Date of Birth: February 03, 1956 (67)
Nathan Lane was most recently seen in the second season of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” as Teddy Dimas, alongside Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. This role earned him a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of ‘Guest Actor in A Comedy Series.’ Additionally, Lane was recently seen as Ward McAllister in Julian Fellowes’ period drama “The Gilded Age” for HBO, and he will return for the show’s second season. On stage, Lane was recently seen on the Broadway production of Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus, a comedy by Taylor Mac directed by George C. Wolfe. He also appeared as Roy Cohn in the Broadway revival of Angels In America (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards), as well as in The National Theater production in London. He previously appeared on Broadway in the hit revival of The Front Page, which earned him Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations. Broadway credits include: It’s Only A Play; The Nance (Tony and Drama Desk nominations, Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama-League Distinguished Performance Award); The Addams Family (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Nominations, Drama-League Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award), Waiting For Godot (Outer Critics Circle nomination); November; Butley; The Odd Couple; The Frogs; The Producers (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Olivier Awards); The Man Who Came To Dinner; A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards); Love! Valour! Compassion! (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards); Laughter On The 23rd Floor; Guys and Dolls (Tony nomination, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards); On Borrowed Time; Some Americans Abroad; Wind In The Willows; Merlin; Present Laughter (Drama Desk nomination); Hickey in The Iceman Cometh at the Goodman Theater in 2012 and BAM in 2015 (Monte Cristo Award from The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center). Off-Broadway (1992 Obie Award For Sustained Excellence Of Performance): includes The Common Pursuit; The Film Society; The Lisbon Traviata (Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Awards, Outer Critics Circle nomination); Lips Together, Teeth Apart; Love! Valour! Compassion! (Obie Award); Bad Habits; Dedication, Or The Stuff Of Dreams (Drama Desk nomination); Mizlansky/Zilinsky Or Schmucks; Trumbo; Measure For Measure (St. Clair Bayfield Award); A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Merry Wives Of Windsor; She Stoops To Conquer; In A Pig’s Valise; Love; White Rabbit, Red Rabbit: And Do Re Mi At Encores. Other TV includes “Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels”, “American Crime Story: The People Vs. Oj Simpson” as F. Lee Bailey, and recurring roles on “Modern Family” and “The Good Wife”. Lane has received seven Primetime Emmy nominations, two Daytime Emmy Awards and a People’s Choice Award. He has appeared in more than 35 films including The Birdcage (Golden Globe nomination, Screen Actors Guild and American Comedy Awards); Ironweed; Frankie And Johnny; Mousehunt; Jeffrey; The Lion King; Stuart Little; Nicholas Nickleby (National Board Of Review Ensemble Award); The Producers (Golden Globe nomination); Swing Vote; Mirror, Mirror; Carrie Pilby; and No Pay, Nudity. Upcoming, he will be seen in Ari Aster’s Disappointment Blvd, alongside Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone and Amy Ryan, as well as the A24 musical F*Cking Identical Twins, alongside Megan Mullally, Bowen Yang & Megan Thee Stallion. In 2006, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2008, he was inducted into the American Theater Hall Of Fame.
