The Good Wife

­Alan Cumming is an award-winning theatrical performer, actor, producer, writer and director who most recently completed filming the mini-series "The Runaway." After receiving an Emmy nomination for his guest starring role as Eli Gold in THE GOOD WIFE, Cumming has become a series regular for the second season. He is also the current host of the PBS drama "Masterpiece Mystery" and has appeared in several other television series including "Sex and the City," “Frasier," "Third Rock from the Sun," "The L Word," "Reefer Madness" and the mini-series "Tin Man."

Later this year, Cumming will take his talents to the box office starring alongside renowned music artists Cher and Christina Aguilera in the movie "Burlesque" and with Helen Mirren in the film adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest." His past film credits include "Circle of Friends," "X2: X-Men United," the "Spy Kids" trilogy, "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion,' "Goldeneye," "Eyes Wide Shut," "Titus," "Emma," "Sweet Land," "Dare" and "Boogie Woogie." He also wrote, produced, directed and starred in the National Board of Review award-winning film "The Anniversary Party" and served as actor/director in "Ghost Writer."

In addition to his film and television credits, Cumming has made a name for himself in the cabaret world with his self-created show "I Bought a Blue Car Today" which he performed last year in NYC, Los Angeles, London and Sydney. On Broadway, Cumming has been heralded for his performance as Dionysus in the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Euripides' "The Bacchae" and for his role in "Hamlet" at the Donmar Warehouse in London for which he won a TMA Best Actor award. In recent years, he has immersed himself in a variety of projects, including his own talk show, recording a duet with Liza Minnelli, modeling for Lee Jeans, writing a best-selling novel, and winning the Independent Spirit award for producing and the National Board of Review award for directing. He also recently launched the obsession-based website www.itsasickness.com.

Cumming has served as an activist for civil rights and sex education which earned him multiple humanitarian awards, most notably two Human Rights Campaign awards, GLAAD's Vito Russo media award, the Trevor Project Hero award, and various others. His homeland of Scotland has also honored his dedication by naming him the 2005 Icon of Scotland and making him an O.B.E. (Officer of the British Empire) in the 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours' List.

He was born on January 27 in Aberfeldy, Scotland.