Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley

Born 1986-11-01 (age 39) Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Biography

Penn Dayton Badgley (born November 1, 1986) is an American actor. He is primarily known for his roles as Dan Humphrey in The CW teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007–2012) and Joe Goldberg in the Netflix thriller series You (2018–2025). For Gossip Girl, he received six Teen Choice Award nominations, and for You, he earned MTV Movie & TV Award and Saturn Award nominations.

Badgley first became known for portraying Phillip Chancellor IV on the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2000–2001), which earned him a Young Artist Award nomination, and he followed this with roles in the comedy films John Tucker Must Die (2006) and Drive-Thru (2007). Badgley went on to appear in a number of films, such as the thriller The Stepfather (2009), the teen comedy-drama Easy A (2010), the financial thriller Margin Call (2011), the biographical film Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012) and the independent drama The Paper Store (2016). For Margin Call, he won an Independent Spirit Award.

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Known For

Easy A
Easy A

2010

as Woodchuck Todd

Margin Call
Margin Call

2011

as Seth Bregman

The Stepfather
The Stepfather

2009

as Michael Harding

John Tucker Must Die
The Fluffer
The Fluffer

2001

as Young Sean

Forever Strong
Forever Strong

2008

as Lars

Cymbeline
Cymbeline

2014

as Posthumus

Drive Thru
Drive Thru

2007

as Van

Here Today
Here Today

2021

as Rex

The Birthday Cake
The Birthday Cake

2021

as Peeno

Parts Per Billion
Parts Per Billion

2014

as Erik

Adam Green's Aladdin
Adam Green's Aladdin

2016

as Prince

The Paper Store
The Paper Store

2016

as Sigurd Rossdale

Debating Robert Lee
Debating Robert Lee

2004

as Matt's Debate Opponent

East of Eden
East of Eden

2012

as Caleb

The Making of Easy A
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You Deserve Each Other

as Nicholas 'Nick' Rose

Greetings from Tim Buckley
Greetings from Tim Buckley

2013

as Jeff Buckley