Chris Colfer

Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, writer 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. In April 2011, Colfer was named one of the Time 100, Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. 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 2019, he has published sixteen books. The first show Colfer acted in was a community theatre production of West Side Story. He then appeared in The Sound of Music as Kurt von Trapp, which later inspired the naming of his Glee character.
==Personal Life==
In December 2009, Colfer stated that he is gay. He has been dating actor and producer Will Sherrod since February 4, 2013.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Character
2009	Russel Fish: The Sausage and Eggs Incident	Russel Fish
2010	Marmaduke 	Drama Dog No. 2 (voice)
2011	Glee: The 3D Concert Movie 	Kurt Hummel
2012	Struck by Lightning 	Carson Phillips
2016	Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 	Christopher
TBA 	The Potters 	Asher Potter
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Character 	Episodes
2009–2015	Glee 	Kurt Hummel 	126 episodes
2009–2010	Entertainment Tonight 	Himself 	4 episodes
2011 	The Cleveland Show 	Kurt Hummel 	1 episode
2012 	8 	Ryan Kendall	Film
2012 	The Glee Project 	Himself 	1 episode
2012 	Saturday Night Live 	Himself 	1 episode
2012 	The Talk 	Himself 	1 episode
2013 	Bitter Party of Five 	Himself 	1 episode
2014 	Hollywood Game Night 	Himself 	1 episode
2014–2015	Hot in Cleveland 	Tony Chase 	2 episodes
2017 	Julie's Greenroom 	Himself 	1 episode
2018 	RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars	Himself 	1 episode
2020 	Visible: Out On Television 	Himself 	1 episode
===Writer===
Year	Title 	Episodes
2012	Struck by Lightning	Film
2014	Glee 	1 episode
== Author ==
* The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell (2012)
* Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal (2012)
* The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns (2013)
* The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning (2014)
* The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms (2015)
* The Curvy Tree (2015)
* The Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey (2016)
* The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide (2017)
* Stranger Than Fanfiction (2017)
* A Tale of Magic... (2019)
* A Tale of Witchcraft (2020)
* A Tale of Sorcery (2021)