Nathan Lane
Doc and Marty Revealed - Back To The Future Casting For Edinburgh Playhouse (Jun 9, 2026)
Roger Bart and Axel Duffy Will Lead BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL UK Tour (Jun 9, 2026)
Photos: Inside the 2026 Tony Awards Ceremony (Jun 8, 2026)
BIO
Lane made his professional theatre debut in 1978 in an off-Broadway production of A Midsummer Nathan Lane (Willy Loman) made his Broadway debut in the 1982 revival of Noël Coward’s Present Laughter as Roland Maule (Drama Desk nomination), directed by and starring George C. Scott. Followed by Merlin, The Wind in the Willows, Some Americans Abroad, On Borrowed Time, Guys and Dolls (Tony nomination, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Love! Valour! Compassion! (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Producers (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Olivier Award in London), The Play What I Wrote, The Frogs, The Odd Couple, Butley, November, Waiting For Godot (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Addams Family (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations and the Drama League Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award), The Nance (Tony and Drama Desk nominations, Outer Critics Circle and the Drama League Distinguished Performance Awards), It’s Only A Play, The Front Page (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations), Angels in America (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, Pictures From Home, and the Goodman Theater production at BAM of The Iceman Cometh. He has been seen Off-Broadway in many plays and in 1992 received the Obie for Sustained Excellence of Performance, including Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Common Pursuit, The Lisbon Traviata (Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel Awards), Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Love! Valour! Compassion! (Obie Award), Measure for Measure directed by Joe Papp (St. Clair Bayfield Award), The Film Society, Mizlansky/Zilinsky or Schmucks, She Stoops to Conquer, Trumbo, and Do Re Mi at Encores. He has also received the John Willis Lifetime Achievement Award from the Theater World Awards, the Hal Prince Lifetime Achievement Award from the Drama Desk Awards, the Sondheim Award from the Signature Theater, and the Eugene O’Neill Monte Cristo Award.
On television he has been seen in numerous guest roles including “Frasier,” “Mad About You,” “Sex and the City,” “30 Rock,” “Absolutely Fabulous,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Difficult People,” and “The Blacklist” as well as recurring roles on “The Good Wife” and “Modern Family.” He received critical acclaim as F. Lee Bailey in “The People vs. OJ,” Det. Lewis Michener in “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels,” and as Dominick Dunne in “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.” He was most recently seen as Bunny Schneiderman in “Mid-Century Modern,” Ward McAllister in “The Gilded Age” and as Teddy Dimas in “Only Murders in the Building” for which he received his first Primetime Emmy Award after a record breaking eight nominations in the guest actor category. He has also received two Daytime Emmy Awards and the People’s Choice Award.
He has appeared in 40 films, including Ironweed, Frankie and Johnny, The Lion King, The Birdcage, Mouse Hunt, Stuart Little, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Nicholas Nickleby, The Producers and Beau Is Afraid. He has received two Golden Globe nominations, an American Comedy Award, a SAG Award, and a Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2006 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2008 he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
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STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Writing
Movies
[ 1987 ] Harold Allen
[ 1989 ] Charlie Sorrell
[ 1990 ] Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
[ 1991 ] Tim
[ 1991 ] Wally Thurman
[ 1993 ] Desk Sergeant
[ 1993 ] Ed Chapman
[ 1994 ] Timon
[ 1995 ] Father Dan
[ 1996 ] Albert
[ 1997 ] Ernie Smuntz
[ 1999 ] Phil Webster
[ 1999 ] Snowbell
[ 2000 ] Costard
[ 2000 ] Irving Mansfield
[ 2000 ] Kirk Stans
[ 2000 ] Preed
[ 2002 ] Mysterious Disco Man
[ 2002 ] Snowbell
[ 2002 ] Vincent Crummles
[ 2004 ] Richard Levy the Driven
[ 2004 ] Spot, Scott
[ 2005 ] Max Bialystock
[ 2008 ] Art Crumb
[ 2009 ] Hamegg
[ 2010 ] Uncle Albert
[ 2012 ] Brighton
[ 2013 ] Carl Kapin
[ 2016 ] Dr. Petrov
[ 2016 ] Herschel
[ 2017 ] Harold
[ 2017 ] Roy Cohn
[ 2017 ] Roy Cohn
[ 2023 ] Oracle of the Sun
[ 2024 ] Luno
TV Shows
Joseph Pinoni
George
Pepper Saltzman
Teddy Dimas
Spot Helperman, Scott Leadready
Bing Shalimar, Herman in Fantasy Sequence
Clarke Hayden
Phillip Cross
Dominick Dunne
[ 2025-2025 ] Bunny Schneiderman
[ 2022-2025 ] Ward McAllister
[ 2023-2025 ] Yorbo (voice)
[ 2021-2025 ] Teddy Dimas
[ 2021-2025 ] Teddy Dimas
Awards and Nominations
Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman
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Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman
Nathan Lane, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
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Nathan Lane, Angels in America
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Nathan Lane, Angels in America
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Nathan Lane, Angels in America
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Nathan Lane, Angels in America
Nathan Lane, The Front Page
Nathan Lane, The Front Page
Nathan Lane, The Front Page
Nathan Lane, The Nance
Nathan Lane, The Nance
Nathan Lane, The Nance
Nathan Lane, The Nance
Nathan Lane, The Addams Family
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Nathan Lane, The Addams Family
Nathan Lane, Waiting for Godot
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Nathan Lane, The Producers
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Nathan Lane, The Producers
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Nathan Lane, The Producers
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Nathan Lane, The Producers
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Nathan Lane, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Nathan Lane, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Nathan Lane, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Nathan Lane, Love! Valour! Compassion!
