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