Penn Badgley
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.
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Credits
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The Birthday Cake 2021Peeno★ 5.2
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Here Today 2021Rex★ 7
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You 2018Joe Goldberg★ 8
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Adam Green's Aladdin 2016Prince★ 7.3
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The Paper Store 2016Sigurd Rossdale★ 5.5
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The Slap 2015Jamie★ 5.9
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Periods. 2014★ 4
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Cymbeline 2014Posthumus★ 3.9
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Parts Per Billion 2014Erik★ 4.4
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Jeff Buckley★ 5.4
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East of Eden 2012Caleb★ 8
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Margin Call 2011Seth Bregman★ 6.9
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The Making of Easy A 2010Self★ 4
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Easy A 2010Woodchuck Todd★ 6.8
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The Stepfather 2009Michael Harding★ 5.8
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Forever Strong 2008Lars★ 7.1
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Gossip Girl 2007Dan Humphrey★ 8.2
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Drive Thru 2007Van★ 5.3
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John Tucker Must Die 2006Scott★ 6.1
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The Bedford Diaries 2006Owen Gregory★ 7
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The Mountain 2004Sam Tunney★ 5.8
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Debating Robert Lee 2004Matt's Debate Opponent★ 6.3
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Jake★ 6.3
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Do Over 2002Joel Larsen★ 6.8
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The Twilight Zone 2002Trace Malone★ 7.2
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The Nightmare Room 2001Student (uncredited)★ 7.8
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The Fluffer 2001Young Sean★ 5.8
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The Brothers García 2000Eddie Bauer★ 8.2
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Daddio 2000Todd★ 3
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Will & Grace 1998Todd★ 6.8