In 2012 , he was selected through industry channels to audition as one of 15 contestants on the second season of '' The Glee Project '' , a television reality show for which the prize was a guaranteed seven-episode arc on the following season of '' Glee '' . He was one of three finalists and ultimately won . After appearing as Ryder Lynn on the fourth season of '' Glee '' , he was later nominated and won the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star . Jenner , along with co-stars Jacob Artist , Becca Tobin , Alex Newell , and Melissa Benoist , was promoted to series regular status for the fifth season
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star
2013 Teen Choice Awards
Blake Jenner