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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.
"Archibald" is a sophisticated, witty, and emotionally charged HBO Max drama that follows Nate Archibald—now in his late 30s—as he navigates the treacherous waters of New York City politics as its newly elected mayor. Balancing the demands of public office, the scrutiny of the press, and the complexities of his personal life, Nate must confront old ghosts, new rivals, and the ever-present temptations of the city that made him. The series blends the high-stakes intrigue of political dramas like "The West Wing" and "Veep" with the glamorous, scandalous world of "Gossip Girl," offering a fresh, adult take on the beloved universe.
