--- description: Find out why Alan Cumming is one of the 100 most influential people of 2026. title: Alan Cumming: The 100 Most Influential People of 2026 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b7e661b7e554ed1/69dfb9624bdd6717ad5d2751/T100-2026-Web-Alan-Cumming-346.png?branch=production --- Apr 15, 2026 # Alan Cumming by Lisa Kudrow  Beau Grealy—Trunk Archive This will come as no surprise, but [Alan Cumming](https://time.com/6107693/alan-cumming-baggage/ "undefined") is just as spectacular in person as he is on your television screen. I mean, are you kidding? He steps into the room and you just can’t help but think, “Yes. Glorious.” Everything about him is thrilling. And yet, there’s something about him that makes you feel like you can take a deep, calming breath whenever he’s near. He’s so fully himself—so free, so authentic—that simply being around him feels like a celebration. It’s really no wonder everyone is so drawn to him. Watching him on [_The Traitors_](https://time.com/7344696/the-traitors-season-4-donna-kelce-twist/ "undefined") is so much fun, not only because he always looks fantastic, but because he plays such a great villain. The Alan I know offscreen is sweet, bubbly, and friendly. He chooses joy, he chooses glee, and he sees the wonderful in everything. He’s a phenomenal person and also, luckily for us, a brilliant performer. Alan can do anything and everything, and that’s really all there is to it. _Kudrow is an Emmy-winning actor_ _Join us on_ [_TIME's YouTube_](https://www.youtube.com/time "undefined") _for the 2026 TIME100 Gala Red Carpet Livestream, starting at 6:00 p.m. EST on April 23, 2026—and available after on demand_ Alan Cumming Is on the 2026 TIME100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/alan-cumming/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/alan-cumming/"},"headline":"Alan Cumming","datePublished":"2026-04-15T11:00:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:21:47.812Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/alan-cumming/","keywords":["TIME 100","list","franchise","Accolades"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b7e661b7e554ed1/69dfb9624bdd6717ad5d2751/T100-2026-Web-Alan-Cumming-346.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Kudrow"}],"creator":"Lisa Kudrow","articleSection":"TIME100","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b7e661b7e554ed1/69dfb9624bdd6717ad5d2751/T100-2026-Web-Alan-Cumming-346.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/time100/","name":"TIME100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-100/","name":"TIME 100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/alan-cumming/","name":"Alan Cumming"}}]}] ```