Claim: Glee was a TV series.

Christopher Paul Colfer -LRB- born May 27 , 1990 -RRB- is an American actor , singer , and writer . He gained international recognition for his portrayal of countertenor Kurt Hummel on the hit television singing series Glee -LRB- 2009 -- 2015 -RRB- . Colfer 's portrayal of Kurt has 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 . In April 2011 , Colfer was named one of the 2011 Time 100 , Time 's list of the 100 most influential people .   Colfer wrote , starred in , produced , and novelized his first film , Struck by Lightning , which debuted at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival . He is also a New York Times number-one bestselling author of The Land of Stories : The Wishing Spell , the first novel in his middle-grade reader series .