Penn Badgley

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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Gossip Girl

You

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The View

Will & Grace

All Movies (19)

• The Birthday Cake2021 · as Peeno
• Here Today2021 · as Rex
• Adam Green's Aladdin2016 · as Prince
• The Paper Store2016 · as Sigurd Rossdale
• Periods.2014
• Cymbeline2014 · as Posthumus
• Parts Per Billion2014 · as Erik
• Greetings from Tim Buckley2013 · as Jeff Buckley
• East of Eden2012 · as Caleb
• Margin Call2011 · as Seth Bregman
• The Making of Easy A2010 · as Self
• Easy A2010 · as Woodchuck Todd
• The Stepfather2009 · as Michael Harding
• Forever Strong2008 · as Lars
• Drive Thru2007 · as Van
• John Tucker Must Die2006 · as Scott
• Debating Robert Lee2004 · as Matt's Debate Opponent
• The Fluffer2001 · as Young Sean
• You Deserve Each Other— · as Nicholas 'Nick' Rose

All TV Shows (21)

• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• Desus & Mero2019 · as Self - Illustrious Guest
• You2018 · as Joe Goldberg
• The Slap2015 · as Jamie
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Gossip Girl2007 · as Dan Humphrey
• The Bedford Diaries2006 · as Owen Gregory
• The Mountain2004 · as Sam Tunney
• What I Like About You2002 · as Jake
• Do Over2002 · as Joel Larsen
• The Twilight Zone2002 · as Trace Malone
• The Nightmare Room2001 · as Student (uncredited)
• The Brothers García2000 · as Eddie Bauer
• Daddio2000 · as Todd
• Will & Grace1998 · as Todd
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest