Darren Criss
Darren Criss
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.
Known For
Actor
as Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
as Doula as a Man
as Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
as Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
as St. Peter (voice)
as Self
as Superman / Agent Kent (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Superman (voice)
as Self - Host
as The Caretaker
as Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
as Self
as Marco Guerrero (voice)
as Haruto (voice)
as Self - Contestant
as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Ryan Reynolds
as Pierce
as Raymond Ainsley
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Commander Eugene Lindsey
as Raphael (voice)
as Looka (voice)
as Tyler Hutton
as Self
as Darren Criss
as Self
as Self
as Taylor
as Raphael (voice)
as Andrew Cunanan
as Rufus (voice)
as Music Meister
as Self
as Sideswipe (voice)
as Micro (voice)
as Self
as Music Meister
as Self
as Self
as Frank
as Harry Potter
as Bruce Chutback (voice)
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Self
as Lee
as Aaron Christopherson (archive footage)
as Self
as Himself - Songwriter / Special Guest
as Blaine Anderson
as Yippee Man
as Justin
as Self
as Harry Potter
as Harry Potter
as Josh Burton
as Mikey / Tommy (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Blaine Anderson
as Augie Sayles
as Reuben Harris (1969)
as Self - Host
as Self - Guest
as Self - Guest
as Self - Host
Sound
as Music
as Music
as Music
as Music
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer