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Glee cast list, including photos of the actors when available. This list includes all of the Glee main actors and actresses, so if they are an integral part of the show you&#39;ll find them below. You can various bits of trivia about these Glee stars, such as where the actor was born and what their year of birth is. This cast <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-actors-working-today/bustermcdermott?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of actors</a> from Glee focuses primarily on the main characters, but there may be a few actors who played smaller roles on Glee that are on here as well.

This list features Jane Lynch Dianna Agron and more.

If you are wondering, &quot;Who are the actors from Glee?&quot; or &quot;Who starred on Glee?&quot; then this list will help you answer those questions.

In most cases you can click on the names of these popular Glee actors and actresses to find out more information about them. If you&#39;re looking for a particular Glee actor or actress, then type their name into the &quot;search&quot; bar to find them directly. Missing&nbsp;Glee? Watch more <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-to-watch-if-you-love-glee/watchworthy" target="_blank">shows like&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-to-watch-if-you-love-glee/watchworthy" target="_blank">Glee</a>&nbsp;here.

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Make a list and rank your favorite Glee characters for a chance to win. We&#39;re turning to our true Gleeks to help us out to determine who should get a recording contract. We&#39;ve heard them sing now nearly every week for three seasons and it time we put them to the test. Do you think Mike Chang deserves a contract? Make a list and ranker your favorite Glee characters to let the world know who you think is <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/20-greatest-singers?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best singer</a> at William McKinley.

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Alright Gleeks, time to flex those golden pipes! Let&#39;s see which of your favorite Glee songs are&nbsp;better than the originals. The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-season-of-glee/reference" target="_blank">comedy series Glee</a>, which aired from&nbsp;2009 to 2015, has done covers from every genre from all over the world. From hip-hop covers to cult classics, now is your chance to let the world know which song you play on repeat. Do you miss rocking out with the cast every week? Make sure to check out more <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-to-watch-if-you-love-glee/watchworthy" target="_blank">shows like&nbsp;Glee</a>.

These are the songs that only the true William McKinley High School fans know the best - because you&#39;ve heard them all. Check out these videos and vote up the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/glee-characters-that-deserve-a-record-contract" target="_blank">Glee&nbsp;musical covers</a> you think out-rocked the originals.

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List of the best Glee characters, with pictures and character bios when available. With so many good Glee characters, it&#39;s tough to say who the greatest really is without everybody weighing in on the discussion. Vote for your favorite Glee characters and help make this list the ultimate source for who the best characters of the show are. Glee character roles from every season are included, along with the names of the actors who play them.

This list below has a variety of characters, from Sue Sylvester to Rachel Berry. It certainly seems that Santana Lopez and Blaine Anderson are the most popular characters from Glee, but you can change the order of this list with your votes!&nbsp;You can click each image for a larger picture of the character, and in some cases you can click the character&#39;s name for a more detailed description.

Who is the fan favorite character of Glee? Scroll down so you can find out once and for all.

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There were so many good episodes of Glee, but which ones really stand out? The Fox megahit that made waves on TV and in the music world is a crowd-pleasing, musical hit that touched our hearts. Starring&nbsp;one of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/tv-shows-with-the-hottest-casts/pocketful-of-sunshine">hottest TV show casts</a>, Glee featured many <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/glee-covers-that-are-better-than-the-original">cover songs&nbsp;better than the original</a>. With all the amazing episodes of the show that exist, it&#39;s hard to trust just one person&#39;s opinion of what the top Glee episodes of all time are. Fans of Glee are very passionate about the show, and there are often debates over which episodes are the greatest. That&#39;s why this list exists - so you can vote for your favorites and we can find out once and for all what everyone thinks the best episode is.

Glee was a musical comedy-drama that captured viewers hearts and introduced us to stars such as Lea Michele, Melissa Benoist, Naya Rivera, and Chris Colfer playing musically gifted (and romantically challenged) <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-glee-characters/reference" target="_blank">glee club members</a>. Glee premiered on Fox on May 19, 2009. With over 700 musical performances in just 121 episodes, the series delivered fun and fresh takes on classic songs each episode.

Vote up your favorite episodes of Glee, and vote down any bad episodes that you really didn&#39;t enjoy, despite how much you love the series as a whole. It can be painful to put one Glee episode over the other when there are so many good ones, which is why you can vote on however many episodes you like. Find yourself missing the series? Watch more <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-to-watch-if-you-love-glee/watchworthy" target="_blank">shows like&nbsp;Glee</a>!

