Date of Birth
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27-May-1990
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Place of Birth
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Clovis
(Fresno County, California, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Christopher Paul Colfer, クリストファー・ãƒãƒ¼ãƒ«ãƒ»ã‚³ãƒ«ãƒ•ã‚¡ãƒ¼, Christopher Paul "Chris" Colfer, Chris, Christopher Paul Colfer, Christopher "Chris" Paul Colfer
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Profession
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Actor, Screenwriter, Singer, Author, Film Producer
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Christopher Paul "Chris" Colfer is an American actor, singer, author and producer best known for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television series Glee. Colfer's portrayal of Kurt has received much critical praise, and 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 two consecutive People’s Choice Awards for Favorite Comedic TV Actor in 2013 and 2014. He has also garnered many award nominations, which include the 2010 and 2011 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. In April 2011, Colfer was named one of the 2011 Time 100, Time's list of the 100 most influential people. He 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 trilogy.
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