Glen Powell
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Glen Thomas Powell Jr. is an American actor. He began his career with small roles on television and in films including Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and Fast Food Nation (2006). Powell acted in the action film The Expendables 3 (2014), the comedy-horror series Scream Queens (2015–2016), the teen comedy Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), the historical romance The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) and the romantic comedy Set It Up (2018). He also portrayed astronaut John Glenn in Hidden Figures (2016) and aviator Tom Hudner in Devotion (2022). He is the co-creator, producer and star of the comedy series, Chad Powers (2025).
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Glen Thomas Powell, Jr. is an American actor, writer, and film producer born in Austin in 1988. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America West and has worked in film production and acting since 2003. Powell is educated at the University of Texas at Austin and resides in Los Angeles. He speaks and writes in English.
His notable works include the films *Twisters*, *Top Gun: Maverick*, and *Anyone but You*. He is also known for his notable role as John Glenn. As a writer, he is credited under the name Daniel Glen Powell and has one work titled *Nomads* listed in Open Library.
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Person · Open Library
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- Nomads
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Austin, Texas, USA
Glen Thomas Powell Jr. (born October 21, 1988) is an American actor. He began his career with minor roles on television and in films such as Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and Fast Food Nation (2006). Powell acted in the action film The Expendables 3 (2014), the comedy-horror anthology series Scream Queens (2015–2016), the teen comedy Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), the historical romance The…
Known for
- The Great Beyond2027
- The Comeback King — Aubrey King2027
- How to Make a Killing — Becket Redfellow2026
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Fox McCloud (voice)2026
- One Night Only — Salvatore Schulhoffer-Lopez (Uncredited)2026
- The Running Man — Ben Richards2025
- Chad Powers — Russ Holliday / Chad Powers2025
- Twisters — Tyler2024
- Hit Man — Gary Johnson2024
- Hot Ones Versus — Self2024
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Key facts
- Born
- Glen Thomas Powell Jr. , ( 1988-10-21 ) October 21, 1988 (age 37) , Austin, Texas , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2003–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Powell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Austin
- Occupation
- stunt performer
- Languages spoken
- American English
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Anyone but You
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Glen Powell at CinemaCon 2025 06 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1988-10-21
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
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- Glen Powell
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
- name in native language
- Glen Powell
- social media followers
- 94755
- writing language
- American English
- birth name
- Glen Thomas Powell, Jr.
- notable role
- John Glenn
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Encyclopedic overview
Glen Thomas Powell Jr. (born October 21, 1988) is an American actor. He began his career with small roles on television and in films including Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and Fast Food Nation (2006). Powell acted in the action film The Expendables 3 (2014), the comedy-horror series Scream Queens (2015–2016), the teen comedy Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), the historical romance The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) and the romantic comedy Set It Up (2018). He also portrayed astronaut John Glenn in Hidden Figures (2016) and aviator Tom Hudner in Devotion (2022). He is the co-creator, producer and star of the comedy series, Chad Powers (2025).
Powell became widely known with his role in the action film Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and the romantic comedy Anyone but You (2023). He went on to star in the dark comedy Hit Man (2023), which he also co-wrote and produced, the disaster film Twisters (2024) and the action film The Running Man (2025). His performance in Hit Man earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.
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