Penn Badgley
Acting • Born 1986-11-01
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.
Filmography
40 credits
Forever Strong
Movie • 2008
Lars
John Tucker Must Die
Movie • 2006
Scott
Easy A
Movie • 2010
Woodchuck Todd
Drive Thru
Movie • 2007
Van
Margin Call
Movie • 2011
Seth Bregman
The Stepfather
Movie • 2009
Michael Harding
Greetings from Tim Buckley
Movie • 2013
Jeff Buckley
Cymbeline
Movie • 2014
Posthumus
Parts Per Billion
Movie • 2014
Erik
The Making of Easy A
Movie • 2010
Self
Debating Robert Lee
Movie • 2004
Matt's Debate Opponent
The Fluffer
Movie • 2001
Young Sean
Periods.
Movie • 2014
Adam Green's Aladdin
Movie • 2016
Prince
The Paper Store
Movie • 2016
Sigurd Rossdale
Here Today
Movie • 2021
Rex
East of Eden
Movie • 2012
Caleb
The Birthday Cake
Movie • 2021
Peeno
You Deserve Each Other
Movie
Nicholas 'Nick' Rose
The Bedford Diaries
TV • 2006
Owen Gregory
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Todd
Do Over
TV • 2002
Joel Larsen
The Mountain
TV • 2004
Sam Tunney
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Gossip Girl
TV • 2007
Dan Humphrey
The Brothers García
TV • 2000
Eddie Bauer
The Slap
TV • 2015
Jamie
The Twilight Zone
TV • 2002
Trace Malone
The Nightmare Room
TV • 2001
Student (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
You
TV • 2018
Joe Goldberg
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Desus & Mero
TV • 2019
Self - Illustrious Guest
What I Like About You
TV • 2002
Jake
Daddio
TV • 2000
Todd
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self