[1987]Ironweed Harold Allen
[1989]The Lemon Sisters Charlie Sorrell
[1990]Joe Versus the Volcano Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
[1991]He Said, She Said Wally Thurman
[1991]Frankie and Johnny Tim
[1993]Addams Family Values Desk Sergeant
[1993]Life with Mikey Ed Chapman
[1994]The Lion King Timon
[1995]Jeffrey Father Dan
[1996]The Birdcage Albert
[1997]Mousehunt Ernie Smuntz
[1999]Stuart Little Snowbell
[1999]At First Sight Phil Webster
[2000]Trixie Kirk Stans
[2000]Titan A.E. Preed
[2000]Isn't She Great Irving Mansfield
[2000]Love's Labour's Lost Costard
[2002]Austin Powers in Goldmember Mysterious Disco Man
[2002]Nicholas Nickleby Vincent Crummles
[2002]Stuart Little 2 Snowbell
[2004]Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Richard Levy the Driven
[2004]Teacher's Pet Spot, Scott
[2005]The Producers Max Bialystock
[2008]Swing Vote Art Crumb
[2009]Astro Boy Hamegg
[2010]The Nutcracker: The Untold Story Uncle Albert
[2012]Mirror Mirror Brighton
[2013]The English Teacher Carl Kapin
[2016]Carrie Pilby Dr. Petrov
[2016]No Pay, Nudity Herschel
[2017]National Theatre Live: Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika Roy Cohn
[2017]Angels in America: Part I - Millennium Approaches Roy Cohn
[2017]The Vanishing of Sidney Hall Harold
[2023]Spellbound Oracle of the Sun
Encore! Encore! Joseph Pinoni
George and Martha George
Modern Family Pepper Saltzman
Only Murders in the Building Teddy Dimas
Teacher's Pet Spot Helperman, Scott Leadready
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Bing Shalimar, Herman in Fantasy Sequence
The Good Wife Clarke Hayden
Nathan Lane, Angels in America
Nathan Lane, Angels in America
Nathan Lane, Angels in America
Nathan Lane, Angels in America
Nathan Lane, The Front Page
Nathan Lane, The Front Page
Nathan Lane, The Front Page
Nathan Lane, The Nance
Nathan Lane, The Nance
Nathan Lane, The Nance
Nathan Lane, The Nance
Nathan Lane, The Addams Family
Nathan Lane, The Addams Family
Nathan Lane, Waiting for Godot
Nathan Lane, The Producers
Nathan Lane, The Producers
Nathan Lane, The Producers
Nathan Lane, The Producers
Nathan Lane, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Nathan Lane, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Nathan Lane, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Nathan Lane, Love! Valour! Compassion
Nathan Lane, Love! Valour! Compassion!
Nathan Lane, Love! Valour! Compassion!
Nathan Lane, Love! Valour! Compassion!
Nathan Lane, Guys and Dolls
Nathan Lane , Guys and Dolls
Nathan Lane , Guys and Dolls
Nathan LaneThe Lisbon Traviata
Nathan Lane, The Lisbon Traviata
Nathan Lane , Lisbon Traviata
Nathan Lane, Lisbon Traviata
Nathan Lane, The Lisbon Traviata
Nathan Lane, Present Laughter
Nathan Lane's next show will be Pictures From Home which opens on 2/9/2023 on Broadway.
Nathan Lane has appeared on Broadway in 26 shows.
Nathan Lane has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Nathan Lane's first West End show was The Producers which opened in 2004
Best Featured Actor in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Angels in America , Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America , Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Angels in America , Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America , Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Front Page , Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Front Page , Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Front Page , Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Nance , Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Nance , Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Nance , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Nance , Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Addams Family , Distinguished Achivement in Musical Theatre (Drama League Awards) , Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Addams Family , Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Waiting for Godot , Best Actor in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for The Producers , Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Producers , Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Producers , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Producers , Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum , Best Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum , Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion , Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion! , Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion! , Best Off Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion! , Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Guys and Dolls , Sustained Excellence of Performance (Obie Awards) , Best Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Guys and Dolls , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Guys and Dolls , Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for The Lisbon Traviata , Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Lisbon Traviata , Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Lisbon Traviata , Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Lisbon Traviata Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Lisbon Traviata and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Present Laughter .
Best Featured Actor in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Angels in America, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Angels in America, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America, Distinguished Achivement in Musical Theatre (Drama League Awards), Best Actor in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for The Producers, Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Producers, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Producers, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Producers, Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Best Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion, Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion!, Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion!, Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Guys and Dolls, Sustained Excellence of Performance (Obie Awards) Best Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Guys and Dolls and Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for The Lisbon Traviata.
Nathan Lane has written 1 shows including The Frogs (Bookwriter).
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