Supporting Cast
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Jane Lynch
Glee character: Sue Sylvester
Full name: Jane Lynch
Nickname(s): Jany, Lynch Mob
Date of birth: July 14, 1960
Hometown: Dolton, Illinois
Currently residing in: Los Angeles
Education: Thornridge High School; Illinois State University, B.A. in Theater; Cornell University, MFA in Theater
Jane Lynch is best known for the many quirky, Sue Sylvester-esque characters she's played on the big screen.... -
Jayma Mays
Glee character: Emma Pillsbury
Full name: Jayma Suzette Mays
Date of birth: July 16, 1979
Hometown: Grundy, Virginia
Currently residing in: Los Angeles
Education: Grundy Senior High School; Radford University, B.A. in Performing Arts
No, Jayma's not actually a germaphobe with a Fargo accent. She's just a very convincing (and adorable) actress! Before slapping on the disposable gloves to play... -
Mark Salling
Glee character: Noah "Puck" Puckerman
Full name: Mark Wayne Salling
Date of birth: August 17, 1982
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Currently residing in: Los Angeles
Education: Culver Military Academy; Lake Highlands High School; Los Angeles Music Academy
Twitter: Mark_Salling
Puck isn't the only name Mark sings under. A musician at heart, Mark sings and plays the guitar under the stage name "Jericho."... -
Amber Riley
Glee character: Mercedes Jones
Full name: Amber Patrice Riley
Date of birth: February 15, 1986
Hometown: La Mirada, California
Currently residing in: Long Beach, California
Education: La Mirada High School
Twitter: MsAmberPRiley
Amber got her first break when Glee creator Ryan Murphy cast her in the WB pilot St. Sass, starring Delta Burke. What was the WB trying to tell us — that people aren't... -
Jessalyn Gilsig
Glee character: Terri Schuester
Full name: Jessalyn Gilsig
Nickname(s): Jess
Date of birth: November 30, 1971
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Currently residing in: Los Angeles
Education: Trafalgar School for Girls; Harvard University's American Repertory Theater; McGill University, B.A. in English
Jessalyn has appeared on numerous acclaimed television series, including Nip/Tuck, Prison... -
Harry Shum Jr.
Glee character: Mike Chang
Full name: Harry Shum Jr.
Date of birth: April 28, 1982
Hometown: Limon, Costa Rica
Currently residing in: Los Angeles
Twitter: iharryshum
Harry is an experienced dancer and actor who has appeared in Stomp the Yard, You Got Served, Step Up 2: The Streets, and iPod commercials (as a rockin'-out silhouette). He has also been a lead backup dancer for Beyonce, Mariah Carey,... -
Dijon Talton
Glee character: Matt Rutherford
Full name: Dijon Hendra Talton
Date of birth: September 17, 1989
Hometown: Los Angeles
Currently residing in: Los Angeles
Twitter: DijonTalton
Dijon is a singer and dancer who — outside of Glee — has appeared in two McDonald's ads. -
Ashley Fink
Date of birth: November 20, 1986
Hometown: Houston, TX
Currently residing in: Los Angeles, CA
Ashley Fink has been acting and performing since age 4, when she landed a starring part in a school play. (Not that we’re jealous of overachievers or anything — why would you possibly think that?!) She did theater productions through high school and then appeared in the film Fat Girls — which played at... -
Dot-Marie Jones
Dot found her way into acting in a less than traditional way. For almost five years, she worked in maximum security juvie before a friend of hers tipped her off to a role
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Max Adler
Glee character: Dave Karofsky
Date of birth: January 17, 1986
Hometown: Queens, NY
Currently residing in: Los Angeles, CA
Education: Horizon High School in Scottsdale, AZ
Twitter: MrMaxAdlerMax has not only been acting all his life, but singing, too — so we only wish that Karofsky had started showcasing his pipes on the show sooner! Max was born in Queens, NY, but only lived there for a year before...
