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–present). 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.
Forever Strong
(Lars)
John Tucker Must Die
(Scott)
Easy A
(Woodchuck Todd)
Drive Thru
(Van)
Margin Call
(Seth Bregman)
The Stepfather
(Michael Harding)
Greetings from Tim Buckley
(Jeff Buckley)
Cymbeline
(Posthumus)
Parts Per Billion
(Erik)
The Making of Easy A
(Self)
Debating Robert Lee
(Matt's Debate Opponent)
The Fluffer
(Young Sean)
Periods.
Adam Green's Aladdin
(Prince)
The Paper Store
(Sigurd Rossdale)
Here Today
(Rex)
East of Eden
(Caleb)
The Birthday Cake
(Peeno)
The Bedford Diaries
(Owen Gregory)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The View
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Will & Grace
(Todd)
Do Over
(Joel Larsen)
The Mountain
(Sam Tunney)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
Gossip Girl
(Dan Humphrey)
The Slap
(Jamie)
The Brothers García
(Eddie Bauer)
The Twilight Zone
(Trace Malone)
The Nightmare Room
(Student (uncredited))
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
You
(Joe Goldberg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Desus & Mero
(Self - Illustrious Guest)
What I Like About You
(Jake)
Daddio
(Todd)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)