Darren Criss

Acting · Born 1987-02-05 in San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series Glee (2010–2015) and received Emmy and Golden Globe acting awards for his leading role as spree killer Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018). He has also appeared on Broadway and in film and has released several musical albums. A founding member and co-owner of StarKid Productions, a musical theater company based in Chicago, Criss first garnered attention playing the lead role of Harry Potter in, and writing most of the music and lyrics for, StarKid's musical production of A Very Potter Musical. Criss has also starred on Broadway as a replacement in both How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying…

Filmography

• Glee: The Concert Movie as Blaine Anderson
• Katy Perry: Part of Me as Aaron Christopherson (archive footage)
• Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One as Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
• Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three as Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
• Midway as Commander Eugene Lindsey
• Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Raphael (voice)
• Superman: Man of Tomorrow as Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
• Justice Society: World War II as Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
• The Queen Family Singalong as Self - Host
• Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest

TV

• Cold Case as Reuben Harris (1969)
• Archer as Mikey / Tommy (voice)
• Rick and Morty as Bruce Chutback (voice)
• Rick and Morty as Additional Voices (voice)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Taylor
• Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
• The Flash as Music Meister
• Hazbin Hotel as St. Peter (voice)
• American Horror Story as Justin
• Solar Opposites as Jesse's Girl Choir #2 & #3 (voice)