Biography

Darren Criss is a multi-faceted artist with an illustrious career spanning television, film, music and stage. His portrayal of Andrew Cunanan in Ryan Murphy’s award-winning series “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace” was met with widespread critical acclaim, earning him a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors’ Guild Award and Critics’ Choice Award. Criss made television history for being the first Filipino-American to win an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award. It has also earned him acting nods from the Television Critics Association Awards, MTV Movie & TV Awards and People’s Choice Awards. His performance was deemed by critics as “electrifying,” “chilling,” “compelling,” “magnetic and frightening,” and “career-changing.” Up next, Criss will star as Lieutenant Eugene Lindsey alongside Woody Harrelson and Mandy Moore in the Roland Emmerich-directed World War II film “Midway” that’s set for release in November 2019. Criss will also star in and executive produce “Hollywood” with Ryan Murphy, a Netflix limited series to be released in May 2020. In addition, he will star in, executive produce, and write songs for “Royalties,” a musical comedy series for the shortform video platform Quibi. Criss is co-writing and executive-producing the series with longtime collaborators Nick and Matt Lang, fellow co-founders of Team Starkid.