Acting credits
37
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Penn Badgley
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 19Series: 19Crew 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: 5.95
Wikidata: Q311750
Also known as
Penn Badgely • Penn Dayton Badgley • Πεν Μπάντζλι • پن بدجلی • Пенн Беджлі
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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Penn Badgley.
5.1
The Birthday Cake
as Peeno
2021 Movie
6.9
Here Today
as Rex
2021 Movie
6.8
Adam Green's Aladdin
as Prince
2016 Movie
5.5
The Paper Store
as Sigurd Rossdale
2016 Movie
3.4
Periods.
2014 Movie
3.9
Cymbeline
as Posthumus
2014 Movie
4.4
Parts Per Billion
as Erik
2014 Movie
5.2
Greetings from Tim Buckley
as Jeff Buckley
2013 Movie
8.0
East of Eden
as Caleb
2012 Movie
6.9
Margin Call
as Seth Bregman
2011 Movie
4.0
The Making of Easy A
as Self
2010 Movie
6.8
Easy A
as Woodchuck Todd
2010 Movie
5.8
The Stepfather
as Michael Harding
2009 Movie
Moth
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
7.1
Forever Strong
as Lars
2008 Movie
5.3
Drive Thru
as Van
2007 Movie
6.1
John Tucker Must Die
as Scott
2006 Movie
6.3
Debating Robert Lee
as Matt's Debate Opponent
2004 Movie
5.8
The Fluffer
as Young Sean
2001 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Penn Badgley.
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.1
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.0
You
as Joe Goldberg • 50 eps
2018 Series
5.9
The Slap
as Jamie • 2 eps
2015 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.2
Gossip Girl
as Dan Humphrey • 121 eps
2007 Series
7.0
The Bedford Diaries
as Owen Gregory • 8 eps
2006 Series
5.8
The Mountain
as Sam Tunney • 13 eps
2004 Series
6.4
What I Like About You
as Jake • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.8
Do Over
as Joel Larsen • 15 eps
2002 Series
7.2
The Twilight Zone
as Trace Malone • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.8
The Nightmare Room
as Student (uncredited) • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.2
The Brothers García
as Eddie Bauer • 2 eps
2000 Series
6.8
Will & Grace
as Todd • 1 eps
1998 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
1992 Series
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self • 1 eps
1988 Series