Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley

Birthday: 1986-11-01

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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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Forever Strong
Forever Strong

Hotshot rugby player Rick Penning was the star player of his Arizona high school team until a fatefu...

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John Tucker Must Die
John Tucker Must Die

After discovering they are all dating the same same guy, three popular students from different cliqu...

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Easy A
Easy A

Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once...

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Drive Thru
Drive Thru

A high-school student must save townspeople from a murderous clown who works at a fast-food place....

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Margin Call
Margin Call

A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during th...

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The Stepfather
The Stepfather

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with...

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Greetings from Tim Buckley
Greetings from Tim Buckley

A chronicle of the days leading up to Jeff Buckley's performance at his father's tribute concert in ...

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Cymbeline
Cymbeline

War erupts between dirty cops and outlaw bikers as a drug kingpin tries to protect his empire....

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Parts Per Billion
Parts Per Billion

The interwoven stories of three couples which are forced to make life-altering decisions in the face...

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The Making of Easy A
The Making of Easy A

As featured on the Blu-ray....

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Debating Robert Lee
Debating Robert Lee

A group of jaded high school students sign up for a debate class taught by a tough, combative teache...

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The Fluffer
The Fluffer

Self-effacing, boyish Sean moves to LA to pursue a career in movies but finds it tougher than he ima...

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Periods.
Periods.

A raucous comedy that chronicles the historical journey from the big bang to the end of humanity....

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Adam Green's Aladdin
Adam Green's Aladdin

In this retelling of the classic tale, Aladdin is an out of work indie-rock singer living in a video...

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The Paper Store
The Paper Store

A former college student writes essays for cash until a client becomes her lover....

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Here Today
Here Today

Veteran comedy writer Charlie Berns, who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality, befriends ...

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East of Eden
East of Eden

A wayward young man who, while seeking his own identity, vies for the affection of his deeply religi...

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The Birthday Cake
The Birthday Cake

On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a c...

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You Deserve Each Other
You Deserve Each Other

Naomi and Nick are a couple who are about to get married and live happily ever after except for one ...

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