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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 1, 1986
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known As
- Penn Badgely
- Penn Dayton Badgley
- Πεν Μπάντζλι
- پن بدجلی
- Пенн Беджлі
Penn Badgley
2.9 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
The Birthday Cake
as Peeno
2021
5.1
Here Today
as Rex
2021
7.0
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
5.1
You
as Joe Goldberg
2018
8.0
Adam Green's Aladdin
as Prince
2016
6.8
The Paper Store
as Sigurd Rossdale
2016
5.5
The Slap
as Jamie
2015
5.9
Periods.
2014
3.4
Cymbeline
as Posthumus
2014
3.9
Parts Per Billion
as Erik
2014
4.4
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Greetings from Tim Buckley
as Jeff Buckley
2013
5.2
East of Eden
as Caleb
2012
8.0
Margin Call
as Seth Bregman
2011
6.9
The Making of Easy A
as Self
2010
4.0
Easy A
as Woodchuck Todd
2010
6.8
The Stepfather
as Michael Harding
2009
5.8
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Forever Strong
as Lars
2008
7.1
Gossip Girl
as Dan Humphrey
2007
8.2
Drive Thru
as Van
2007
5.3
John Tucker Must Die
as Scott
2006
6.1
The Bedford Diaries
as Owen Gregory
2006
7.0
The Mountain
as Sam Tunney
2004
5.8
Debating Robert Lee
as Matt's Debate Opponent
2004
6.3
What I Like About You
as Jake
2002
6.3
Do Over
as Joel Larsen
2002
6.8
The Twilight Zone
as Trace Malone
2002
7.2
The Nightmare Room
as Student (uncredited)
2001
7.8
The Fluffer
as Young Sean
2001
5.8
The Brothers García
as Eddie Bauer
2000
8.2
🎬
Daddio
as Todd
2000
3.0
Will & Grace
as Todd
1998
6.8
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
🎬
You Deserve Each Other
as Nicholas 'Nick' Rose
N/A
0.0