Chris Colfer

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1990-05-27 (34 years old)

Place of Birth Clovis, California, USA

Chris Colfer

Biography

Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical Glee (2009–2015). Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received critical praise for which he has been the recipient of several awards, including Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards, and three consecutive People's Choice Awards for Favorite Comedic TV Actor in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Colfer wrote, starred in, produced, and novelized his first film, Struck by Lightning, which debuted at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. He also wrote The New York Times bestselling The Land of Stories series of YA books, starting with The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell. As of September 2021, he has published eighteen books.

Known For

Actor

2021
Name That Tune

as Self - Contestant

2020
2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

2016
Match Game

as Self - Panelist

2013
Struck by Lightning

as Carson Phillips

2012
8

as Ryan Kendall

2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Guest Judge

2011
2011
Glee Encore

as Kurt Hummel

2011
2010
Marmaduke

as Drama Dog #2 (voice)

2010
Conan

as Self

2010
Hot in Cleveland

as Tony Chase

2009
Glee

as Kurt Hummel

1999
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Writer

2013
2009
Glee

as Writer

Producer

2013
Struck by Lightning

as Executive Producer