Penn Badgley | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

Highest Rated: 87% Margin Call (2011)

Lowest Rated: 13% The Stepfather (2009)

Birthday: Nov 1, 1986

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

At the height of his career, Penn Badgley had money, fame and the adoration of millions of women who were consumed by the very sight of him. The Baltimore-born actor was catapulted to stardom when he joined the cast of "Gossip Girl" (The CW, 2007-12), the glossy, teen melodrama that followed a group of beautiful and privileged snobs who attend a private school on Manhattan's Upper East Side. As "good guy" Dan Humphrey, he romanced the preppy blonde Serena van der Woodsen portrayed by Blake Lively, who - to the enjoyment of fans and tabloid editors alike - dated Badgley in real life. The sparks between the couple only added more sizzle to the already seductive show, making Badgley a press magnet and one of the more recognized actors of his generation. But the fun ultimately did not last, as Badgley and Lively ended their relationship in September 2010, much to the dismay of fans. Meanwhile, the actor continued his prominent rise with feature roles in "The Stepfather" (2009), "Easy A" (2010) and the financial thriller "Margin Call" (2011), while continuing to inhabit the television role that had made him a star in the first place.

Highest rated movies

87% 74% Margin Call Watchlist 85% 77% Easy A Watchlist 72% 46% Greetings From Tim Buckley Watchlist 46% 93% Here Today Watchlist 32% 16% Cymbeline Watchlist 29% 75% Forever Strong Watchlist 28% 69% John Tucker Must Die Watchlist 22% 90% The Birthday Cake Watchlist 13% 34% The Stepfather Watchlist 14% Parts Per Billion Watchlist

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Richard Pena, Penn Badgley, J.C. Chandor, Raj Roy at arrivals for MARGIN CALL Premiere, MoMA Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY March 23, 2011. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Collection Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, Taylor Momsen, Ed Westwick at arrivals for GOSSIP GIRL Series Premiere on the CW Network, Tenjune, New York, NY, September 18, 2007. Photo by: David Giesbrecht/Everett Collection Ed Westwick, Chase Crawford, Penn Badgley at arrivals for GOSSIP GIRL Series Premiere on the CW Network, Tenjune, New York, NY, September 18, 2007. Photo by: David Giesbrecht/Everett Collection Ed Westwick, Chase Crawford, Penn Badgley at arrivals for GOSSIP GIRL Series Premiere on the CW Network, Tenjune, New York, NY, September 18, 2007. Photo by: David Giesbrecht/Everett Collection Penn Badgley at arrivals for Lifetime Presents YOU at the 12th Annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews, Paley Center for Media, Beverly Hills, CA September 10, 2018. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Penn Badgley at arrivals for YOU Premiere on Lifetime, Zengo, New York, NY September 6, 2018. Photo By: Jason Smith/Everett Collection Penn Badgely at arrivals for IWC/Tribeca Film Festival Filmmaker''s Dinner, Urban Zen Loft, New York, NY April 18, 2013. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Collection Penn Badgley at arrivals for GOSSIP GIRL Series Premiere on the CW Network, Tenjune, New York, NY, September 18, 2007. Photo by: David Giesbrecht/Everett Collection Penn Badgley at arrivals for MARGIN CALL Premiere, MoMA Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY March 23, 2011. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Collection View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
22% 90% The Birthday Cake Peeno (Character) - 2021
46% 93% Here Today Rex (Character) $2.8M 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Glimpses Into the Spirit of Gender Equality Unknown (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 71% Adam Green's Aladdin Prince of Monaco (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Paper Store Sigurd Rossdale (Character) - 2015
32% 16% Cymbeline Posthumus (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 14% Parts Per Billion Erik (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Periods. Unknown (Character) - 2012
72% 46% Greetings From Tim Buckley Jeff Buckley (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gossip Girl: XO XO Unknown (Character) - 2012
87% 74% Margin Call Seth Bregman (Character) $5.4M 2011
85% 77% Easy A Woodchuck Todd (Character) $58.4M 2010
13% 34% The Stepfather Michael Harding (Character) $29.1M 2009
29% 75% Forever Strong Lars (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 37% Drive Thru Van (Character) - 2007
28% 69% John Tucker Must Die Scott (Character) $41.0M 2006

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2023
92% 74% You Joe/Will (Character) 2018-2019 2021 2023
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2023
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2023
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Guest 2020
No Score Yet 49% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Slap Jaime (Character) 2015
84% 79% Gossip Girl Dan Humphrey (Character) 2007-2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2009
59% No Score Yet Do Over Joel Larsen (Character) 2002 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2008
13% No Score Yet The Bedford Diaries Owen Gregory (Character) 2006
8% No Score Yet The Mountain Sam Tunney (Character) 2004-2005
50% 77% The Twilight Zone Unknown (Character) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet What I Like About You Jake (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet 88% Todd (Guest Star) 1999
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