Nathan Lane
Acting
Born 1956-02-03 · 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
The Lion King
1994 · Movie
Once Upon a Studio
2023 · Movie
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017 · Movie
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017 · Movie
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 · Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Movie
The Birdcage
1996 · Movie
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
2013 · Movie
Addams Family Values
1993 · Movie
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
2001 · Movie
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998 · Movie
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025 · Movie
Showing Up
2014 · Movie
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023 · Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004 · Movie
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007 · Movie
Nicholas Nickleby
2002 · Movie
Carrie Pilby
2017 · Movie
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992 · Movie
Pride of The Lion King
2011 · Movie
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999 · Movie
The Nance
2014 · Movie
The Man Who Came to Dinner
2000 · Movie
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
1995 · Movie
Frankie and Johnny
1991 · Movie
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
1995 · Movie
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004 · Movie
Alice in Wonderland
1983 · Movie
The Last Mile
1992 · Movie
Broadway: The Next Generation
— · Movie
Unnatural Pursuits
1992 · Movie
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004 · Movie
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
2007 · Movie
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020 · Movie
The Dish on Dolls
2006 · Movie
Trumbo
2007 · Movie
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001 · Movie
The Boys Next Door
1996 · Movie
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997 · Movie
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018 · Movie
Get Bruce!
1999 · Movie
Beau Is Afraid
2023 · Movie
Every Act of Life
2018 · Movie
Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016 · Movie
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021 · Movie
Spellbound
2024 · Movie
Titan A.E.
2000 · Movie
The Lion King 1½
2004 · Movie
No Pay, Nudity
2016 · Movie
Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa
1996 · Movie
MouseHunt
1997 · Movie
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
2019 · Movie
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
2001 · Movie
The Lemon Sisters
1989 · Movie
Jeffrey
1995 · Movie
Teacher's Pet
2004 · Movie
Ironweed
1987 · Movie
Astro Boy
2009 · Movie
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008 · Movie
The Producers
2005 · Movie