---
name: "Darren Criss"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/darren-criss"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 February 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T18:42:35.302155+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Darren Criss

Actor. Born 5 February 1987 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 February 1987, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Active:** 2009–2016
- **Also known as:** Darren Everett Criss
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 68 (1), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Criss, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295502, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2023050/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/228721

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*American Crime Story*](https://film.one/tv/american-crime-story.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Darren Criss is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He was born in San Francisco, California, and trained at the University of Michigan, where he earned a BFA in theatre performance.

Criss rose to prominence playing Blaine Anderson in the television series *Glee* (2009–2015). He is a founding member of the musical theatre company StarKid Productions and has appeared on Broadway in productions including *How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying* and *Hedwig and the Angry Inch*.

He received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his leading performance as Andrew Cunanan in *The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story* (2018).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *American Crime Story* (2016), Fi1m 78, as Andrew Cunanan — [page](https://film.one/tv/american-crime-story.md)
- *Glee* (2009), Fi1m 68, as Blaine Anderson — [page](https://film.one/tv/glee.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *MISCAST26* (2026), Acting
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three* (2024), as Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
- *Babes* (2024), as Doula as a Man
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two* (2024), as Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
- *Hazbin Hotel* (2024), series, as St. Peter (voice)
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One* (2024), as Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)
- *Justice League: Warworld* (2023), as Superman / Agent Kent (voice)
- *My Adventures with Superman* (2023), series, as Jon Kent / Superboy (voice), Jonathan Lane / Superboy (voice)
- *Legion of Super-Heroes* (2023), as Superman (voice)
- *The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration* (2021), Acting
- *Muppets Haunted Mansion* (2021), as The Caretaker
- *Show of Titles* (2021), as "Fade Out – Fade In" Performer
- *Trese* (2021), series, as Marco Guerrero (voice)
- *Yasuke* (2021), series, as Haruto (voice)
- *Justice Society: World War II* (2021), as Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
- *Superman: Man of Tomorrow* (2020), as Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
- *Royalties* (2020), series, as Pierce
- *Solar Opposites* (2020), series, as Jesse's Girl Choir #2 & #3 (voice), Splash / Z'ash (voice)
- *Hollywood* (2020), series, as Raymond Ainsley, Executive Producer
- *Green Eggs and Ham* (2019), series, as Looka (voice)
- *Midway* (2019), as Commander Eugene Lindsey
- *Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (2019), as Raphael (voice)
- *All You Ever Wished For* (2018), as Tyler Hutton
- *Speech & Debate* (2017), as Darren Criss
- *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), series, as Taylor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md)
- *Turtles Take Time (and Space)* (2016), as Raphael (voice)
- *American Crime Story* (2016), series, as Andrew Cunanan — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/american-crime-story.md)
- *Supergirl* (2015), series, as Music Meister
- *Luna Goes Cruising* (2015), as Rufus (voice)
- *Transformers: Robots In Disguise* (2015), series, as Sideswipe (voice)
- *Wrestling Isn't Wrestling* (2015), as Theater Audience Member
- *Big with Evan Rachel Wood and Darren Criss* (2014), as Jeff
- *The Flash* (2014), series, as Music Meister
- *Stan Lee's Mighty 7* (2014), as Micro (voice)
- *Six by Sondheim* (2013), as Frank
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Additional Voices (voice), Bruce Chutback (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *Girl Most Likely* (2012), as Lee
- *Katy Perry: Part of Me* (2012), as Aaron Christopherson (archive footage)
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, as Justin
- *Glee: The Concert Movie* (2011), as Blaine Anderson
- *Web Therapy* (2011), series, as Augie Sayles
- *The Chicago 8* (2011), as Yippee Man
- *Eastwick* (2009), series, as Josh Burton
- *Archer* (2009), series, as Mikey / Tommy (voice)
- *Little White Lie* (2009), series, as Toby Phillips, Songs
- *Glee* (2009), series, as Blaine Anderson — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/glee.md)
- *Web Therapy* (2008), series, as Augie Sayles
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Reuben Harris (1969)
- *Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story*, as Jiminy Cricket

