Penn Badgley
Date of birth: 1986-11-01
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Penn Badgely, Penn Dayton Badgley, Πεν Μπάντζλι, پن بدجلی, Пенн Беджлі
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.
Movie Credits
Forever Strong
2008-09-26
Hotshot rugby player Rick Penning was the star player of his Arizona high school team until a fatefu
John Tucker Must Die
2006-07-27
After discovering they are all dating the same same guy, three popular students from different cliqu
Easy A
2010-09-16
Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once
Drive Thru
2007-05-29
A high-school student must save townspeople from a murderous clown who works at a fast-food place.
Margin Call
2011-09-28
A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during th
The Stepfather
2009-10-16
Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with
Greetings from Tim Buckley
2013-05-03
A chronicle of the days leading up to Jeff Buckley's performance at his father's tribute concert in
Cymbeline
2014-09-03
War erupts between dirty cops and outlaw bikers as a drug kingpin tries to protect his empire.
Parts Per Billion
2014-03-25
The interwoven stories of three couples which are forced to make life-altering decisions in the face
The Making of Easy A
2010-12-21
As featured on the Blu-ray.
Debating Robert Lee
2004-09-17
A group of jaded high school students sign up for a debate class taught by a tough, combative teache
The Fluffer
2001-02-11
Self-effacing, boyish Sean moves to LA to pursue a career in movies but finds it tougher than he ima
Periods.
2014-12-02
A raucous comedy that chronicles the historical journey from the big bang to the end of humanity.
Adam Green's Aladdin
2016-04-15
In this retelling of the classic tale, Aladdin is an out of work indie-rock singer living in a video
The Paper Store
2016-03-05
A former college student writes essays for cash until a client becomes her lover.
Here Today
2021-05-07
Veteran comedy writer Charlie Berns, who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality, befriends
East of Eden
2012-08-09
A wayward young man who, while seeking his own identity, vies for the affection of his deeply religi
The Birthday Cake
2021-06-18
On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a c
You Deserve Each Other
Naomi and Nick are a couple who are about to get married and live happily ever after except for one