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.
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2022
The Birthday Cake
Peeno
2021
Here Today
Rex
2021
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest · (1 episode)
2019
You
Joe Goldberg · (50 episodes)
2018
Adam Green's Aladdin
Prince
2016
The Paper Store
Sigurd Rossdale
2016
The Slap
Jamie · (2 episodes)
2015
Periods.
2014
Cymbeline
Posthumus
2014
Parts Per Billion
Erik
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Greetings from Tim Buckley
Jeff Buckley
2013
East of Eden
Caleb
2012
Margin Call
Seth Bregman
2011
The Making of Easy A
Self
2010
Easy A
Woodchuck Todd
2010
The Stepfather
Michael Harding
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
Forever Strong
Lars
2008
Gossip Girl
Dan Humphrey · (121 episodes)
2007
Drive Thru
Van
2007
John Tucker Must Die
Scott
2006
The Bedford Diaries
Owen Gregory · (8 episodes)
2006
The Mountain
Sam Tunney · (13 episodes)
2004
Debating Robert Lee
Matt's Debate Opponent
2004
Do Over
Joel Larsen · (15 episodes)
2002
The Fluffer
Young Sean
2001
You Deserve Each Other
Nick
What I Like About You
Jake · (1 episode)
2002
The Twilight Zone
Trace Malone · (1 episode)
2002
The Nightmare Room
Student (uncredited) · (1 episode)
2001
The Brothers García
Eddie Bauer · (2 episodes)
2000
Daddio
Todd · (2 episodes)
2000
Will & Grace
Todd · (1 episode)
1998
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(2 episodes)
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988