Penn Badgley, 1986
Actors · November 1, 1986
Penn Badgley
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Penn Badgley is 39 years old, born November 1, 1986 in United States · Scorpio.
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About
Penn Badgley turned stalker-romance into peak streaming villainy as Joe Goldberg on Netflix's You. Born November 1, 1986, in the US, the actor first broke through as Dan Humphrey on The CW's Gossip Girl (2007–2012). Before that run, he played Phillip Chancellor IV on The Young and the Restless. Scorpio intensity radiates through his darker character work.
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Biography
Penn Dayton Badgley rose to fame playing the wealthy, morally elastic Dan Humphrey across six seasons of The CW's Gossip Girl (2007–2012). That role cemented him as a teen-drama fixture, but his career pivot to prestige thriller work defined his 2010s and 2020s. He plays Joe Goldberg, the obsessive narrator-antagonist of Netflix's You, which ran from 2018–2025. Between those two anchor roles, Badgley built a film résumé spanning comedy (John Tucker Must Die in 2006, Easy A in 2010), psychological thrillers (Margin Call in 2011), and indie drama (Greetings from Tim Buckley in 2012, The Paper Store in 2016). As an actor and producer, he navigates character work that often explores masculine obsession and moral ambiguity. Born November 1, 1986, in the US, his Scorpio nature aligns with characters who operate in psychological shadow—a life-path 9 trajectory of transformation and intensity. Actors typically balance live performance, film work, and often producing; Badgley's filmography shows a deliberate shift away from teen-targeted content into darker, adult-oriented narratives.
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Before Fame
Badgley's earliest credited role came as Phillip Chancellor IV on the long-running soap opera The Young and the Restless (2000–2001), a three-decade industry pipeline that launched many actors into film and television. He appeared in bit roles throughout the early 2000s before landing the lead ensemble spot on Gossip Girl in 2007.
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Trivia
- Starred alongside Blake Lively and Leighton Meester on Gossip Girl, which aired for six seasons.
- Played real-life musician Tim Buckley in the 2012 biographical film Greetings from Tim Buckley.
- You, the Netflix series headlining his later career, spans seven seasons from 2018–2025 and made him a principal face of prestige streaming thriller content.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Humanitarian
Idealistic and global. Penn Badgley often use their platform for causes and tend to build broad, internationally diverse audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Alexander GouldDog · 1994
- Jean-Carl BoucherDog · 1994
- Connor JessupDog · 1994
- Mayuko FukudaDog · 1994
- Abbey HoesDog · 1994
CHALLENGING
- IsaacMonkey · 2004
- Robbie Ure
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Frequently asked
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- Penn Badgley is 39 years old (born November 1, 1986).
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- Penn Badgley is a Scorpio, born November 1, 1986.
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- Penn Badgley was born in 1986, the year of the Fire Tiger.
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