Glen Powell
Powell in 2016
Born (1988-10-21) October 21, 1988 (age 35)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Glen Thomas Powell Jr. (born October 21, 1988)[1] is an American actor. He began his career with guest roles on television and small roles in films such as Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and Fast Food Nation (2006) before landing a leading role in the comedy-horror series Scream Queens (2015–2016). He starred in the teen comedy Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) and the romantic comedy Set It Up (2018), and portrayed astronaut John Glenn in Hidden Figures (2016) and aviator Thomas Hudner in Devotion (2022).

Powell gained wider recognition for his supporting role in the action film Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and his leading role in the romantic comedy Anyone but You (2023).

Early life and education

Glen Thomas Powell Jr. was raised in Austin, Texas.[2] He is the son of Glen Powell Sr., an executive coach, and Cyndy, a homemaker. Powell graduated from Westwood High School in northwest Austin in 2007, where he played high school football and lacrosse.[3][4] He attended the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin.[5]

Career

Powell in 2016

Powell's acting career began while working with Antonio Banderas and Sylvester Stallone in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.[6] In 2007, before his first year of college, Powell landed a role in The Great Debaters, directed by and starring Denzel Washington.[7][8][9]

Since moving to Los Angeles, he has acted in television series such as Scream Queens, Into the West, Jack & Bobby, CSI: Miami, NCIS, Without a Trace, Rizzoli & Isles, and The Lying Game, along with the feature films like The Expendables 3, Ride Along 2, Sex Ed, Stuck in Love, The Dark Knight Rises, Hidden Figures, and Top Gun: Maverick.[10]

He co-starred as Finnegan in Everybody Wants Some!!, Richard Linklater's spiritual sequel to Dazed & Confused, which was filmed in Austin and released by Paramount on March 30, 2016.[11] He starred opposite Zoey Deutch in Set It Up, a romantic comedy on Netflix.[12] Sydney Sweeney and he starred in the 2023 romantic comedy Anyone but You, which emerged as a sleeper hit.[13]

Personal life

Powell started dating model Gigi Paris in 2019; their breakup became public in April 2023.[14][15] The actor is a licensed pilot.[16] Tom Cruise, his co-star in Top Gun: Maverick, paid for him to attend flight school.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Long-Fingered Boy
2005 The Wendell Baker Story Paper Boy Travis
2006 Fast Food Nation Steve
2007 The Great Debaters Preston Whittington
2009 Jumping Off Bridges Eric Turner
The Hottest State John Jaegerman
2012 J.A.W. Aiden
The Dark Knight Rises Trader #1
Stuck in Love Good Looking Frat Guy
2013 Best Friends Forever Nick
Red Wing Francis Riley
2014 The Expendables 3 Thorn
Sex Ed JT
2015 Wind Walkers Sonny Childe
2016 Misconduct Doug Fields
Ride Along 2 Troy
Everybody Wants Some!! Finnegan
Hidden Figures John Glenn Palm Springs International Film Festival Ensemble Performance Award
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2017 Sand Castle Sergeant Dylan Chutsky
2018 The Bad Guys Whit
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mark Reynolds
Set It Up Charlie Young
2022 Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood Bostick
Top Gun: Maverick Lieutenant Jake "Hangman" Seresin
Devotion Tom Hudner Also executive producer
2023 Hit Man Gary Johnson Also writer and producer[17]
Anyone but You Ben
2024 Twisters † TBA Post-production[18]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Endurance Himself / Contestant Episode: "Drop-Out"
2004 Jack & Bobby Rich Wolf Episode: "Pilot"
2005 Into the West Jackson Wheeler Episode: "Hell on Wheels"
2008 Without a Trace Brett Farnsworth Episode: "True/False"
2009 CSI: Miami Logan Crawford Episode: "Head Case"
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Graham Randall Episode: "Remember Me"
2012 The Lying Game Gavin Turner Episode: "No Country for Young Love"
NCIS Evan Westcott 2 episodes
2015–2016 Scream Queens Chad Radwell Main role (season 1); recurring (season 2); 16 episodes
2017 All Hail King Julien Trent (dolphin) Voice; 3 Episodes
2020–2022 Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Dave Voice; seasons 1–2 & 5

References

  1. ^ "All About Glen Powell's Parents, Cyndy Powell and Glen Powell Sr". Peoplemag. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Blackwood, Emily (December 28, 2023). "All About Glen Powell's Parents, Cyndy Powell and Glen Powell Sr". Peoplemag. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Turnbow, Tina (March 3, 2014). "Glen Powell of The Expendables 3". Nylon Guys. Nylon Media. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Odam, Matthew (February 17, 2017). "Westwood High School grad at UT alumnus starring in 'Expendables 3'". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Neer, Lindsy (April 27, 2023). "Glen Powell returns to Austin to give keynote at UT Moody College commencement". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Glen Powell: the Next Action Hero". Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  7. ^ Eisenberg, Eric (August 12, 2013). "The Expendables 3 Adds Newcomer Glen Powell". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Holloway, Diane (October 12, 2007). "Austin teens compete on 'Endurance: Fiji'". Austin360.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  9. ^ Barnes, Michael (December 24, 2007). "Glen Powell Jr. picks up debate tips from Denzel Washington". Austin360.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  10. ^ Valby, Karen. "Game Changers 2015: Glen Powell". Men's Fitness. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  11. ^ Blistein, Jon (November 18, 2015). "Richard Linklater's 'Everybody Wants Some' to Open SXSW". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  12. ^ "Zoey Deutch to Star With Glen Powell in Netflix's Romantic Comedy 'Set It Up'". variety.com. March 30, 2017. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  13. ^ Shaw, Lucas; Buckley, Thomas. "Sony Lands Surprise Box Office Hit With 'Anyone But You'". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  14. ^ Gurley, Alex (May 25, 2022). "Who Is Glen Powell's Girlfriend? All About Gigi Paris". People Magazine. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Glen Powell and Gigi Paris Broke Up Weeks Ago — She Was 'Never Happy' Dating Long-Distance: Source (Exclusive)". Peoplemag. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  16. ^ Murphy, Helen (March 11, 2020). "Tom Cruise Paid for Glen Powell to Get His Pilot's License After Working on Top Gun: Maverick". Peoplemag. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  17. ^ Ntim, Zac (October 4, 2022). "Richard Linklater's 'Hitman' Starts Production In New Orleans; ShivHans Pictures and Monarch Media Board As Co-Financiers With AGC". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "Parts Of Downtown Oklahoma City Transform Into NYC For New Twister Movie". KWTV-DT. May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

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