Chris Colfer

Chris Colfer

34 · Born: May 27, 1990

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornMay 27, 1990 Clovis, California, USA
Parents
  • Karyn Colfer
  • Tim Colfer
Relatives
  • Hannah Colfer (Sibling)

Biography

Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, 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. 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 2021, he has published eighteen books.

Career

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2022
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2016
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2014
{"id":720,"title":"Hot in Cleveland","year":2014,"character":"Tony Chase","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/hot-in-cleveland","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_720.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_720.jpg"},"released":1}
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland as Tony Chase
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2012
Struck by Lightning
Struck by Lightning as Carson Phillips
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8
8 as Ryan Kendall
{"id":15882,"title":"Glee: The 3D Concert Movie","year":"2011","character":"Kurt Hummel","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/glee-the-3d-concert-movie","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_15882.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_15882.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
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Glee Encore
Glee Encore as Kurt Hummel
{"id":1355,"title":"Marmaduke","year":"2010","character":"Drama Dog #2 (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/marmaduke","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/9e23m05rpns0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/9e23m05rpns0.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
Marmaduke
Marmaduke as Drama Dog #2 (voice)
{"id":696,"title":"The Cleveland Show","year":2010,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/the-cleveland-show","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/77p145ketjt0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/77p145ketjt0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":266136,"title":"Russel Fish: The Sausage and Eggs Incident","year":"2009","character":"Russel Fish","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/russel-fish-the-sausage-and-eggs-incident","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_266136.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_266136.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
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Glee
Glee as Kurt Hummel
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2010
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2012