It should have been a while ago, but thats not the conscious fault of anybody.
He added, The roles are few and far between for someone of my ethnicity.
So to have been a small part of that is a extraordinary privilege thats much bigger than myself.
Credit: Suzanne Tenner/FX
BeforeAmerican Crime StoryandAmerican Horror Story, Criss was best known for his musical run on FoxsGleefrom 2010 to 2015.
Before that, he appeared on TV series likeLittle White Lie,Eastwick,andCold Case.
This year, hes set to appear in the Roland Emmerich-directed filmMidway, about World War II.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Criss win Sunday represented his first solo SAG Award nomination.
With reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy.
