The Role You Were Born to Play

"**The Role You Were Born to Play**"
"The Role You Were Born to Play"
Glee episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 5
Directed by	Brad Falchuk
Written by	Michael Hitchcock
Featured music	"Hopelessly Devoted to You"; "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"; "Juke Box Hero"; "Everybody Talks"; "Born to Hand Jive";
Production code	4ARC05
Original air date	November 8, 2012
Guest appearances
	Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury; Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins; Dot-Marie Jones as Shannon Beiste; Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta; Adina Porter as the history teacher; Alex Newell as Wade "Unique" Adams; Samuel Larsen as Joe Hart; Melissa Benoist as Marley Rose; Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde; Blake Jenner as Ryder Lynn; Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman; Ric Sarabia as Mr. Clippinger;
Episode chronology
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"The Role You Were Born to Play" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the seventy-first episode overall. It was written by Michael Hitchcock and directed by Brad Falchuk, and aired on Fox in the United States on November 8, 2012. The episode features the return of Mercedes (Amber Riley) and Mike (Harry Shum, Jr.), and the introduction of The Glee Project second-season winner Blake Jenner as McKinley student Ryder Lynn. This is the first episode of the show where lead star Lea Michele did not appear as Rachel Berry since her introduction in the show's pilot episode.