Darren Criss

Darren Everett Criss born February 5 1987 is an American actor singer and songwriter He rose to fame starring on the television series Glee 20102015 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 coowner 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 StarKids 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 cofounded Elsie Fest which is touted as New York Citys 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 Murphys American Crime Story Subtitled The Assassination of Gianni Versace 2018 Crisss 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