This list includes episodes like &quot;Nationals&quot;, &quot;The Rocky Horror Glee Show&quot;, and so many more. What is the best Glee episode of all time? To determine once and for all what the best episodes of Glee are, let&#39;s rank every Glee episode from best to worst. 
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Glee - Season 4

The musical comedy-drama Glee aired six seasons from 2009 to 2015, totalling 121 episodes and over 729 music performances. Big fans of the series often argue over what the greatest season of Glee is, which is exactly why this ranked list of all Glee seasons was created. This list of the best Glee seasons has been voted on by Glee fans from around the world, so the order of the seasons isn&#39;t just one person&#39;s opinion.

Each season of Glee has at least one memorable episode, so it isn&#39;t necessarily easy to figure out what the top season is. Is your favorite season of Glee not as high as it should be? Be sure to vote it up so it rises to the top. If you want to answer the questions, &quot;What is the best season of Glee?&quot; and &quot;Which season of Glee is the best?&quot; then this list will have you covered. If you find yourself missing the series, make sure to check out other <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-to-watch-if-you-love-glee/watchworthy" target="_blank">shows like&nbsp;Glee</a>.

Share the fun! Vote up the best seasons of Glee that still have you singing along to the drama.

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Official &quot;Glee&quot; music videos taken from the popular FOX comedy series. &quot;Glee&quot; stars Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jayma Mays, Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch and Lea Michele and follows the adventures of a high school glee club called &quot;New Directions&quot; as it competes on the choir competition circuit. &quot;Glee&quot; airs on Tuesday evenings on Fox.&quot;Glee&quot; musical performances feature covers of popular songs from well-known bands (such as Journey, Van Halen, <a href="list/list-of-lady-gaga-music-video-releases/music-videos" target="_blank">Lady Gaga</a>, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/list-of-kanye-west-music-video-releases/music-videos" target="_blank">Kanye West</a> and Queen) by the show's cast, many of whom have become popular pop singers in their own right. The show's signature song - &quot;Don't Stop Believing&quot; - has been performed publicly by the cast on numerous occasions, including the 2011 Emmy Awards.This page features a variety of &quot;Glee&quot; songs and music videos taken from YouTube, most of which are taken from episodes of the TV shows. Several &quot;Glee&quot; clips and songs are also available on Hulu, where full episodes run after they appear on TV. A number of &quot;Glee&quot; songs have become popular on iTunes as well as downloads, and the &quot;Glee&quot; performances often chart on Billboard's hot digital downloads list after their release. Some of the most memorable moments in the show's history are the greatest singing performances by a fictional group on television.

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Santana Lopez

Santana Lopez is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Naya Rivera, and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Santana was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Introduced as a minor antagonist and a sidekick to Quinn Fabray in first episode of Glee, Santana's role grew over the course of the show's first season. In the second season, Rivera was promoted to series regular, and Santana was given more high profile storylines, such as the development of her romantic feelings for her best friend Brittany Pierce, and subsequent realization that she is a lesbian. Rivera, who has been vocally supportive of the love story between her and Morris' character, has received widespread praise for her portrayal of Santana, as well as for her for vocal work in numerous songs performed as part of the show's central glee club, New Directions.
Santana is introduced alongside Quinn and Brittany as one of the three most popular cheerleaders at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, where the show is set.

Brittany Pierce

Brittany Susan Pierce is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Heather Morris, and has appeared in Glee from its second episode, "Showmance", first broadcast on September 9, 2009. Brittany was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. In Glee, Brittany is a cheerleader, or "Cheerio" for the fictional William McKinley High School, and a member of the school's glee club led by Will Schuester. Morris was originally hired to teach Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" dance to the Glee cast. The show at the time was looking for a third cheerleader, and Morris landed the role. Morris was upgraded to a series regular in the series' second season, in which Brittany is given a larger storyline, solos and dance routines to perform.
Morris plays Brittany as "literally insane", but also entirely well-meaning and goodhearted. She has said that Brittany "love[s] everybody, no matter who they are"; she is frequently smiling and being nice to people.

Blaine Anderson

Blaine is a fictional character from the TV series Glee.

Mercedes Jones

Mercedes Jones is a fictional character from the Fox popular musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Amber Riley, and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Mercedes was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. She is a dynamic diva-in-training who refuses to sing back-up, and is a member of the glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio.

Sam Evans

Sam Evans is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actor Chord Overstreet, and appeared on Glee starting with the second season premiere episode entitled "Audition", first broadcast on September 21, 2010. Sam is a transfer student to William McKinley High School who becomes a member of the football team, as well as a member of the glee club, New Directions. In his first episode, Sam performs Travie McCoy's "Billionaire" with some of the guys in the glee club, but does not show up for tryouts due to the low social status of the club's members. He later joins, nonetheless.
The character has been mostly well received by television critics. Amy Semigran of MTV commented, "Turns out their strategy, as well as Sam's crush on singing partner Quinn, worked. Despite some mixed signals and apprehension on Quinn's part, the two turned out a cute little rendition of Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat's 'Lucky'." Overstreet has said that he takes pieces of himself and puts it into his character.

