(January 27, 1965– ): Scottish character actor who shone as obnoxious, egotistical computer programmer Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye. His exclamation of choice, “I am invincible,” was memorable, and so was his character’s death as a liquid-oxygen-encased icicle.
A native of Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Cumming made his motion picture debut as Alexander Novak in director Ian Sellar’s drama, Prague (1992). His post-Bond film credits include Eyes Wide Shut (1999), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), Spy Kids (2001), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), X-Men 2 (2003), and Battle of the Sexes (2017).
American audiences know him as Eli Gold on the TV series The Good Wife (119 episodes, 2010–2016).