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.
The Queen Family Singalong
(Self - Host)
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
(Self)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
(Self - Guest)
Justice League: Warworld
(Superman / Agent Kent (voice))
Glee: The Concert Movie
(Blaine Anderson)
A Very Potter Musical
(Harry Potter)
Girl Most Likely
(Lee)
A Very Potter Sequel
(Harry Potter)
The Chicago 8
(Yippee Man)
Six by Sondheim
(Frank)
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
(Self)
Katy Perry: Part of Me
(Aaron Christopherson (archive footage))
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
(Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice))
Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier
(Self)
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
(Micro (voice))
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
(Self)
The Men of Midway
(Self)
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
(Self)
Legion of Super-Heroes
(Superman (voice))
A Very Potter Senior Year
(Harry Potter)
The Space Tour
(Himself - Songwriter / Special Guest)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
(Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice))
A Very StarKid Reunion
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
(Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice))
Cowabunga, Batman! When Comic Worlds Collide
(self)
Luna Goes Cruising
(Rufus (voice))
Babes
(Doula as a Man)
Speech & Debate
(Darren Criss)
Backstage With Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 20 Years
(himself)
All You Ever Wished For
(Tyler Hutton)
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
(Self)
Midway
(Commander Eugene Lindsey)
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(Raphael (voice))
StarKid Homecoming
(Self)
The Disney Family Singalong
(Self)
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
(Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman (voice))
Glee: Keep on Believin'
(Self)
Justice Society: World War II
(Superman / Clark Kent (voice))
Turtles Take Time (and Space)
(Raphael (voice))
Muppets Haunted Mansion
(The Caretaker)
Cold Case
(Reuben Harris (1969))
Yasuke
(Haruto (voice))
Archer
(Mikey / Tommy (voice))
Trese
(Marco Guerrero (voice))
That's My Jam
(Self)
Eastwick
(Josh Burton)
Rick and Morty
(Additional Voices (voice))
Rick and Morty
(Bruce Chutback (voice))
Glee
(Blaine Anderson)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
(Taylor)
Tony Awards
(Self - Host)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(Self)
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
(Sideswipe (voice))
Teen Choice Awards
(Self - Host)
Lip Sync Battle
(Self)
Supergirl
(Music Meister)
The Flash
(Music Meister)
Celebrity Name Game
(Self)
Name That Tune
(Self - Contestant)
Green Eggs and Ham
(Looka (voice))
Celebrity IOU
(Self)
American Crime Story
(Andrew Cunanan)
The View
(Self - Guest)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Drop the Mic
(Self)
Web Therapy
(Augie Sayles)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
Hazbin Hotel
(St. Peter (voice))
Trailblazer Honors
(Self)
American Horror Story
(Justin)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
(Self)
LadyGang
(Self)
Stars in the House
(Self)
Hollywood
(Raymond Ainsley)
Royalties
(Pierce)
The Glee Project
(Self)
The Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye
(Ryan Reynolds)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
(Self)