## Gallery

- ![Photograph of Darren Criss taken during his panel at a Glee convention in Paris, in 2023.](https://film.one/media/person/483067/gallery-112e18fb9377.jpg) Photograph of Darren Criss taken during his panel at a Glee convention in Paris, in 2023. — Laviru Koruwakankanamge, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/10_-_Darren_Criss_at_People_Convention%27s_%22Believin%27_Fan_Meet%22_in_Paris_on_November_11%2C_2023.jpg/1280px-10_-_Darren_Criss_at_People_Convention%27s_%22Believin%27_Fan_Meet%22_in_Paris_on_November_11%2C_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photograph of Darren Criss taken during his panel at a Glee convention in Paris, in 2023.](https://film.one/media/person/483067/gallery-d5b7a0229b4a.jpg) Photograph of Darren Criss taken during his panel at a Glee convention in Paris, in 2023. — Laviru Koruwakankanamge, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/11_-_Darren_Criss_at_People_Convention%27s_%22Believin%27_Fan_Meet%22_in_Paris_on_November_11%2C_2023.jpg/1280px-11_-_Darren_Criss_at_People_Convention%27s_%22Believin%27_Fan_Meet%22_in_Paris_on_November_11%2C_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photograph of Darren Criss taken during his panel at a Glee convention in Paris, in 2023.](https://film.one/media/person/483067/gallery-dc70a856ef9a.jpg) Photograph of Darren Criss taken during his panel at a Glee convention in Paris, in 2023. — Laviru Koruwakankanamge, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/12_-_Darren_Criss_at_People_Convention%27s_%22Believin%27_Fan_Meet%22_in_Paris_on_November_11%2C_2023.jpg/1280px-12_-_Darren_Criss_at_People_Convention%27s_%22Believin%27_Fan_Meet%22_in_Paris_on_November_11%2C_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photograph of Darren Criss taken during his panel at a Glee convention in Paris, in 2023.](https://film.one/media/person/483067/gallery-744931fffe58.jpg) Photograph of Darren Criss taken during his panel at a Glee convention in Paris, in 2023. — Laviru Koruwakankanamge, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/13_-_Darren_Criss_at_People_Convention%27s_%22Believin%27_Fan_Meet%22_in_Paris_on_November_11%2C_2023.jpg/1280px-13_-_Darren_Criss_at_People_Convention%27s_%22Believin%27_Fan_Meet%22_in_Paris_on_November_11%2C_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Darren Criss](https://film.one/media/person/483067/gallery-97be7b718dac.jpg) Darren Criss — Image via TMDB
- ![Darren Criss](https://film.one/media/person/483067/gallery-ea91761e2c61.jpg) Darren Criss — Image via TMDB
- ![Darren Criss](https://film.one/media/person/483067/gallery-90526343e650.jpg) Darren Criss — Image via TMDB
- ![Darren Criss](https://film.one/media/person/483067/gallery-80f77c2a6ce2.jpg) Darren Criss — Laviru Koruwakankanamge, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/13_-_Darren_Criss_at_People_Convention%27s_%22Believin%27_Fan_Meet%22_in_Paris_on_November_11%2C_2023_%28Portrait%29.jpg/1280px-13_-_Darren_Criss_at_People_Convention%27s_%22Believin%27_Fan_Meet%22_in_Paris_on_November_11%2C_2023_%28Portrait%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Darren Criss](https://film.one/media/person/483067/gallery-8c2d24e6b02e.jpg) Darren Criss — Image via TMDB
- ![Darren Criss](https://film.one/media/person/483067/gallery-5631cd77eaca.jpg) Darren Criss — Image via TMDB
- ![Darren Criss](https://film.one/media/person/483067/gallery-2ee8b0d8f088.jpg) Darren Criss — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2018: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (won), for *The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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