Acting · Baltimore, Maryland, USA · Born November 1, 1986
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.
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
MovieThe Birthday Cake
2021
as Peeno
MovieHere Today
2021
as Rex
TVDesus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
TVYou
2018
as Joe Goldberg
MovieAdam Green's Aladdin
2016
as Prince
MovieThe Paper Store
2016
as Sigurd Rossdale
TVThe Slap
2015
as Jamie
MoviePeriods.
2014
MovieCymbeline
2014
as Posthumus
MovieParts Per Billion
2014
as Erik
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieGreetings from Tim Buckley
2013
as Jeff Buckley
MovieEast of Eden
2012
as Caleb
MovieMargin Call
2011
as Seth Bregman
MovieThe Making of Easy A
2010
as Self
MovieEasy A
2010
as Woodchuck Todd
MovieThe Stepfather
2009
as Michael Harding
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieForever Strong
2008
as Lars
TVGossip Girl
2007
as Dan Humphrey
MovieDrive Thru
2007
as Van
MovieJohn Tucker Must Die
2006
as Scott
TVThe Bedford Diaries
2006
as Owen Gregory
TVThe Mountain
2004
as Sam Tunney
MovieDebating Robert Lee
2004
as Matt's Debate Opponent
TVWhat I Like About You
2002
as Jake
TVDo Over
2002
as Joel Larsen
TVThe Twilight Zone
2002
as Trace Malone
TVThe Nightmare Room
2001
as Student (uncredited)
MovieThe Fluffer
2001
as Young Sean
TVThe Brothers García
2000
as Eddie Bauer
Daddio
2000
as Todd
TVWill & Grace
1998
as Todd
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
You Deserve Each Other
as Nicholas 'Nick' Rose
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