Chris Colfer

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

29

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

Glee
6.8%

Glee

May 19, 2009

Marmaduke
5.2%

Marmaduke

Jun 3, 2010

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

The Cleveland Show
5.9%

The Cleveland Show

Sep 27, 2009

Glee: The Concert Movie
7.3%

Glee: The Concert Movie

Aug 11, 2011

Conan
7.0%

Conan

Nov 8, 2010

Struck by Lightning
6.2%

Struck by Lightning

Jun 19, 2013

Hot in Cleveland
7.4%

Hot in Cleveland

Jun 16, 2010

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Acting

2022
True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs
2021
Name That Tune as Self - Contestant
2020
Stars in the House as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Christopher
2016
Match Game as Self - Panelist
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2013
Hollywood Game Night as Self
2013
Struck by Lightning as Carson Phillips
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
2012
Glee: Keep on Believin' as Self
2012
8 as Ryan Kendall
2011
Glee: The Concert Movie as Kurt Hummel
2011
The Glee Project as Self
2011
Glee Encore as Kurt Hummel
2010
Conan as Self
2010
Hot in Cleveland as Tony Chase
2010
Marmaduke as Drama Dog #2 (voice)
2009
The Cleveland Show
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009
Russel Fish: The Sausage and Eggs Incident as Russel Fish
2009
Glee as Kurt Hummel
2006
Rachael Ray
1999
Teen Choice Awards as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Production

2013
Struck by Lightning as Executive Producer

Writing

2013
Struck by Lightning as Writer
2009
Glee as Writer
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Chris Colfer