Penn Badgley
ActingAlso Known As
Penn Dayton Badgley
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.
Movies
(19 total)
Easy A
as Woodchuck Todd
Margin Call
as Seth Bregman
John Tucker Must Die
as Scott
The Stepfather
as Michael Harding
Forever Strong
as Lars
Here Today
as Rex
Drive Thru
as Van
Cymbeline
as Posthumus
Parts Per Billion
as Erik
The Birthday Cake
as Peeno
The Fluffer
as Young Sean
Greetings from Tim Buckley
as Jeff Buckley
Adam Green's Aladdin
as Prince
The Paper Store
as Sigurd Rossdale
Debating Robert Lee
as Matt's Debate Opponent
East of Eden
as Caleb
The Making of Easy A
as Self
TV Shows
(21 total)
You
as Joe Goldberg
Gossip Girl
as Dan Humphrey
Will & Grace
as Todd
The Twilight Zone
as Trace Malone
The View
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
What I Like About You
as Jake
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
The Slap
as Jamie
The Nightmare Room
as Student (uncredited)
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
Do Over
as Joel Larsen
The Mountain
as Sam Tunney
The Brothers García
as Eddie Bauer
The Bedford Diaries
as Owen Gregory