Darren Criss Explains Why He Will No Longer Play Gay Characters

Darren Criss is making a change to his acting portfolio.
The Emmy-winning actor is perhaps best known for playing gay characters, including Blaine Anderson in Glee, Andrew Cunanan in American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace and the titular role of Hedwig in the Broadway musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
But as a straight man, he says he no longer wants to take potential roles away from actors who actually identify as gay.
“There are certainroles that I