Nathan Lane

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

Born: Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S., 1956-02-03

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1983	Alice in Wonderland	Mouse	80
2	1987	Ironweed	Harold Allen	63
3	1989	The Lemon Sisters	Charlie Sorrell	46
4	1990	Joe Versus the Volcano	Baw - The Waponi Advance Man	57
5	1991	He Said, She Said	Wallace "Wally" Thurman	59
6	1991	Frankie and Johnny	Tim	68
7	1992	Unnatural Pursuits	Limo Passenger	0
8	1992	The Last Mile	The Stage Manager	0
9	1992	Guys and Dolls: Off the Record	Himself / Nathan Detroit	100
10	1993	Life with Mikey	Ed Chapman	57
11	1993	Addams Family Values	Desk Sergeant	70
12	1994	The Lion King	Timon (voice)	83
13	1995	Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable	Timon (voice)	59
14	1995	Jeffrey	Father Dan	63
15	1995	The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True	The Cowardly Lion	65
16	1996	The Boys Next Door	Norman Bulansky	66
17	1996	The Birdcage	Albert	70
18	1996	A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury	Self	0
19	1997	MouseHunt	Ernie Smuntz	65
20	1997	Merry Christmas, George Bailey!	Clarence	0
21	1998	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride	Timon (voice)	69
22	1999	Get Bruce!	Self	62
23	1999	Stuart Little: Making It Big	Self	0
24	1999	At First Sight	Phil Webster	60
25	1999	Stuart Little	Snowbell (voice)	61
26	2000	Isn't She Great	Irving Mansfield	48
27	2000	Love's Labour's Lost	Costard	55
28	2000	Titan A.E.	Preed (voice)	66
29	2000	Trixie	Kirk Stans	50
30	2000	The Man Who Came to Dinner	Sheridan Whiteside	100
31	2001	My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs	Self - Perfomer	50
32	2001	Laughter on the 23rd Floor	Max Prince	58
33	2001	Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks	Self	90
34	2002	Stuart Little 2	Snowbell (voice)	58
35	2002	Austin Powers in Goldmember	Mysterious Disco Man	60
36	2002	Nicholas Nickleby	Vincent Crummles	69
37	2004	Teacher's Pet	Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)	60
38	2004	Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!	Richard Levy the Driven	57
39	2004	The Lion King 1½	Timon (voice)	66
40	2004	Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5	Timon (voice)	0
41	2004	Behind the Legend: Timon	Timon (voice)	0
42	2004	Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0	Timon (voice)	0
43	2004	Broadway's Lost Treasures II	Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")	80
44	2005	The Producers	Max Bialystock	62
45	2007	ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway	Self	72
46	2007	Trumbo	Self	67
47	2008	Swing Vote	Art Crumb	57
48	2008	A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa	Officer Meany	60
49	2009	Waking Sleeping Beauty	Self (archive footage)	73
50	2009	Astro Boy	Hamegg (voice)	63
51	2010	I'm Still Here	Nathan Lane (uncredited)	60
52	2010	The Nutcracker	Uncle Albert	51
53	2011	Pride of The Lion King	Himself	100
54	2012	Mirror Mirror	Brighton	59
55	2013	Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me	Himself	75
56	2013	The English Teacher	Carl Kapinas	56
57	2013	Mel Brooks: Make a Noise	Self	82
58	2014	Showing Up	Self	92
59	2014	The Nance	Chauncey Miles	100
60	2016	Mike Nichols: An American Master	Self	63
61	2016	No Pay, Nudity	Herschel	40
62	2017	Carrie Pilby	Dr. Petrov	69
63	2017	National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches	Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2	86
64	2017	National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika	Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica	86
65	2017	Broadway: The Next Generation	Self	100
66	2018	The Vanishing of Sidney Hall	Harold	67
67	2018	Every Act of Life	Self	70
68	2019	Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn	Self	64
69	2020	Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens	Giacomo	0
70	2021	Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11	Self	50
71	2023	Beau Is Afraid	Roger	67
72	2023	Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid	Self	100
73	2023	Once Upon a Studio	Timon (voice)	83
74	2023	Dicks: The Musical	Harris	44
75	2024	Spellbound	Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)	67
76	2025	The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl	Self	66

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter	46
2	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Host	46
3	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Host/Winner/Performer	46
4	1971	Great Performances	Mouse	54
5	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host	69
6	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self	69
7	1976	Live from Lincoln Center	Chauncey Miles	85
8	1982	One of the Boys		43
9	1987	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Herman in Fantasy Sequence	60
10	1987	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Bing Shalimar	60
11	1992	Mad About You	Nathan Twilley	67
12	1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest	71
13	1993	Frasier	Phil	77
14	1994	Inside the Actors Studio	Self	74
15	1995	Timon and Pumbaa		72
16	1996	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Self - Guest	35
17	1996	The Daily Show	Self	64
18	1997	The View	Self	45
19	1997	The View	Self - Guest	45
20	1998	Sex and the City	Bobby Fine	74
21	1998	Encore! Encore!		0
22	1999	George and Martha	George (voice)	70
23	2000	Teacher's Pet		66
24	2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Nathan Lane	80
25	2001	Primetime Glick		69
26	2003	Charlie Lawrence	Charlie Lawrence	70
27	2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self	58
28	2006	30 Rock	Eddie	74
29	2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	48
30	2009	The Good Wife	Clarke Hayden	76
31	2009	Modern Family	Pepper Saltzman	79
32	2010	The Marriage Ref	Self - Panelist	38
33	2013	The Blacklist	Abraham Stern	76
34	2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon		58
35	2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self	58
36	2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	54
37	2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self	65
38	2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert		65
39	2016	American Crime Story	F. Lee Bailey	75
40	2019	Today with Hoda & Jenna	Self	0
41	2020	Penny Dreadful: City of Angels	Lewis Michener	68
42	2021	Only Murders in the Building	Teddy Dimas	85
43	2022	The Gilded Age	Ward McAllister	78
44	2022	Be My Guest with Ina Garten	Self	70
45	2024	Elsbeth	Phillip Cross	72
46	2024	Monsters	Dominick Dunne	76
47	2025	Mid-Century Modern	Bunny Schneiderman	0