Penn Badgley

1986 (39) • Acting

Born: 11/1/1986 (39) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Known for: Acting

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.

Known For

Easy A

68%

Woodchuck Todd

2010

You

80%

Joe Goldberg

2018

Gossip Girl

81%

Dan Humphrey

2007

Margin Call

69%

Seth Bregman

2011

John Tucker Must Die

61%

Scott

2006

The Stepfather

58%

Michael Harding

2009

Will & Grace

69%

Todd

1998

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

58%

Self

2014

The Jennifer Hudson Show

56%

Self

2022

The Birthday Cake

51%

Peeno

2021

Here Today

69%

Rex

2021

Desus & Mero

51%

Self - Illustrious Guest

2019

You

80%

Joe Goldberg

2018

You

80%

Director

2018

Adam Green's Aladdin

68%

Prince

2016

The Paper Store

55%

Sigurd Rossdale

2016

The Slap

59%

Jamie

2015

Periods.

34%

2014

Cymbeline

39%

Posthumus

2014

Parts Per Billion

44%

Erik

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

51%

Self

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

58%

Self

2014

Greetings from Tim Buckley

52%

Jeff Buckley

2013

East of Eden

80%

Caleb

2012

Margin Call

69%

Seth Bregman

2011

The Making of Easy A

30%

Self

2010

Easy A

68%

Woodchuck Todd

2010

The Stepfather

58%

Michael Harding

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

50%

Self - Guest

2009

Moth

Executive Producer

2009

Forever Strong

71%

Lars

2008

Gossip Girl

81%

Dan Humphrey

2007

Drive Thru

53%

Van

2007

John Tucker Must Die

61%

Scott

2006

The Bedford Diaries

58%

Owen Gregory

2006

The Mountain

66%

Sam Tunney

2004