Glee
by fabina6119 | created - 28 Jan 2012 | updated - 28 Jan 2012 | PublicThe Glee Cast
1. Lea Michele
Actress | Glee
Lea Michele Sarfati was born in the Bronx, New York to Edith Thomasina (Porcelli), a nurse, and Mark David Sarfati, a delicatessen owner-turned-real estate agent. Her mother is of Italian descent (from Rome and Naples), and her father is of Sephardi Jewish ancestry (from Turkey and Greece). Lea was...
Rachel Berry
2. Cory Monteith
Actor | Glee
Cory Monteith was born on May 11, 1982 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada as Cory Allan Michael Monteith. He was an actor, known for playing the singing jock Finn on the American TV show Glee (2009) and films such as Monte Carlo (2011), and Final Destination 3 (2006). He died on July 13, 2013 in Vancouver...
Finn Hudson
3. Matthew Morrison
Actor | Glee
It took a summer of acting in a children's theater group to convince Matthew Morrison that he wanted to become an actor. He auditioned and attended Orange County High School of the Arts, and followed that with NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, although he didn't enjoy his college foray. Despite a ...
Mr. Will Schuster
4. Jayma Mays
Actress | Red Eye
Jamia Suzette Mays was born in Bristol, Tennessee, to Susan (Norris) and James Mays, and was raised in Grundy, Virginia with her older brother and sister. Her father was a high school teacher at Grundy Senior High School for seven years, before spending 25 years working in the coal-mining industry....
Mrs. Emma Pillsbury
5. Jane Lynch
Actress | Wreck-It Ralph
Jane Marie Lynch is an American actress, comedian and author. She is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the musical comedy series Glee (2009-2015), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. Lynch also gained recognition for her roles in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as Best in ...
Sue Sylvester
6. Dianna Agron
Actress | The Family
Dianna Elise Agron was born in Savannah, Georgia to Mary and Ronald Agron and grew up in a middle-class family in Savannah before moving to Texas and, later, San Francisco, California, because her father was a general manager for Hyatt. Dianna and her brother Jason were raised Jewish and she ...
Quinn Fabray
7. Naya Rivera
Actress | Glee
Naya Rivera was an Afro-Latina American actress, model and singer known for playing Santana Lopez from Glee and Hillary Winston from The Royal Family. She also was in The Master of Disguise, Baywatch, CSI: Miami, American Dad, Batman: The Long Halloween Parts 1 and 2, Even Stevens and The Bernie ...
Santana Lopez
8. Amber Riley
Actress | Glee
Amber Riley was born on February 15, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Glee (2009), The Wiz Live! (2015) and Glee: Director's Cut Pilot Episode (2009).
Mercedes Jones
9. Chris Colfer
Actor | Struck by Lightning
Chris Colfer is a very talented actor and vocalist who was born on May 27, 1990 in Fresno, California, USA as Christopher Paul Colfer. He is an actor, known for Glee (2009-2015), Struck by Lightning (2012), and The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell. His break out role was as Kurt Hummel in Glee, ...
Kurt Hummel
10. Darren Criss
Actor | Little White Lie
Darren Criss was born on February 5, 1987 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Little White Lie (2009), Glee (2009) and A Very Potter Musical (2009). He has been married to Mia Swier since February 16, 2019. They have one child.
Blaine Anderson
11. Jenna Ushkowitz
Actress | Glee
Jenna Ushkowitz was born on April 28, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress and producer, known for Glee (2009), Yellow Fever (2017) and Hello Again (2017). She has been married to David Stanley since July 24, 2021. They have one child.
Tina Cohen-Chang
12. Kevin McHale
Actor | Glee
Kevin McHale was born on June 14, 1988 in Plano, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Glee (2009), True Blood (2008) and Katy Perry: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (2011).
Artie Abrams
13. Mark Salling
Actor | Glee
Known for starring as musically-inclined football player Noah "Puck" Puckerman on the show Glee (2009), Mark Wayne Salling was born in Dallas, Texas. He was the younger of two children of Condy Sue (Wherry), a school secretary, and John Robert Salling, Jr., an accountant. He was home-schooled at an...
Puck
14. Chord Overstreet
Actor | Glee
Chord Overstreet was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Julie (Miller), a make-up artist, and Paul Overstreet, a country musician and songwriter whose own father was a pastor. Chord and his five siblings were raised in a creative and music-filled environment, with their father highly involved in the ...
Sam Evans
15. Ashley Fink
Actress | Glee
Ashley Fink was born in Houston, Texas and began acting at a very early age. By the time she reached the age of 2, she was putting on full productions for her parents: she was no dummy, though - she charged them admission. As luck would have it, her family ended up moving to Los Angeles where ...
Lauren Zizes
16. Lauren Potter
Actress | Glee
Lauren Potter was born on May 10, 1990 in Inland Empire, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Glee (2009), Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) and Guest Room (2015).
Becky Jackson
17. Dot-Marie Jones
Actress | Glee
Dot-Marie Jones was born on January 4, 1964 in Turlock, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Glee (2009), Bros (2022) and Greener Grass (2019). She has been married to Bridgett Casteen since December 21, 2013.
Coach Shannon Bieste
18. Jonathan Groff
Writer | Black·ish
Jonathan Groff is known for Black-ish (2014), Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) and Happy Endings (2011). He has been married to Martha Chowning since April 13, 1996.
Jesse St. James
19. Mike O'Malley
Actor | Meet Dave
Michael Edward O'Malley is an American actor and writer who has appeared in films and television series. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game show Nickelodeon Guts before moving to Los Angeles later that decade to star in his own sitcom for NBC...
Burt Hummel
20. Iqbal Theba
Actor | Glee
Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Iqbal Theba came to the US as a college freshman at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. While in college in Oklahoma, Iqbal studied Civil Engineering and eventually obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering Management. After realizing ...
Principal Figgins
21. Jessalyn Gilsig
Actress | The Stepfather
Jessalyn Gilsig has an extensive list of theater credits to her name. A graduate of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, Gilsig received her theatrical training at the American Repertory Theatre's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University. Among the American Repertory Theatre ...
Terri Schuster
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