
Alastair G. Cumming
Awarded the prestigious Asvoff award (sponsored by the French Ministry of Culture) in Paris for Best Acting ,Alastair had a well-traveled upbringing ranging from Malaysia to Papua, Sydney to Samoa, England to Singapore. Originally trained to be a lawyer, relocated to train as an actor in London. Has worked in classical and contemporary theatre including the RSC and Royal Court, touring throughout the UK, Europe, Australia and Japan. Lauded by the Guardian as an "electrifying presence with machine gun delivery." TV includes classics like Doctor Who and Skins. Over 30 film credits including with such seminal directors as Peter Greenaway (The Draughtsman's Contract) and Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine).Plays a Greek tycoon in his latest feature film "Aegean Love" ,screened at Cannes in May. Appears as the vampire opposite Asian megastar Jay Chou, in the ground breaking music video "Children of the Sun" ,amassing an estimated 100 million views on world wide platforms. Soon to play the lead in Swiss sci-fi feature film "Bernard's Bar".
Known for

Casualty
1986

Skins
2007

Grange Hill
1978

Welcome to the Punch
2013

Velvet Goldmine
1998

The Draughtsman's Contract
1982

Oranges and Sunshine
2010

Merchants of Venus
1998

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
1983

Merlin
1992

Crash Test Aglae
2017

The Score
2024

Louder

My Only Relative
2024

Sensation
2021

The Hurting
1995

Beyond Bedlam
1994

Thirteen Years
2021

Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter
2012

Number One Gun
1990

What a circus

The Wolves of Kromer
1998

Out At Night
2020

Aegean Love
2026