“I want to look sort of mischievous and fun and challenging.”

Alan Cummingis always down to buck the binary.

Strike a pose

Lenne Chai

“I want to look sort of mischievous and fun and challenging.

Pride 2024 Alan Cumming photographed exclusively for EW on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles.

Alan Cumming for Entertainment Weekly.Lenne Chai

challenging people’s ideas of the binary in terms of what men and women wear,” Cumming says.

I’m not interested in looking nice.

I am nice, but do you know what I mean?"

Pride 2024 Alan Cumming photographed exclusively for EW on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles.

Alan Cumming for Entertainment Weekly.Lenne Chai

“They felt more comfortable to be visible in the last couple of decades.

“All that, to me, is really important and inspiring.”

Check out our full2024 LGBTQ+ Pride cover storyfor more from Cumming.

Pride 2024 Alan Cumming photographed exclusively for EW on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles.

Alan Cumming for Entertainment Weekly.Lenne Chai

Pride 2024 Alan Cumming photographed exclusively for EW on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles.

Alan Cumming for Entertainment Weekly.Lenne Chai

Pride 2024 Alan Cumming photographed exclusively for EW on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles.

Alan Cumming for Entertainment Weekly.Lenne Chai

Pride 2024 Alan Cumming photographed exclusively for EW on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles.

Alan Cumming for Entertainment Weekly.Lenne Chai

Pride 2024 Alan Cumming photographed exclusively for EW on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles.

Alan Cumming for Entertainment Weekly.Lenne Chai

Pride 2024 Alan Cumming photographed exclusively for EW on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles.

Alan Cumming for Entertainment Weekly.Lenne Chai

Pride 2024 Alan Cumming photographed exclusively for EW on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles.

Alan Cumming for Entertainment Weekly.Lenne Chai