Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley is a handsome multitalented film and television actor and also the lead vocal of MOTHXR, a New York-based indie rock group.

Early Accomplishments

When he was 11 years old, his family moved to Hollywood and he began to pursue a career in acting and at the same time began to build his singing calling simultaneously.

He made his first pop song when he was almost 12. His acting began with voiceovers for video games when he was 13 and in 1999 appeared on screen first in an episode of Will & Grace.

Best Known For

His most famous on-screen role is in the teen drama series Gossip Girl from 2007 to 2012 and main role in the 2018 thriller series titled You.

His best known movie roles have come in John Tucker Must Die in 2006, The Stepfather in 2009, Easy A in 2010 and Margin Call in 2011.

Sexual Orientation

Penn is straight. He was in a relationship with Blake Lively between 2007 and 2010 before he and Zoë Kravitz began to see each other in an on and off relationship between 2011 and 2013. 

In 2014, he began dating Domino Kirke and the couple got married in 2017.

Family

Penn is the son of Duff Badgley and Lynne Murphy. He has an older half-sister and is a cousin to Megan Murphy. He also has a stepson due to his marriage to Domino.

Religion 

Penn began to study in the Baha'i faith back in 2011 and officially became a member in 2015. 

Worth To Know

He had previously turned down his role in Gossip Girl twice.

When asked what his best and worst on-screen kiss were, he answered both were with Blake. The best kiss because they were dating then, and the worst kiss because they had broken up off-screen.