Person Details

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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Homepage: http://www.darrencriss.com/

Movie Involvements: 34

TV Involvements: 20


Most Famous Work

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 and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In 2015, Criss co-founded Elsie Fest which is touted as "New York City's first outdoor music festival celebrating tunes from the stage and screen". In March 2017, Criss debuted his indie pop band Computer Games along with his brother Chuck Criss. In addition to his music endeavors, Criss starred in the second installment of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story. Subtitled The Assassination of Gianni Versace (2018), Criss's portrayal of spree killer Andrew Cunanan received acclaim from critics, and earned him an Emmy win for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries, or Television Film.

Most Famous Work

The Flash
Average
8

The Flash

(2014) Music Meister
American Horror Story
Average
8

American Horror Story

(2011) Justin
Supergirl
Average
7

Supergirl

(2015) Music Meister
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
Average
8

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One

(2024) Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
Cold Case
Average
8

Cold Case

(2003) Reuben Harris (1969)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
Average
7

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two

(2024) Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
Average
7

Transformers: Robots In Disguise

(2015) Sideswipe (voice)
Tony Awards
Average
5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Host

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
Doula as a Man
Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
St. Peter (voice)
Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
2023 Self
Superman / Agent Kent (voice)
Self - Guest
Superman (voice)
2022 Self
2021 Self
Self
N/A
Self - Host
The Caretaker
Marco Guerrero (voice)
Haruto (voice)
Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
Self - Contestant
2020 Ryan Reynolds
Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
Pierce
Raymond Ainsley
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
2019 Self
Looka (voice)
Commander Eugene Lindsey
N/A
Self
self
Raphael (voice)
2018 Self
N/A
Tyler Hutton
2017 Self
Himself
Taylor
2016 Raphael (voice)
Andrew Cunanan
2015 N/A
Music Meister
Self
Rufus (voice)
Self
Sideswipe (voice)
2014 Self
himself
Music Meister
Self
Self
Micro (voice)
2013 Frank
Bruce Chutback (voice)
Additional Voices (voice)
Self
Self
Harry Potter
2012 Lee
Aaron Christopherson (archive footage)
Self
Himself - Songwriter / Special Guest
2011 Justin
Blaine Anderson
Self
Yippee Man
2010 Harry Potter
2009 Josh Burton
Mikey / Tommy (voice)
Self - Guest
Blaine Anderson
Harry Potter
2008 Augie Sayles
2003 Reuben Harris (1969)
1999 Self - Host
1997 Self - Guest
1988 Self - Guest
1956 Self - Host
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Sound


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