
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.

Midway
2019 · as Commander Eugene Lindsey

Babes
2024 · as Doula as a Man

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
2024 · as Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)

Justice League: Warworld
2023 · as Superman / Agent Kent (voice)

Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2019 · as Raphael (voice)

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
2024 · as Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
2024 · as Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)

Superman: Man of Tomorrow
2020 · as Superman / Clark Kent (voice)

Justice Society: World War II
2021 · as Superman / Clark Kent (voice)

Legion of Super-Heroes
2023 · as Superman (voice)

Show of Titles
2021 · as "Fade Out – Fade In" Performer

Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021 · as The Caretaker

MISCAST26
2026

Six by Sondheim
2013 · as Frank

Girl Most Likely
2012 · as Lee

The Disney Family Singalong
2020 · as Self - Performer

Speech & Debate
2017 · as Darren Criss

Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012 · as Aaron Christopherson (archive footage)