Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! ★ 7.8 Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! 2026 Mid-Century Modern ★ 5.9 Mid-Century Modern 2025 The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl ★ 7.1 The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl 2025 Spellbound ★ 6.6 Spellbound 2024 Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story ★ 7.6 Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story 2024 Elsbeth ★ 6.7 Elsbeth 2024 Dicks: The Musical ★ 4.4 Dicks: The Musical 2023 Once Upon a Studio ★ 8.3 Once Upon a Studio 2023 Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid ★ 10.0 Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid 2023 Beau Is Afraid ★ 6.7 Beau Is Afraid 2023 Digman! ★ 6.1 Digman! 2023 Be My Guest with Ina Garten ★ 7.7 Be My Guest with Ina Garten 2022 The Gilded Age ★ 7.7 The Gilded Age 2022 Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 ★ 5.0 Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 2021 Only Murders in the Building ★ 8.5 Only Murders in the Building 2021 Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens 2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels ★ 6.8 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels 2020 Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn ★ 6.1 Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn 2019 Today with Jenna & Sheinelle ★ 3.3 Today with Jenna & Sheinelle 2019 Every Act of Life ★ 6.4 Every Act of Life 2018 The Vanishing of Sidney Hall ★ 6.7 The Vanishing of Sidney Hall 2018 National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika ★ 8.1 National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika 2017 National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches ★ 8.1 National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches 2017 Carrie Pilby ★ 6.8 Carrie Pilby 2017 No Pay, Nudity ★ 4.0 No Pay, Nudity 2016 Mike Nichols: An American Master ★ 6.3 Mike Nichols: An American Master 2016 American Crime Story ★ 7.6 American Crime Story 2016 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ★ 6.1 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 Difficult People ★ 6.3 Difficult People 2015 The Nance ★ 10.0 The Nance 2014 Showing Up ★ 9.2 Showing Up 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ★ 5.2 Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ★ 5.8 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 The Blacklist ★ 7.6 The Blacklist 2013 Mel Brooks: Make a Noise ★ 8.2 Mel Brooks: Make a Noise 2013 The English Teacher ★ 5.5 The English Teacher 2013 Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me ★ 7.5 Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me 2013 Mirror Mirror ★ 5.9 Mirror Mirror 2012 Pride of The Lion King ★ 10.0 Pride of The Lion King 2011 The Nutcracker ★ 5.0 The Nutcracker 2010 I'm Still Here ★ 6.0 I'm Still Here 2010 The Marriage Ref ★ 3.8 The Marriage Ref 2010 Astro Boy ★ 6.3 Astro Boy 2009 Modern Family ★ 7.9 Modern Family 2009 The Good Wife ★ 7.6 The Good Wife 2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty ★ 7.2 Waking Sleeping Beauty 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ★ 5.0 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 2009 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa ★ 6.0 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa 2008 Swing Vote ★ 5.7 Swing Vote 2008 The Roots of 'Hairspray' The Roots of 'Hairspray' 2007 Trumbo ★ 6.7 Trumbo 2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway ★ 7.2 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway 2007 30 Rock ★ 7.5 30 Rock 2006 The Dish on Dolls The Dish on Dolls 2006 The Producers ★ 6.2 The Producers 2005 The Lion King 1½ ★ 6.6 The Lion King 1½ 2004 Broadway's Lost Treasures II ★ 8.3 Broadway's Lost Treasures II 2004 Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 2004 Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? 2004 Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 2004 Behind the Legend: Timon ★ 7.0 Behind the Legend: Timon 2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! ★ 5.7 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! 2004 Teacher's Pet ★ 6.1 Teacher's Pet 2004 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ★ 5.6 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 Charlie Lawrence ★ 8.0 Charlie Lawrence 2003 Nicholas Nickleby ★ 6.9 Nicholas Nickleby 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember ★ 6.0 Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002 Stuart Little 2 ★ 5.8 Stuart Little 2 2002 Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks ★ 9.2 Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks 2001 Primetime Glick ★ 7.2 Primetime Glick 2001 Laughter on the 23rd Floor ★ 4.4 Laughter on the 23rd Floor 2001 My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs ★ 6.5 My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs 2001 Curb Your Enthusiasm ★ 8.0 Curb Your Enthusiasm 2000 The Man Who Came to Dinner ★ 8.8 The Man Who Came to Dinner 2000 Teacher's Pet ★ 7.0 Teacher's Pet 2000 Trixie ★ 4.8 Trixie 2000 Titan A.E. ★ 6.6 Titan A.E. 2000 Love's Labour's Lost ★ 5.5 Love's Labour's Lost 2000 Isn't She Great ★ 5.0 Isn't She Great 2000 Stuart Little ★ 6.1 Stuart Little 1999