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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.
Penn Badgley
Derek Cole
for Derek Cole in HOTEL CALIFORNIA: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (2029)
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In the hyper-glamorous world of Hollywood, where fame and fortune rule, detective Benoit Blanc is thrust into the chaos of celebrity culture when the murder of a beloved Oscar-winning actress shocks the entertainment industry. The victim, Amara Quinn, a dazzling yet controversial figure, is found dead on the set of a sprawling new streaming series, “The Final Curtain.” The production, already plagued by scandal and infighting, becomes a pressure cooker as Blanc uncovers a cast of suspects whose polished exteriors hide dark truths. From influencers desperate for relevance to aging stars struggling to stay in the limelight, the story delves into the vapidness of celebrity culture, exploring the price of fame, the toxicity of social media, and the blurred line between persona and identity. Blanc must navigate an industry obsessed with image, secrets hidden in PR spin, and a web of lies where everyone is performing for an unseen audience. As the investigation progresses, Blanc finds himself questioning whether the Hollywood machine itself is the true villain—and whether Amara’s death was a murder or the ultimate sacrifice for fame.