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Iqbal Theba
Glee character: Principal Figgins
Full name: Iqbal Theba
Date of birth: December 20, 1963
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
A Pakistani-American actor, Iqbal has appeared in The George Carlin Show, Married...with Children, ER, Nip/Tuck, Two and a Half Men, Chuck, Arrested Development, The West Wing, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Community. So he's been on a ton of classic shows... plus, he's... -
Stephen Tobolowsky
Glee character: Sandy Ryerson
Full name: Stephen Harold Tobolowsky
Date of birth: May 30, 1951
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Currently residing in: Los Angeles
Education: Justin F. Kimball High School; Southern Methodist University, B.A. in Theater
Stephen has had minor roles in hundreds of films and TV projects, including Seinfeld, Memento, Heroes, and Groundhog Day, and he has also directed and... -
Patrick Gallagher
Glee character: Ken Tanaka
Full name: Patrick Gallagher
Date of birth: February 21, 1968
Hometown: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Patrick has appeared in the television shows Da Vinci's Inquest, The Line, and True Blood and the movies Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Sideways, and Night at the Museum.
Random factoid: Patrick played Attila the Hun in Night at the Museum. He... -
Josh Sussman
Glee character: Jacob Ben Israel
Full name: Josh Sussman
Date of birth: December 30, 1983
Hometown: Teaneck, New Jersey
Education: School for Film and Television, New York City
Twitter: JoshSussman
Josh has appeared in numerous television shows, including Drake & Josh, My Crazy Life, What About Brian, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Bones, and Wizards of Waverly Place. The guy pretty much... -
Mike O'Malley
Glee character: Kurt's dad
Full name: Michael Edward "Mike" O'Malley
Date of birth: October 31, 1966
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts (grew up in New Hampshire)
Education: University of New Hampshire, B.A. in theater
Mike is an actor best known for the CBS comedy Yes, Dear (it won't be easy, but we promise not to make any cracks about the quality level of that show!) and a short-lived, self-named... -
Charlotte Ross
Glee character: Judy Fabray
Full name: Charlotte Ross
Date of birth: January 21, 1968
Hometown: Winnetka, Illinois
Currently residing in: Los Angeles
Education: New Trier High School
Charlotte has appeared in the television series Days of our Lives, The Heights, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, Drexell's Class, Married...with Children, Pauly, Law & Order, Trinity, Beggars and Choosers, Frasier, Jake in... -
Gregg Henry
Glee character: Russell Fabray
Full name: Gregg Lee Henry
Date of birth: May 6, 1952
Hometown: Lakewood, Colorado
Currently residing in: Los Angeles
Education: University of Washington
Henry has appeared in the films Mean Dog Blues, Just Before Dawn, The Patriot, Payback, Slither, and Body Double. Henry has had recurring parts on the television shows Reasonable Doubts, Gilmore Girls, and The... -
Lauren Potter
Date of birth: May 10, 1990
Hometown: Inland Empire, CA
Education: Poly High School
Lauren has been performing since she was very young, having started dancing lessons at age 2. Born with Down syndrome, she grew up in Riverside, California, where she studied drama in high school. Her first role was in the 2007 film Mr. Blue Sky, in which she played a 10-year-old girl who falls in love with a boy... -
Romy Rosemont
Glee character: Carole Hudson
Full name: Romy Rosemont
Romy has appeared in the television series Shark, Cook-Off!, Boston Legal, Crossing Jordan, Friends with Money, Back to You and Me, Close to Home, Grey's Anatomy, Shopgirl, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Prison Break. She is married to character actor Stephen Root, who was in Office Space! (Psh! What does your husband do?) That means... -
Jennifer Aspen
Glee character: Kendra
Full name: Jennifer Aspen
Date of birth: October 9, 1973
Hometown: Richmond, Virginia
Currently residing in: Los Angeles
Education: UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, B.A. in Theater
Jennifer has appeared in the television series Hope & Gloria, Married...with Children, Party of Five, Come to Papa, and Rodney. She also nabbed a role in Mr. Woodcock, a comedy... -
Kent Avenido
Glee character: Howard Bamboo
Education: Yale University School of Drama
Kent has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and ER. He also had a small role in 50 First Dates.
