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 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
The Birthday Cake
as Peeno
The Birthday Cake
as Peeno
Here Today
as Rex
Here Today
as Rex
Adam Green's Aladdin
as Prince
Adam Green's Aladdin
as Prince
The Paper Store
as Sigurd Rossdale
The Paper Store
as Sigurd Rossdale
Periods.
Periods.
Cymbeline
as Posthumus
Cymbeline
as Posthumus
Parts Per Billion
as Erik
Parts Per Billion
as Erik
Greetings from Tim Buckley
as Jeff Buckley
Greetings from Tim Buckley
as Jeff Buckley
East of Eden
as Caleb
East of Eden
as Caleb
Margin Call
as Seth Bregman
Margin Call
as Seth Bregman
The Making of Easy A
as Self
The Making of Easy A
as Self
Easy A
as Woodchuck Todd
Easy A
as Woodchuck Todd
The Stepfather
as Michael Harding
The Stepfather
as Michael Harding
Forever Strong
as Lars
Forever Strong
as Lars
Drive Thru
as Van
Drive Thru
as Van
John Tucker Must Die
as Scott
John Tucker Must Die
as Scott
Debating Robert Lee
as Matt's Debate Opponent
Debating Robert Lee
as Matt's Debate Opponent
The Fluffer
as Young Sean
The Fluffer
as Young Sean
NDA
NDA