Penn Badgley
Acting
Born: November 1, 1986 (age 39) · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Highest Rated
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
Easy A
2010
You
2018
Gossip Girl
2007
Margin Call
2011
John Tucker Must Die
2006
The Stepfather
2009
Will & Grace
1998
Forever Strong
2008
Here Today
2021
Drive Thru
2007
Cymbeline
2014
The Twilight Zone
2002
Photos (6)
Movies (17)
Easy A
Woodchuck Todd
Margin Call
Seth Bregman
John Tucker Must Die
Scott
The Stepfather
Michael Harding
Here Today
Rex
Cymbeline
Posthumus
The Fluffer
Young Sean
The Birthday Cake
Peeno
Drive Thru
Van
Forever Strong
Lars
Adam Green's Aladdin
Prince
Parts Per Billion
Erik
Periods.
2014
Debating Robert Lee
Matt's Debate Opponent
The Paper Store
Sigurd Rossdale
East of Eden
Caleb
Greetings from Tim Buckley
Jeff Buckley
TV Shows (12)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
Will & Grace
Todd · 1 eps
Gossip Girl
Dan Humphrey · 121 eps
You
Joe Goldberg · 50 eps
The Twilight Zone
Trace Malone · 1 eps
What I Like About You
Jake · 1 eps
The Slap
Jamie · 2 eps
The Nightmare Room
Student (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Brothers García
Eddie Bauer · 2 eps
The Mountain
Sam Tunney · 13 eps
Do Over
Joel Larsen · 15 eps
The Bedford Diaries
Owen Gregory · 8 eps
Self / Appearances (8)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest · 1 eps
The Making of Easy A
Self
