Acting credits
36
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Penn Badgley
Acting
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Movies: 19Series: 18Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 110927
IMDb ID: nm0046112
Known for: Acting
Born: November 1, 1986
Age: 39
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2022
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 5.97
Wikidata: Q311750
Also known as
Penn Dayton Badgley
Other jobs
Director (1)Executive Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Penn Badgley.
The Birthday Cake
as Peeno
2021 Movie
Here Today
as Rex
2021 Movie
Adam Green's Aladdin
as Prince
2016 Movie
The Paper Store
as Sigurd Rossdale
2016 Movie
Periods.
2014 Movie
Cymbeline
as Posthumus
2014 Movie
Parts Per Billion
as Erik
2014 Movie
Greetings from Tim Buckley
as Jeff Buckley
2013 Movie
East of Eden
as Caleb
2012 Movie
Margin Call
as Seth Bregman
2011 Movie
The Making of Easy A
as Self
2010 Movie
Easy A
as Woodchuck Todd
2010 Movie
The Stepfather
as Michael Harding
2009 Movie
Moth
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
Forever Strong
as Lars
2008 Movie
Drive Thru
as Van
2007 Movie
John Tucker Must Die
as Scott
2006 Movie
Debating Robert Lee
as Matt's Debate Opponent
2004 Movie
The Fluffer
as Young Sean
2001 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Penn Badgley.
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
You
as Joe Goldberg • 50 eps
2018 Series
The Slap
as Jamie • 2 eps
2015 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
Gossip Girl
as Dan Humphrey • 121 eps
2007 Series
The Bedford Diaries
as Owen Gregory • 8 eps
2006 Series
The Mountain
as Sam Tunney • 13 eps
2004 Series
What I Like About You
as Jake • 1 eps
2002 Series
Do Over
as Joel Larsen • 15 eps
2002 Series
The Twilight Zone
as Trace Malone • 1 eps
2002 Series
The Nightmare Room
as Student (uncredited) • 1 eps
2001 Series
The Brothers García
as Eddie Bauer • 2 eps
2000 Series
Will & Grace
as Todd • 1 eps
1998 Series
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
1992 Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self • 1 eps
1988 Series