Matthew James Morrison[1] (born October 30, 1978) is an American actor, dancer, and singer, best known for his role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show Glee (2009–2015).

He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for two years before dropping out and joining the Broadway adaptation of Footloose.

[9] In 2005, Morrison starred as Fabrizio Nacarelli in the Broadway premiere of Adam Guettel's musical The Light in the Piazza;[9] he was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance.

[10] Morrison started working in television, guest-starring on shows such as Ghost Whisperer,[2] Numbers,[2] CSI: Miami,[2] and Hack.

[2] He also appeared as Sir Harry in the 2005 ABC-TV production of Once Upon a Mattress,[2] starring Tracey Ullman, Zooey Deschanel and Carol Burnett.

[2] He earned a Drama Desk Nomination for his role in the Off Broadway show 10 Million Miles which ran at the Atlantic Theater Company in 2007.

That same year he appeared in two films: Dan in Real Life, followed by Music and Lyrics as Cora Corman's manager.

The album also includes duets with Elton John (a medley of "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" and "Rocket Man"),[13] Gwyneth Paltrow ("Over the Rainbow")[14] and Sting ("Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot").

On June 16, 2010, Morrison joined Leona Lewis—appearing at London's O2 Arena as part of her world tour—for a one-off performance to sing "Over the Rainbow".

[14] In March 2012, Morrison was featured in a performance of Dustin Lance Black's play, 8—a staged reenactment of the federal trial that overturned California's Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage—as Paul Katami.

[15] The production was held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre and broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights.

[24] On April 4, 2022, he was announced as a judge for the seventeenth season of So You Think You Can Dance,[2] along with JoJo Siwa and Stephen "tWitch" Boss.

[29] In June 2023, it was announced that Morrison would star alongside Jen Lilley in the TV film A Paris Christmas Waltz,[2] which aired on Great American Family in November 2023.