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. , ( 1988-10-21 ) October 21, 1988 (age 37) , Austin, Texas , U.S.
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- Actor
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- 2003–present
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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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