Chris Colfer

Chris Colfer is an American actor, singer, and author. He is best known for his role as Kurt Hummel on the television musical Glee. He has also written the New York Times bestselling The Land of Stories series of YA books.

Colfer was born in Clovis, California, on May 27, 1990. He began acting in community theater productions at a young age. He moved to Los Angeles in 2009 to pursue a career in acting.

Colfer was cast as Kurt Hummel on Glee in 2009. He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for his performance in 2010. He also won a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Teen Choice Award for his role.

Colfer wrote his first book, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, in 2012. The book was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into over 30 languages. Colfer has since written seven more books in the series.

Colfer is openly gay. He is in a relationship with Will Sherrod, a producer and actor.