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Penn Badgley

American actor and musician · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1986 · age 40

Penn Dayton Badgley is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles as Dan Humphrey in The CW teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007-2012) and as Joe Goldberg in the Netflix psychological thriller series You (2018-2025).

Penn Badgley is read about 3,362 times a day, in 47 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries2021“I will say that honestly, as an actor ... As a person, I intellectualize plenty before and after, right?”In their words18 October 2021

“It doesn't matter who you are as an actor; that's really always in the script. It wouldn't make sense a lot of times to drastically change things.”In their words18 October 2021ELLE

“I think especially television is a conversation between the writer and the audience, and they're bringing all of their humanity to it.”In their words18 October 2021ELLE

“I think anybody who gets to that stage in reality is so beyond self-loathing. If you hate yourself, well, then you're going to turn some of that hatred on the world around you.”In their words14 October 2021InStyle

Here TodayFilm, 2021Rex2020“I’m just thinking of the ways the political discourse would look if women had been present and influential in it since its inception.”In their words28 January 2020Teen Vogue

2019“To me, Joe is this work in progress in dismantling and dissecting the myriad privileges that a young, attractive, white man carries with him.”In their words24 January 2019The New York Times

2018YouSeries, Director2016Adam Green's AladdinFilm, Prince2015The SlapSeries, Jamie2014CymbelineFilm, Posthumus2013Greetings from Tim BuckleyFilm, Jeff Buckley2012East of EdenFilm, Caleb2011Margin CallFilm, Seth Bregman2010Easy AFilm, Woodchuck Todd2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeriesMothFilm, 2009ProducerThe StepfatherFilm, 2009Michael Harding2008Forever StrongFilm, Lars2007Drive ThruFilm, Van2006The Bedford DiariesSeries, Owen GregoryJohn Tucker Must DieFilm, 2006Scott2004The MountainSeries, Sam TunneyDebating Robert LeeFilm, 2004Matt's Debate Opponent2001The Nightmare RoomSeries, Student (uncredited)The FlufferFilm, 2001Young Sean1998Will & GraceSeries, Todd1997The ViewSeries1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries1986Born1 November 1986

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Known for

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  • Forever Strong 2008
  • Here Today 2021
  • Margin Call 2011
  • Easy A 2010
  • John Tucker Must Die 2006

Also in Deutsch Français

Filmography 21

44 credits on file

Television 20

Media & music

In their own words 1

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  1. I certainly had the great bounty of drawing on my own experience, becoming a new biological parent, and that was quite natural.

    18 October 2021 · ELLE, Own words

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1986 · age 40

In the same film or series as Penn

Kaley CuocoAlso in Debating Robert Lee (2004)Kate NashAlso in Greetings from Tim Buckley (2013)Debbie HarryAlso in The Fluffer (2001)Macaulay CulkinAlso in Adam Green's Aladdin (2016)Jeremy Allen WhiteAlso in The Birthday Cake (2021)