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