Kurt Hummel

Kurt Elizabeth Hummel is a fictional character and one of the male leads in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. Series creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan initially conceived of him as a fashionable gay countertenor who is routinely bullied at school. Kurt is portrayed by actor Chris Colfer, and has appeared as a character on the show since its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Glee follows the trials of the New Directions glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in the town of Lima, Ohio, of which Kurt is a member. His storylines in the first season focus on his struggle with his sexual identity as he discloses his homosexuality to his father and friends, and deals with his romantic feelings for Finn Hudson, the heterosexual co-captain of the glee club.
In the show's second season, Kurt is forced to transfer to a private school for his own safety after a closeted classmate bullies him relentlessly and then threatens to kill him. Kurt joins the Dalton Academy Warblers, the school's glee club, which is a competition rival of New Directions, and is befriended by their openly gay lead singer Blaine Anderson.

Quinn Fabray

Quinn Fabray is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Dianna Agron, and has appeared in Glee since its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. She is a former cheerleader at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, as well as a member of school's glee club. In the first episode, Quinn is introduced as an antagonistic queen bee stock character. She joins the school glee club to keep an eye on her boyfriend Finn and becomes a spy for cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester; she remains part of the club after she is removed from the cheerleading team, the "Cheerios", due to her pregnancy. Over the course of the first season, her character matures and builds friendships with the other outcasts who make up the glee club. Quinn gives birth to a baby girl, Beth, whom she gives up for adoption.
In the second season, she forms a bond with newcomer Sam Evans, and later romances her first boyfriend Finn, reigniting her animosity with club co-captain Rachel Berry.

Sue Sylvester

Susan "Sue" Sylvester is a fictional character of the Fox musical comedy-drama series, Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Jane Lynch, and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Sue was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. For the show's first four seasons, Sue is the coach of the William McKinley High School cheerleading squad, and a ruthless bully to both students and faculty members alike. Because her cheerleading squad competes with the glee club for the school's limited funding, she is often at odds with the club and more particularly its director Will Schuester. Sue is the main antagonist throughout the series' run. In the show's fifth season, Sue is made the school's new principal.
Due to Lynch's initial limited availability, Sue was originally set to be a recurring character while Lynch was working on a Damon Wayans pilot for the American Broadcasting Company. When that pilot fell through, Sue became a starring role. The character has been acclaimed by critics.

Burt Hummel

Burt Hummel is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actor Mike O'Malley, and first appeared on Glee in the fourth episode of the first season, "Preggers". Burt was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. He is the father of gay glee club member Kurt Hummel, and works as a mechanic in Lima, Ohio where the series is set. He eventually begins a relationship with Carole Hudson, the mother of another glee club member, and the two marry in the second season episode "Furt". In the third season, Burt runs in a special congressional election and wins. O'Malley was a recurring cast member during the first season, and was upgraded to a series regular for the second season of the show, but returned to the recurring cast for the third season.
The character has been well received by critics. James Poniewozik of Time wrote, "the fact that Dad ends up not being the boor we think he's going to be is one of the first signs that Glee is growing up as a series, that having established a world of primary-color stereotypes, it's now willing to subvert those expectations."

Finn Hudson

Finn Hudson is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character was portrayed by Cory Monteith and appears in Glee starting with its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Finn was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Glee follows the trials of the New Directions glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in the town of Lima, Ohio. Finn is initially the quarterback of his high school football team. A popular jock at the top of the school’s social hierarchy, when he finds himself forced to join the school's glee club, he discovers that he loves it, although he risks alienation from his friends by remaining a member. His storylines see him struggle with his decision to stay in the club, which is at the bottom of the social ladder, while he maintains his popular reputation and the respect of the other jocks. The character has dealt with his attraction to both head cheerleader Quinn Fabray and glee club star singer Rachel Berry, the series' female lead.

Mike Chang

Michael "Mike" Robert Chang, Jr. is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actor and dancer Harry Shum, Jr., and has appeared on Glee since the fourth episode in the first season, "Preggers", first broadcast on September 23, 2009. Glee follows the trials of the New Directions glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in the town of Lima, Ohio, of which Mike is a member. He is introduced as a football player who joins the club together with a few of his teammates, and quickly shows himself to be an excellent dancer.

