Glen Powell
Biography
Glen Thomas Powell Jr. is an American actor born on October 21, 1988, in Austin, Texas. Known professionally as Glen Powell, he has established a career in both television and film. Throughout his professional life, he has accumulated 91 known credits in the entertainment industry. His work spans a variety of genres, including action, comedy, horror, and historical drama. Powell has portrayed both fictional characters and real-life historical figures, such as astronaut John Glenn and aviator Tom Hudner. He remains an active performer in the film and television landscape, recognized for his contributions to numerous high-profile projects throughout his career.
Career overview
Glen Powell began his acting career with minor roles in television and film, appearing in projects such as Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over in 2003 and Fast Food Nation in 2006. He later gained recognition for his work in the action film The Expendables 3 in 2014 and the comedy-horror anthology series Scream Queens, which aired from 2015 to 2016. His filmography continued to expand with roles in the 2016 teen comedy Everybody Wants Some!! and the historical drama Hidden Figures, where he portrayed John Glenn.
In subsequent years, Powell appeared in the historical romance The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and the romantic comedy Set It Up, both released in 2018. His later work includes portraying aviator Tom Hudner in the 2022 film Devotion. He also appeared in the action film Top Gun: Maverick in 2022 and the romantic comedy Anyone but You. These roles demonstrate his versatility across various cinematic genres, ranging from historical biographical dramas to contemporary romantic comedies and large-scale action productions.
Ask the Vault
Ask anything about Glen Powell.
Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Full filmography
- The Great Beyond (2027)
- The Comeback King (2027) as Aubrey King
- The Comeback King (2027) Producer
- The Comeback King (2027) Screenplay
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) as Fox McCloud (voice)
- How to Make a Killing (2026) as Becket Redfellow
- How to Make a Killing (2026) Executive Producer
- Never Stop Chasing (2026) as Tyler Owens (archive footage)
- The Running Man (2025) as Ben Richards
- Chad Powers (2025) as Russ Holliday / Chad Powers
- Chad Powers (2025) Writer
- Chad Powers (2025) Executive Producer
- Chad Powers (2025) Creator
- Hot Ones Versus (2024) as Self
- Twisters (2024) as Tyler
- Therapuss (2024) as Self
- Hit Man (2024) as Gary Johnson
- Hit Man (2024) Producer
- Hit Man (2024) Screenplay
- On the Go with Gabe (2024) as Self
- Phoning It In (2024) as Self (voice)
- The Blue Angels (2024) Producer
- Anyone but You (2023) as Ben
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022) as Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin
- Devotion (2022) as Thomas J. Hudner Jr.
- Devotion (2022) Executive Producer
- Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) as Bostick
- Snacked (2021) as Self
- Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020) as Dave (voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Set It Up (2018) as Charlie Young
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) as Mark Reynolds
- The Bad Guys (2018) as Whit
- Sand Castle (2017) as Sergeant Dylan Chutsky
- All Hail King Julien: Exiled (2017) as Trent (voice)
- Quotidien (2016) as Self - Guest
- Hidden Figures (2016) as John Glenn
- Ride Along 2 (2016) as Troy
- Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) as Finnegan
- Misconduct (2016) as Doug Fields
- Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016) as Self (uncredited)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Scream Queens (2015) as Chad Radwell
- Wind Walkers (2015) as Sonny Childe
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- All Hail King Julien (2014) as Trent (voice)
- The Expendables 3 (2014) as Thorn
- Sex Ed (2014) as JT
- The Making of The Expendables 3 (2014) as Self
- Rick and Morty (2013) as Kwyatt (voice)
- Stuck in Love (2013) as Good Looking Frat Guy
- April Apocalypse (2013) as Dickie
- Best Friends Forever (2013) as Nick
- Red Wing (2013) as Francis Riley
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Trader #1
- The Vibrator (2012) as Tad
- Barrio Tales (2012) as Jack
- J.A.W. (2011) as Aiden
- J.A.W. (2011) Writer
- J.A.W. (2011) Producer
- Rizzoli & Isles (2010) as Graham Randall
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- The Great Debaters (2007) as Harvard Debater #1
- The Hottest State (2007) as John Jagerman
- Fast Food Nation (2006) as Steve
- Jumping Off Bridges (2006) as Eric Turner
- The Safe Side: Internet Safety (2006) as Danger Dude
- Into the West (2005) as Jackson Wheeler
- The Wendell Baker Story (2005) as Paper Boy
- NCIS (2003) as Evan Westcott
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Bachelorette (2003) as Self
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) as Long-fingered Boy
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Logan Crawford
- Without a Trace (2002) as Brett Farnsworth
- The Challenge (1998) as Self - Guest
- The View (1997) as Self - Guest
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self - Presenter
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Grand Prix Sunday as Self
- Untitled Texas Chainsaw Massacre Film Producer
- Calamities Executive Producer
- The Fuckboat
- The Fuckboat Producer
- Untitled Firefighter Film
- Untitled Firefighter Film Producer
- Patriot Warriors Screenplay
- Patriot Warriors Producer
- Homewreckers
- Homewreckers Producer
- The Natural Order
- The Natural Order Producer
- Heaven Can Wait
- Tesseract
- Tesseract Producer
- The Alters
- The Alters Producer
- I Want My MTV Producer
- Them!
- Untitled Confession of Murder Remake Producer
- The Death Roll Producer