
Nathan Lane
Known for Acting · 125 credits
- Born
- 1956-02-03 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Натан Лейн · ناتان لین · Joseph Lane
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 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
TV Shows (44)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

The Daily Show
1996
as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self / Self - Guest/Musical Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

The Blacklist
2013
as Abraham Stern

Modern Family
2009
as Pepper Saltzman

Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

The Good Wife
2009
as Clarke Hayden

Frasier
1993
as Phil

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Nathan Lane

The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest

Sex and the City
1998
as Bobby Fine

30 Rock
2006
as Eddie

Miami Vice
1984
as Morty Price

Great Performances
1971
as Mouse

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Self - Host / Winner / Performer / Self - Presenter

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self

Mad About You
1992
as Nathan Twilley

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest

Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Teddy Dimas

Elsbeth
2024
as Phillip Cross

American Crime Story
2016
as F. Lee Bailey

The Gilded Age
2022
as Ward McAllister

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
2024
as Dominick Dunne

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Herman in Fantasy Sequence / Bing Shalimar

Teacher's Pet
2000
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)

Difficult People
2015
as Nathan Lane

Digman!
2023
as Yorbo (voice)

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
as Lewis Michener
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist

Live from Lincoln Center
1976
as Chauncey Miles

Primetime Glick
2001

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest

Mid-Century Modern
2025
as Bunny Schneiderman

Be My Guest with Ina Garten
2022
as Self

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
as Self - Actor

George and Martha
1999
as George (voice)
Charlie Lawrence
2003
as Charlie Lawrence
One of the Boys
1982
as Jonathan Burns
Encore! Encore!
1998

Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Movies (81)

The Lion King
1994
as Timon (voice)

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
as Timon (voice)

Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Timon (voice)

The Lion King 1½
2004
as Timon (voice)

Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Mysterious Disco Man

Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Roger

Spellbound
2024
as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)

Addams Family Values
1993
as Desk Sergeant

MouseHunt
1997
as Ernie Smuntz

Stuart Little
1999
as Snowbell (voice)

The Birdcage
1996
as Albert

Astro Boy
2009
as Hamegg (voice)

Mirror Mirror
2012
as Brighton

The Producers
2005
as Max Bialystock

Stuart Little 2
2002
as Snowbell (voice)

Titan A.E.
2000
as Preed (voice)

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004
as Richard Levy the Driven

The English Teacher
2013
as Carl Kapinas

Isn't She Great
2000
as Irving Mansfield

Ironweed
1987
as Harold Allen

Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Harold

The Nutcracker
2010
as Uncle Albert

Frankie and Johnny
1991
as Tim

Nicholas Nickleby
2002
as Vincent Crummles

Get Bruce!
1999
as Self

I'm Still Here
2010
as Nathan Lane (uncredited)

Swing Vote
2008
as Art Crumb

He Said, She Said
1991
as Wallace "Wally" Thurman

Jeffrey
1995
as Father Dan

Trixie
2000
as Kirk Stans

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Love's Labour's Lost
2000
as Costard

Life with Mikey
1993
as Ed Chapman

Showing Up
2014
as Self

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
as Self

Dicks: The Musical
2023
as Harris

Carrie Pilby
2017
as Dr. Petrov

At First Sight
1999
as Phil Webster

Teacher's Pet
2004
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self

Trumbo
2007
as Self
Cut Off

Every Act of Life
2018
as Self

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Officer Meany

Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa
1996
as Timon 2 (voice)

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
2019
as Self

Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self

Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016
as Self

Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
as Clarence

No Pay, Nudity
2016
as Hershel Thalkin

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")

The Lemon Sisters
1989
as Charlie Sorrell

The Boys Next Door
1996
as Norman Bulansky

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992
as Himself / Nathan Detroit

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
as Self
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
as Self

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
2013
as Himself

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020
as Giacomo

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
1995
as The Cowardly Lion

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

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
as Self - Perfomer

Pride of The Lion King
2011
as Self

Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
2001
as Self

Alice in Wonderland
1983
as Mouse

Unnatural Pursuits
1992
as Limo Passenger
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
as Timon (voice)

The Last Mile
1992
as The Stage Manager

The Man Who Came to Dinner
2000
as Sheridan Whiteside
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
as Timon (voice)

The Nance
2014
as Chauncey Miles

Laughter on the 23rd Floor
2001
as Max Prince

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
as Self

Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999
as Self

Behind the Legend: Timon
2004
as Timon (voice)
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
as Self

The Dish on Dolls
2006
as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
1995
as Timon
About 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 pro… With 125 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Nathan Lane has appeared in 81 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nathan Lane Movies
- The Lion King (1994) — as Timon (voice)
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) — as Timon (voice)
- Once Upon a Studio (2023) — as Timon (voice)
- The Lion King 1½ (2004) — as Timon (voice)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) — as Mysterious Disco Man
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