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Nathan Lane, Love! Valour! Compassion
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Nathan Lane, Love! Valour! Compassion!
Nathan Lane, Love! Valour! Compassion!
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Nathan Lane, Guys and Dolls
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Nathan Lane
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Nathan Lane , Guys and Dolls
Nathan Lane , Guys and Dolls
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Nathan LaneThe Lisbon Traviata
Nathan Lane, The Lisbon Traviata
Nathan Lane , Lisbon Traviata
Nathan Lane, Lisbon Traviata
Nathan Lane, The Lisbon Traviata
Nathan Lane, Present Laughter
Videos
Video: Nathan Lane Explains How DEATH OF A SALESMAN Achieves Intimacy at the Winter Garden
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-05-05 09:08:42
Video: DEATH OF A SALESMAN Celebrates Opening Night On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - 2026-04-10 18:46:47
Video: Nathan Lane Was 'Mesmerized' Seeing DEATH OF A SALESMAN as a Kid
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-04-01 11:08:14
Video: Nathan Lane Slams 'Stupidity' of Timothée Chalamet’s Opera and Ballet Comments
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-03-12 15:14:19
Video: Lorne Michaels Spotlighted in New Trailer for LORNE Documentary
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-03-05 10:11:24
Video: Watch the Trailer for New HBO Two-Part Mel Brooks Documentary
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-01-08 12:15:42
Video: Kristin Chenoweth, Darren Criss & More in FINDING YOUR ROOTS Season 12 Trailer
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-08 14:27:28
Video: HBO Previews Season 3 Finale of THE GILDED AGE in Tense New Sneak Peek
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-08-04 15:21:53
Video: Morgan Spector Recalls Breakout Role in Broadway's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-31 11:11:30
Video: THE GILDED AGE Stars Denée Benton and Louisa Jacobson Talk Season 3, Working with Broadway Legends & More
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-21 13:12:52
Video: Audra McDonald, Denée Benton, & More Discuss Portrayal of Black Elite in THE GILDED AGE
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-17 15:20:43
Video: See Andrea Martin as Madame Dashkova in New Sneak Peek of THE GILDED AGE
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-07 16:40:07
Video: THE GILDED AGE Stars Morgan Spector and Carrie Coon Discuss Theater's Impact on the Series
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-06-17 13:56:05
Video: Jean Smart Talks 'Terrifying' Prospect of Performing a One-Woman Show
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-06-09 14:17:08
Video: How Jean Smart Learned Her Lines for One-Woman Show CALL ME IZZY
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-06-03 12:27:33
Video: Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer, and Nathan Lee Graham Sing CHICAGO in MID-CENTURY MODERN Clip
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-06 10:29:00
News
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jun 9, 2026
Roger Bart is scheduled to open the tour at the Bristol Hippodrome (8 October – 21 November 2026) as well as playing the Edinburgh Playhouse (2 December 2026 – 2 January 2027).
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026
Tony Award winner Roger Bart will reprise his role as Doc Brown alongside Australian actor Axel Duffy as Marty McFly in the first-ever UK tour of BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL.
