Nathan Lane
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 3 February 1956 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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 87
- 2026Cut Off
- 2026Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary as Self
- 2026Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2025Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2025The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl as Self
- 2024Spellbound as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
- 2023Dicks: The Musical as Harris
- 2023Once Upon a Studio as Timon (voice)
- 2023Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
- 2023Beau Is Afraid as Roger
- 2021Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 as Self
- 2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens as Giacomo
- 2019Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn as Self
- 2018Every Act of Life as Self
- 2018The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Harold
- 2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
- 2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
- 2017Carrie Pilby as Dr. Petrov
- 2016No Pay, Nudity as Hershel Thalkin
- 2016Mike Nichols: An American Master as Self
- 2014The Nance as Chauncey Miles
- 2014Showing Up as Self
- 2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest · 8 episodes
- 2013Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self
- 2013The English Teacher as Carl Kapinas
- 2013Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me as Self
- 2012Mirror Mirror as Brighton
- 2011Pride of The Lion King as Self
- 2010The Nutcracker as Uncle Albert
- 2010I'm Still Here as Nathan Lane (uncredited)
- 2009Astro Boy as Hamegg (voice)
- 2009Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2008A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Officer Meany
- 2008Swing Vote as Art Crumb
- 2007The Roots of 'Hairspray' as Self (voice)
- 2007Trumbo as Self
- 2007ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
- 2006The Dish on Dolls as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
- 2005The Producers as Max Bialystock
- 2004The Lion King 1½ as Timon (voice)
- 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
- 2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 as Timon (voice)
- 2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? as Self (archive footage)
- 2004Behind the Legend: Timon as Timon (voice)
- 2004Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 as Timon (voice)
- 2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! as Richard Levy the Driven
- 2004Teacher's Pet as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
- 2002Nicholas Nickleby as Vincent Crummles
- 2002Austin Powers in Goldmember as Mysterious Disco Man
- 2002Stuart Little 2 as Snowbell (voice)
- 2001Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks as Self
- 2001Laughter on the 23rd Floor as Max
- 2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs as Self - Perfomer
- 2000The Man Who Came to Dinner as Sheridan Whiteside
- 2000Trixie as Kirk Stans
- 2000Titan A.E. as Preed (voice)
- 2000Love's Labour's Lost as Costard
- 2000Isn't She Great as Irving Mansfield
- 1999Stuart Little as Snowbell (voice)
- 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1999At First Sight as Phil Webster
- 1999Get Bruce! as Self
- 1999Stuart Little: Making It Big as Self
- 1998The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Timon (voice)
- 1997Merry Christmas, George Bailey as Clarence
- 1997MouseHunt as Ernie Smuntz
- 1996A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury as Self
- 1996Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa as Timon 2 (voice)
- 1996The Birdcage as Albert
- 1996The Boys Next Door as Norman Bulansky
- 1996The Daily Show as Self · 2 episodes
- 1995The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True as The Cowardly Lion
- 1995Jeffrey as Father Dan
- 1995Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable as Timon
- 1994The Lion King as Timon (voice)
- 1993Addams Family Values as Desk Sergeant
- 1993Life with Mikey as Ed Chapman
- 1992Guys and Dolls: Off the Record as Himself / Nathan Detroit
- 1992The Last Mile as The Stage Manager
- 1992Unnatural Pursuits as Limo Passenger
- 1991Frankie and Johnny as Tim
- 1991He Said, She Said as Wallace "Wally" Thurman
- 1990Joe Versus the Volcano as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
- 1989The Lemon Sisters as Charlie Sorrell
- 1987Ironweed as Harold Allen
- 1983Alice in Wonderland as Mouse
- 1975Saturday Night Live as Self · 1 episode