Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 1, 1986
Place of Birth:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Penn Badgley
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Here Today | Rex |
| 2021 | The Birthday Cake | Peeno |
| 2016 | Adam Green's Aladdin | Prince |
| 2016 | The Paper Store | Sigurd Rossdale |
| 2014 | Cymbeline | Posthumus |
| 2014 | Parts Per Billion | Erik |
| 2014 | Periods. | |
| 2013 | Greetings from Tim Buckley | Jeff Buckley |
| 2012 | East of Eden | Caleb |
| 2011 | Margin Call | Seth Bregman |
| 2010 | Easy A | Woodchuck Todd |
| 2010 | The Making of Easy A | Self |
| 2009 | The Stepfather | Michael Harding |
| 2008 | Forever Strong | Lars |
| 2007 | Drive Thru | Van |
| 2006 | John Tucker Must Die | Scott |
| 2004 | Debating Robert Lee | Matt's Debate Opponent |
| 2001 | The Fluffer | Young Sean |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self |
| 2019 | Desus & Mero | Self - Illustrious Guest |
| 2018 | You | Joe Goldberg |
| 2015 | The Slap | Jamie |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Gossip Girl | Dan Humphrey |
| 2006 | The Bedford Diaries | Owen Gregory |
| 2004 | The Mountain | Sam Tunney |
| 2002 | Do Over | Joel Larsen |
| 2002 | The Twilight Zone | Trace Malone |
| 2002 | What I Like About You | Jake |
| 2001 | The Nightmare Room | Student (uncredited) |
| 2000 | The Brothers García | Eddie Bauer |
| 2000 | Daddio | Todd |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Todd |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |