Nathan Lane
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 wi...
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Filmography
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
as Self - Actor
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
as Self
Mid-Century Modern
2025
as Bunny Schneiderman
Spellbound
2024
as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
2024
as Dominick Dunne
Elsbeth
2024
as Phillip Cross
Dicks: The Musical
2023
as Harris
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Timon (voice)
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
as Self
Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Roger
Digman!
2023
as Yorbo (voice)
The Gilded Age
2022
as Ward McAllister
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
2022
as Self
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
as Self
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Teddy Dimas
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020
as Giacomo
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
as Lewis Michener
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
2019
as Self
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Harold
Every Act of Life
2018
as Self
Carrie Pilby
2017
as Dr. Petrov
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017
as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016
as Self
No Pay, Nudity
2016
as Hershel Thalkin
American Crime Story
2016
as F. Lee Bailey
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Difficult People
2015
as Nathan Lane
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Showing Up
2014
as Self
The Nance
2014
as Chauncey Miles
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
2013
as Himself
The English Teacher
2013
as Carl Kapinas
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self
The Blacklist
2013
as Abraham Stern
Mirror Mirror
2012
as Brighton
Pride of The Lion King
2011
as Self
I'm Still Here
2010
as Nathan Lane (uncredited)
The Nutcracker
2010
as Uncle Albert
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
Astro Boy
2009
as Hamegg (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Modern Family
2009
as Pepper Saltzman
The Good Wife
2009
as Clarke Hayden
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Officer Meany
Swing Vote
2008
as Art Crumb
Trumbo
2007
as Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
2007
as Self (voice)
The Dish on Dolls
2006
as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
30 Rock
2006
as Eddie
The Producers
2005
as Max Bialystock
The Lion King 1½
2004
as Timon (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004
as Richard Levy the Driven
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
as Timon (voice)
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
as Timon (voice)
Teacher's Pet
2004
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004
as Timon (voice)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Lawrence
2003
as Charlie Lawrence
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Stuart Little 2
2002
as Snowbell (voice)
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
as Vincent Crummles
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Mysterious Disco Man
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
2001
as Max
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
as Self - Perfomer
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
2001
as Self
Primetime Glick
2001
Titan A.E.
2000
as Preed (voice)
Trixie
2000
as Kirk Stans
Isn't She Great
2000
as Irving Mansfield
Love's Labour's Lost
2000
as Costard
The Man Who Came to Dinner
2000
as Sheridan Whiteside
Teacher's Pet
2000
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Nathan Lane
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Stuart Little
1999
as Snowbell (voice)
At First Sight
1999
as Phil Webster
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
George and Martha
1999
as George (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
as Timon (voice)
Encore! Encore!
1998
as Joseph Pinoni
Sex and the City
1998
as Bobby Fine
MouseHunt
1997
as Ernie Smuntz
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
as Clarence
The View
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
The Birdcage
1996
as Albert
The Boys Next Door
1996
as Norman Bulansky
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
as Self
Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa
1996
as Timon 2 (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Jeffrey
1995
as Father Dan
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
1995
as The Cowardly Lion
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
1995
as Timon
The Lion King
1994
as Timon (voice)
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Life with Mikey
1993
as Ed Chapman
Addams Family Values
1993
as Desk Sergeant
Frasier
1993
as Phil
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
Unnatural Pursuits
1992
as Limo Passenger
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992
as Himself / Nathan Detroit
The Last Mile
1992
as The Stage Manager
Mad About You
1992
as Nathan Twilley
Frankie and Johnny
1991
as Tim
He Said, She Said
1991
as Wallace "Wally" Thurman
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
The Lemon Sisters
1989
as Charlie Sorrell
Ironweed
1987
as Harold Allen
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Herman in Fantasy Sequence
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Bing Shalimar
Miami Vice
1984
as Morty Price
Alice in Wonderland
1983
as Mouse
One of the Boys
1982
as Jonathan Burns
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
as Chauncey Miles
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Mouse
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Winner / Performer
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter