Penn Badgley

Acting

Penn Badgley

Born 1986-11-01 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

Acting credits

Margin Call poster
6.9

Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. An entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm.

Margin Call

2011

Easy A poster
6.8

Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school board is becoming concerned, including her favorite teacher and the distracted guidance counselor. With the support of her hilariously idiosyncratic parents and a little help from a long-time crush, Olive attempts to take on her notorious new identity and crush the rumor mill once and for all.

Easy A

2010

John Tucker Must Die poster
6.1

After discovering they are all dating the same same guy, three popular students from different cliques band together for revenge, so they enlist the help of a new gal in town and conspire to break the jerk's heart, while destroying his reputation.

John Tucker Must Die

2006

The Stepfather poster
5.8

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

The Stepfather

2009

Here Today poster
6.9

Veteran comedy writer Charlie Berns, who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality, befriends a talented young New York street singer Emma Payge. Together, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.

Here Today

2021

The Fluffer poster
5.8

Self-effacing, boyish Sean moves to LA to pursue a career in movies but finds it tougher than he imagined. He stumbles onto porn star Johnny Rebel - a handsome, muscled dream of men and women alike - who awakens Sean’s deep obsession.

The Fluffer

2001

The Birthday Cake poster
5.1

On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a cake to the home of his uncle, a mob boss, for a celebration. Just two hours into the night, Gio's life is forever changed.

The Birthday Cake

2021

Drive Thru poster
5.3

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

Drive Thru

2007

Cymbeline poster
3.9

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

Cymbeline

2014

Forever Strong poster
7.1

Hotshot rugby player Rick Penning was the star player of his Arizona high school team until a fateful brush with the law forces him to ponder the consequences of his actions in a Salt Lake City juvenile detention center.

Forever Strong

2008

Parts Per Billion poster
4.4

The interwoven stories of three couples which are forced to make life-altering decisions in the face of a disastrous war. Inspired and sometimes blinded by their love, Len, Mia, Andy, Esther, Anna and Erik are as flawed and beautiful as any of the billions who are facing this human-made biological disaster.

Parts Per Billion

2014

No artwork available
NR

Follows Dana during a maddening day of mediation for an office harassment claim she filed, and as the clock ticks towards an immutable deadline, she questions the price of her silence, sanity, and the truth.

NDA

Periods. poster
3.4

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

Periods.

2014

Debating Robert Lee poster
6.5

A group of jaded high school students sign up for a debate class taught by a tough, combative teacher from the Georgia Military Academy who teaches them that life is debate and DEBATE IS WAR.

Debating Robert Lee

2004

The Paper Store poster
5.5

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

The Paper Store

2016

East of Eden poster
8.0

A wayward young man who, while seeking his own identity, vies for the affection of his deeply religious father against his favored brother.

East of Eden

2012

No artwork available
NR

Naomi and Nick are a couple who are about to get married and live happily ever after except for one thing: They’ve fallen completely out of love. With the wedding rapidly approaching and its pressure mounting, they both resolve to secretly push the other into calling off the wedding using all means at their disposal — pranks, sabotage and all-out emotional warfare.

You Deserve Each Other

Adam Green's Aladdin poster
6.8

In this retelling of the classic tale, Aladdin is an out of work indie-rock singer living in a video-game-world ruled by a perverted technology-obsessed Sultan.

Adam Green's Aladdin

2016

The Making of Easy A poster
3.0

As featured on the Blu-ray.

The Making of Easy A

2010

Greetings from Tim Buckley poster
5.2

A chronicle of the days leading up to Jeff Buckley's performance at his father's tribute concert in 1991.

Greetings from Tim Buckley

2013