Penn Badgley
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.
Born: November 1, 1986
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Self
as Peeno
as Rex
as Self - Illustrious Guest
as Joe Goldberg
as Prince
as Sigurd Rossdale
as Jamie
as Posthumus
as Erik
as Self
as Jeff Buckley
as Caleb
as Seth Bregman
as Self
as Woodchuck Todd
as Michael Harding
as Self - Guest
as Lars
as Dan Humphrey
as Van
as Scott
as Owen Gregory
as Sam Tunney
as Matt's Debate Opponent
as Jake
as Joel Larsen
as Trace Malone
as Student (uncredited)
as Young Sean
as Eddie Bauer
as Todd
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest