher
As: Carl Kapinas
- 2012
Mirror Mirror
As: Brighton
- 2010
The Nutcracker
As: Uncle Albert
- 2010
I'm Still Here
As: Nathan Lane (uncredited)
- 2009
Astro Boy
As: Hamegg (voice)
- 2009
Modern Family
As: Pepper Saltzman
- 2009
The Good Wife
As: Clarke Hayden
- 2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
As: Officer Meany
- 2008
Swing Vote
As: Art Crumb
- 2006
30 Rock
As: Eddie
- 2005
The Producers
As: Max Bialystock
- 2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
As: Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
- 2004
Behind the Legend: Timon
As: Timon (voice)
- 2004
The Lion King 1½
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)
- 2002
Nicholas Nickleby
As: Vincent Crummles
- 2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
As: Mysterious Disco Man
- 2002
Stuart Little 2
As: Snowbell (voice)
- 2001
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
As: Max Prince
- 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
As: Nathan Lane
- 2000
The Man Who Came to Dinner
As: Sheridan Whiteside
- 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
- 1999
Stuart Little
As: Snowbell (voice)
- 1999
George and Martha
As: George (voice)
- 1999
At First Sight
As: Phil Webster
- 1998
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
As: Timon (voice)
- 1998
Sex and the City
As: Bobby Fine
- 1997
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
As: Clarence
- 1997
MouseHunt
As: Ernie Smuntz
- 1996
The Birdcage
As: Albert
- 1996
The Boys Next Door
As: Norman Bulansky
- 1995
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 (voice)
- 1994
The Lion King
As: Timon (voice)
- 1993
Addams Family Values
As: Desk Sergeant
- 1993
Frasier
As: Phil
- 1993
Life with Mikey
As: Ed Chapman
- 1992
The Last Mile
As: The Stage Manager
- 1992
Mad About You
As: Nathan Twilley
- 1992
Unnatural Pursuits
As: Limo Passenger
- 1991
Frankie and Johnny
As: Tim
- 1991
He Said, She Said
As: Wallace "Wally" Thurman
- 1990
Joe Versus the Volcano
As: Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
- 1989
The Lemon Sisters
As: Charlie Sorrell
- 1987
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
- 1983
Alice in Wonderland
As: Mouse
- 1976
Live from Lincoln Center
As: Chauncey Miles
- 1971
Great Performances
As: Mouse