Alan Cumming

Personal context

Summary

Alan Cumming is a Scottish-American actor, producer, writer, and performer known for Cabaret, The Good Wife, X-Men, and his stage and screen work across comedy, drama, and musical theatre. His work spans varied roles, while his public life has included decades of LGBTQ rights advocacy: he has supported GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, HIV/AIDS organizations, and marriage equality, and has spoken publicly in support of trans rights. He launched Out in the Hills, an LGBTQ arts festival in Scotland, and has criticized anti-immigration and anti-Trump politics. His record includes sustained advocacy on LGBTQ equality and related causes.