Nathan Lane
Acting1956Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
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.
Known For
Acting History
Future
2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
TVas Self - Actor
2025
Mid-Century Modern
TVas Bunny Schneiderman
Digman!
TVas Yorbo (voice)• 1 eps
2024
Spellbound
as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TVas Self• 1 eps
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
TVas Dominick Dunne• 5 eps
Elsbeth
TVas Phillip Cross• 1 eps
2023
2022
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
TVas Self
The Gilded Age
TVas Ward McAllister• 13 eps
2021
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self
Only Murders in the Building
TVas Teddy Dimas• 10 eps
2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
TVas Lewis Michener• 10 eps
2019
2018
2017
Carrie Pilby
as Dr. Petrov
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
2016
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
as F. Lee Bailey
No Pay, Nudity
as Hershel Thalkin
American Crime Story
TVas F. Lee Bailey• 10 eps
2015
Difficult People
TVas Nathan Lane
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self
2014
2013
2012
Mirror Mirror
as Brighton
The Good Wife
TVas Clarke Hayden• 15 eps
2011
Pride of The Lion King
as Self
2010
I'm Still Here
as Nathan Lane (uncredited)
The Nutcracker
as Uncle Albert
Modern Family
TVas Pepper Saltzman• 10 eps
The Marriage Ref
TVas Self - Panelist• 1 eps
2009
Astro Boy
as Hamegg (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TVas Self - Guest
2008
Swing Vote
as Art Crumb
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Officer Meany
2007
2006
The Dish on Dolls
as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
2005
The Producers
as Max Bialystock
2004
The Lion King 1½
as Timon (voice)
Teacher's Pet
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage)
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
as Richard Levy the Driven
Behind the Legend: Timon
as Timon (voice)
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
as Timon (voice)
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
as Timon (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TVas Nathan Lane• 1 eps
2003
Charlie Lawrence
TVas Charlie Lawrence
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TVas Self
2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Mysterious Disco Man
Nicholas Nickleby
as Vincent Crummles
Stuart Little 2
as Snowbell (voice)
Sex and the City
TVas Bobby Fine• 1 eps
2001
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
as Max Prince
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
as Self - Perfomer
2000
Titan A.E.
as Preed (voice)
Trixie
as Kirk Stans
Isn't She Great
as Irving Mansfield
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Sheridan Whiteside
Love's Labour's Lost
as Costard
Teacher's Pet
TVas Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)• 47 eps
1999
Get Bruce!
as Self
Stuart Little: Making It Big
as Self
At First Sight
as Phil Webster
Stuart Little
as Snowbell (voice)
George and Martha
TVas George (voice)
1998
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Timon (voice)
Mad About You
TVas Nathan Twilley• 1 eps
1997
1996
The Birdcage
as Albert
Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa
as Timon 2 (voice)
The Boys Next Door
as Norman Bulansky
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TVas Self - Guest
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Host/Winner/Performer• 1 eps
The Daily Show
TVas Self
1995
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
as The Cowardly Lion
Jeffrey
as Father Dan
Frasier
TVas Phil• 1 eps
1994
The Lion King
as Timon (voice)
Inside the Actors Studio
TVas Self
1993
Addams Family Values
as Desk Sergeant
Life with Mikey
as Ed Chapman
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TVas Self - Guest
1992
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
as Himself / Nathan Detroit
Unnatural Pursuits
as Limo Passenger
The Last Mile
as The Stage Manager
1991
He Said, She Said
as Wallace "Wally" Thurman
Frankie and Johnny
as Tim
1990
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
The Lemon Sisters
as Charlie Sorrell
1989
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TVas Bing Shalimar• 3 eps
1987
Ironweed
as Harold Allen
1985
Miami Vice
TVas Morty Price• 1 eps
1983
Alice in Wonderland
as Mouse
Great Performances
TVas Mouse• 1 eps
1982
1976
Live from Lincoln Center
TVas Chauncey Miles
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host / Self