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 8, 2026
Last night saw the 79th Annual Tony Awards, celebrating the incredible theater work seen on Broadway this past year. Take a look inside the CBS and Pluto TV broadcasts below, including presenters, performances, and acceptance speeches from shows like The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Ragtime, Titaníque, and more.
by Talking Tonys - Jun 7, 2026
Jack Knowles took home a Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!
by Talking Tonys - Jun 7, 2026
Chloe Lamford took home a Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, she checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share her initial reaction!
by Talking Tonys - Jun 7, 2026
Mikaal Sulaiman took home a Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!
by Bruce Glikas - Jun 7, 2026
The stars are aligning at Rockefeller Center! That's where the best of Broadway comes together today to walk the red carpet ahead of the 79th Annual Tony Awards- the biggest celebration in the American theatre. BroadwayWorld of course will be on hand at Radio City Music Hall all night to keep you up to speed on what's going on onstage, backstage, and behind the scenes!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 7, 2026
Something's coming! The best of Broadway will take the stage Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall for the 79th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by P!nk. Need a refresher on how to watch and when? We've got you covered!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 7, 2026
Our annual celebration of the Broadway season's most unforgettable moments, including viral vocals, scene-stealing cats, powerhouse singers, devastating entrances, and other achievements not recognized by the Tony Awards.
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 7, 2026
The best of Broadway takes the stage tonight at Radio City Music Hall for the 79th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by P!nk. Stay tuned all night ling for updates from inside the ceremony.
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 7, 2026
The 79th Annual Tony Awards have come and gone! As winners took the stage at the big event, BroadwayWorld brought you full text of all of the acceptance speeches; from the emotional to the humorous, and everything in between.
by Team BWW - Jun 2, 2026
This is the final chance to vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater - as decided by the most important critics, the audience at large - allowing YOU to have your say during the most exciting time of the year for the theater community.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 1, 2026
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics kicked off Pride Month by bestowing Prince Faggot and Ragtime top honors in the group’s fourth annual Dorian Theater Awards.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 1, 2026
Broadway and West End star Sierra Boggess returned to London for a one-night-only solo concert at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane. See photos of the concert here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2026
The 2026 Tony Award Nominees gathered at The Rainbow Room for the 2026 Nominees Luncheon to celebrate the Broadway season and share in the excitement of joining this year’s class of Tony Nominees. See photos!
by Team BWW - May 29, 2026
There's just four days left to vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater - as decided by the most important critics, the audience at large - allowing YOU to have your say during the most exciting time of the year for the theater community.
by - May 29, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 29, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Josh Sharpe - May 28, 2026
For the PBS culture series CANVAS, arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown caught up with Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, who have received Tony nominations for their fresh performances in Death of a Salesman. Watch the full segment, which also features footage from the production.
by Josh Sharpe - May 28, 2026
Three-time Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane, currently on Broadway in Death of a Salesman, will serve as the subject of a new documentary from filmmaker Matthew Miele.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 7, 2026
Laurie Metcalf has won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for ARTHUR MILLER'S DEATH OF A SALESMAN. Laurie Metcalf recently starred in another of this year's nominated production, Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Nathan Lane has appeared on Broadway in 27 shows.
Nathan Lane has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Nathan Lane's first West End show was The Producers which opened in 2004
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Death of a Salesman, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Death of a Salesman, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Best Featured Actor in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Angels in America, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Angels in America, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Front Page, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Front Page, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Front Page, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Nance, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Nance, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Nance, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Nance, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Addams Family, Distinguished Achivement in Musical Theatre (Drama League Awards), Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Addams Family, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Waiting for Godot, Best Actor in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for The Producers, Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Producers, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Producers, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Producers, Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Best Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion!, Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion, Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion!, Best Off Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion!, Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Guys and Dolls, Sustained Excellence of Performance (Obie Awards), Best Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Guys and Dolls , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Guys and Dolls, Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for The Lisbon Traviata, Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Lisbon Traviata, Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Lisbon Traviata , Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Lisbon Traviata , Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Lisbon Traviata and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Present Laughter.
Nathan Lane has won numerous prestigious awards throughout his career. These include: - Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Death of a Salesman - Best Featured Actor in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Angels in America - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Angels in America - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America - Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre (Drama League Awards) - Best Actor in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for The Producers - Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Producers - Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Producers - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Producers - Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Best Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion - Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion - Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion - Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Guys and Dolls - Sustained Excellence of Performance (Obie Awards) - Best Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Guys and Dolls - Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for The Lisbon Traviata
Nathan Lane has written 1 shows including The Frogs (Bookwriter).
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