Alan Cumming

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Cumming in 2010, image via Prphotos.com

Place of Birth: Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland

Date of Birth: 27 January, 1965

Ethnicity: Scottish

Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, singer, performer, author, and activist.

He is the son of Mary (Darling) and Alex Cumming. He was raised near Carnoustie, on the east coast of Scotland, where his father was the head forester at Panmure Estate. Alan is married to illustrator Grant Shaffer. He is also a U.S. citizen.

Alan’s maternal grandfather was Thomas “Tommy” Darling (the son of Robert Darling and Elizabeth M. Dryden). Thomas was born in Inverness, Inverness-shire.

Alan’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Nicol Noble (the daughter of Donald Noble and Mary Ann MacRae). Margaret was born in Upper Muckovie Farm, Inverness, Inverness-shire. Donald was the son of Duncan Noble and Eliza Grant. Mary Ann was the daughter of Alexander MacRae and Elizabeth/Eliza Kennedy.

Sources: Alan Cumming on the genealogy program Who Do You Think You Are? (2010) – http://blog.findmypast.co.uk

Genealogy of Alan Cumming (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com

14 Responses

  1. jonasbttencourt says:

    Him, David Byrne, Kelly MacDonald, and Rose Byrne are the real avarage scots, not Ewan McGregor, Karen Gillan, and Sam Heughan. Scottish, Irish, and Welsh have more in common genetically with iberians than with any northern euro group. Southern english, including cornish people are also basically cousins to the native iberians, especially those in the northwest region of the peninsula.

    • porkarella says:

      – I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E 2!

      It’s the second time you spot a race correctly maybe your brain it’s starting to works normally!
      Kelly McDonaldDuck has partly Amerindian face looks ethnic Spaniard, Byrne, Byrne 2 and Cummin’ yeah correct they look white Northern Spaniards.
      Mygal you’re giving uz such intense e-motions!!

  2. FrogMarch says:

    Alan Cumming looks like what he’s.
    Scottish.
    Just curious as to what you think Scottish people generally look like?
    I’m assuming you think they’re all blonde haired and blue eyed, or red-haired and blue eyed?
    In the real world of Scotland and Wales, Cumming’s look is literally commonplace and not even remotely out of the norm.
    You’re sick and only spreading misinformation in your posts.
    Get help before it’s too late.

    • Oaken05 says:

      You are not going to last long, here, thank god.

      It’s always funny to find a newbie who comes in who can not read the room, responding to years’ old posts with insults.

      • andrew says:

        neil has been banned

      • FrogMarch says:

        Can’t see anything at all that is out of line challenging rank ignorance in a forum poster.
        I’m a WP site owner myself and would never allow half of these comments on my site to stand, let alone stand nearly wholly unchallenged.

        If a site bans posters for challenging rank ignorance and misinformation, what good would it be to be a member of said site?
        Instead of threatening me with a ban you might want to perhaps challenge those “years old posts” that are nearly all left alone to fester like a fart in a windowless room.
        Why would I want to be a long term member of a site that has posters that ignore idiotic racism/antisemitism, and the rare times a poster does call them out someone comes out from under a rock to threaten me with a ban for challenging it?
        I could make my own celeb genealogy WP site if I cared to.
        This site is not exactly hard to out do.
        Not my thing though.
        Get a grip pal, your moral compass is damaged or totally broken.

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