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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 1, 1986
Age
39 years old
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Popularity Score
2.2
Filmography
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022TV
Here Today
Rex
2021Movie
The Birthday Cake
Peeno
2021Movie
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019TV
You
Joe Goldberg
2018TV
You
Director
2018TV
Adam Green's Aladdin
Prince
2016Movie
The Paper Store
Sigurd Rossdale
2016Movie
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016TV
The Slap
Jamie
2015TV
Cymbeline
Posthumus
2014Movie
Parts Per Billion
Erik
2014Movie
Periods.
2014Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014TV
Greetings from Tim Buckley
Jeff Buckley
2013Movie
East of Eden
Caleb
2012Movie
Margin Call
Seth Bregman
2011Movie
Easy A
Woodchuck Todd
2010Movie
The Making of Easy A
Self
2010Movie
The Stepfather
Michael Harding
2009Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009TV
Moth
Executive Producer
2009Movie
Forever Strong
Lars
2008Movie
Drive Thru
Van
2007Movie
Gossip Girl
Dan Humphrey
2007TV
John Tucker Must Die
Scott
2006Movie
The Bedford Diaries
Owen Gregory
2006TV
Debating Robert Lee
Matt's Debate Opponent
2004Movie
The Mountain
Sam Tunney
2004TV
Do Over
Joel Larsen
2002TV
The Twilight Zone
Trace Malone
2002TV
What I Like About You
Jake
2002TV
The Fluffer
Young Sean
2001Movie
The Nightmare Room
Student (uncredited)
2001TV
The Brothers García
Eddie Bauer
2000TV
Daddio
Todd
2000TV
Will & Grace
Todd
1998TV
The View
Self
1997TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988TV
You Deserve Each Other
Nicholas 'Nick' Rose
—Movie
NDA
—Movie