Shannon Beiste

Shannon Beiste, later Sheldon Beiste, often referred to as Coach Beiste, is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Dot-Marie Jones, and has appeared in Glee since its second season premiere "Audition", first broadcast on September 21, 2010. Coach Beiste is a recurring character introduced as a female championship-winning football coach, brought in to make the McKinley High football team successful. Coach Beiste immediately comes into conflict with cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester and glee club director Will Schuester, though Beiste and Will eventually become good friends. In Beiste's first year, the coach successfully steers the team to its first championship. When the character returns in the third season, in addition to coaching football, Beiste co-directs the school musical and runs the elections for senior class president. Beiste's first boyfriend is Ohio State football recruiter Cooter Menkins, and though Beiste initially faces competition from Sue for him. Beiste and Cooter eventually marry, and the coach later finds support from Sue after becoming the victim of domestic abuse.

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Holly Holliday

Holly Holliday is a recurring fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. Portrayed by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, the character appeared in three episodes during the show's second season, and the fifth season, and was Paltrow's first-ever role in a scripted television show. Holly was developed by Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy, a personal friend of Paltrow's, who suggested that she showcase her vocal and dancing abilities ahead of the release of her film Country Strong, in which she played a country singer. Introduced as a substitute teacher who takes the place of glee club director Will Schuester while he is ill, she forms a romantic bond with Will, but decides to break up with him and takes a teaching job in another town after realizing that he is still in love with Emma Pillsbury.
Paltrow's debut performance attracted positive commentary and earned her the 2011 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Many reviewers praised her subsequent portrayal of Holly in the "Sexy" episode, preferring it to her first appearance in "The Substitute" installment, though they disagreed over how Paltrow was used.

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Noah Puckerman

Noah "Puck" Puckerman is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actor Mark Salling, and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Puck was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. He is Finn's best friend and football teammate, who initially disapproves of Finn joining the New Directions glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, where the show is set, but he eventually joins it himself. In 2010, Salling was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Male for his work as Puck, and in 2011 for the Choice TV: Scene Stealer Male category.

Emma Pillsbury

Emma Pillsbury is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. Portrayed by actress Jayma Mays, Emma has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Emma was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. She is a guidance counselor at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio where the series is set. Emma suffers from mysophobia—an obsessive fear of germs and contamination—and has romantic feelings for glee club director Will Schuester, but becomes engaged to football coach Ken Tanaka as Will is married. Ken ultimately breaks up with her on their wedding day because of her feelings for Will, and when Will leaves his wife Terri, he and Emma share a kiss. Their relationship is short-lived, and in the second season, Emma and her dentist boyfriend Carl Howell marry in Las Vegas. The wedding is later annulled as it was unconsummated. At the beginning of the third season, she and Will are living together; they become engaged shortly after New Years, and consummate their relationship near the end of the school year.

Tina Cohen-Chang

Tina Cohen-Chang is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Jenna Ushkowitz, and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Tina was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Initially, she is a shy and insecure performer with a fake stutter, and member of the glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, where the show is set.

Artie Abrams

Arthur "Artie" Abrams is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actor Kevin McHale, and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Artie was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. He is a guitarist and paraplegic manual wheelchair user, who is a member of the glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, where the show is set. Artie uses a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury he received in a car crash at the age of eight. His storylines have seen him accept his disability, pine for the affections of fellow New Directions members, and dabble in film directing.
As Artie, McHale features in many musical performances, which have been released as singles, available for download. McHale joined Glee from a dance background, and found it challenging to adapt to using a wheelchair, but was able to utilize his dancing ability in the episode "Dream On", in which Artie dances in a shopping mall during a fantasy flash mob sequence.

Jesse St. James

Jesse is a character from Glee. He is first romantically involved with Rachel but he turns out to be a spy for Vocal Adrenaline at first and next he reveals the truth about who her mother is. He dumps by having his friends egg her in the parking lot.

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Marley Rose

Marley Rose is a fictional character from the TV series Glee.

Rachel Barbra Berry is a fictional character and de facto female lead from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Lea Michele, and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Rachel was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. She is the glee club star of the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, where the show is set. Her storylines have seen her suffer peer alienation due to her Broadway ambitions, and develop romantic feelings for Jesse St. James, a member of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline, but primarily for quarterback and glee club co-captain Finn Hudson, to whom she eventually becomes engaged.
Michele bases Rachel on herself when she was younger, and also draws inspiration for the character variously from films including Election, and television portrayals such as the Gossip Girl character Blair Waldorf. Michele has said that she draws on a lot of vulnerability playing Rachel, much like Blair Waldorf. She noted, "Rachel will never be popular because her looks aren't considered beautiful, and when I was in high school it was the same for me.

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