Glee fans everywhere are looking forward to a new gay villain after an interview at Billboard magazine confirmed that Grant Gustin will play the menacing role of Sebastian, a gay character who will shake things up romantically with Blaine, played by Darren Criss.
Gustin is a long-time theater veteran with his previous role in “West Side Story” taking a backseat to his new role in Glee.
On his new role as Sebastian, Gustin explained, “He’s a gay character, obviously, but he’s kind of a new type of gay character. He’s someone you wouldn’t necessarily know is gay unless you asked him, but he’d be the first person to tell you.”
Gustin had previously auditioned for a smaller role in Glee when he was called back to do a read for Sebastian. Upon getting the part, Gustin gushed over working with Criss, explaining, “Darren’s great, from what I’ve heard from people who’ve known him before this all happened, that he’s remained the same, and very cool.”
On Sebastian, Gustin added: “He’s very confident and comfortable with who he is and what he wants. Darren (Criss) was that new confident strong gay character, and Sebastian is taking that a step further. He’s a guys-guy, just a dude who happens to be gay, he’s a lacrosse player, he’s popular. He’s after Blaine, obviously, and he’s also trying to take the place that Blaine had as the leader of the Warblers.”
Gustin hopes the role will eventually land him on Broadway, where the TV star admits he may have it backwards, but will not stop until his “childhood dream” is realized on the stages of New York.
Gustin’s first episode as Sebastian will air Nov. 8.
