Penn Badgley
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1986-11-01 (age 39)
- Place of birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Also known as
- Penn Dayton 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
TV Shows (20)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
You
2018
as Joe Goldberg
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest
Gossip Girl
2007
as Dan Humphrey
Will & Grace
1998
as Todd
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Twilight Zone
2002
as Trace Malone
What I Like About You
2002
as Jake
Desus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
The Slap
2015
as Jamie
The Nightmare Room
2001
as Student (uncredited)
Do Over
2002
as Joel Larsen
The Brothers García
2000
as Eddie Bauer
The Mountain
2004
as Sam Tunney
The Bedford Diaries
2006
as Owen Gregory
Daddio
2000
as Todd
Movies (19)
Easy A
2010
as Woodchuck Todd
Margin Call
2011
as Seth Bregman
John Tucker Must Die
2006
as Scott
The Stepfather
2009
as Michael Harding
Cymbeline
2014
as Posthumus
Here Today
2021
as Rex
The Fluffer
2001
as Young Sean
Drive Thru
2007
as Van
The Birthday Cake
2021
as Peeno
Forever Strong
2008
as Lars
Parts Per Billion
2014
as Erik
The Paper Store
2016
as Sigurd Rossdale
Debating Robert Lee
2004
as Matt's Debate Opponent
East of Eden
2012
as Caleb
The Making of Easy A
2010
as Self
You Deserve Each Other
as Nicholas 'Nick' Rose
Adam Green's Aladdin
2016
as Prince
Periods.
2014
Greetings from Tim Buckley
2013
as Jeff Buckley
About Penn Badgley
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… With 39 credits spanning from 1988 to 2022, Penn Badgley has appeared in 19 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular Penn Badgley Movies
- Easy A (2010) — as Woodchuck Todd
- Margin Call (2011) — as Seth Bregman
- John Tucker Must Die (2006) — as Scott
- The Stepfather (2009) — as Michael Harding
- Cymbeline (2014) — as Posthumus
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