Glen Powell

Glen Thomas Powell Jr. (born October 21, 1988)[2] 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).

Glen Powell
Powell in 2016
Born (1988-10-21) October 21, 1988
Austin, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin (matriculating)[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

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).[3]

Early life and education

Glen Thomas Powell Jr. was raised in Austin, Texas.[4] He is the son of Glen Powell Sr., an executive coach, and Cyndy, a homemaker. He has paternal Lipka Tatar ancestry, from a great-great-grandfather Mustapha (a.k.a. Stephen) Chutsky.[5] Powell graduated from Westwood High School in northwest Austin in 2007, where he played high school football and lacrosse.[6][7] He attended the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin but left before finishing his degree, but expects to complete the requirements in spring 2023.[8]

Career
Powell in 2016

Powell's acting career began while working with Antonio Banderas and Sylvester Stallone in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.[9] In 2007, before his first year of college, Powell landed a role in The Great Debaters, directed by and starring Denzel Washington.[10][11][12]

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.[13]

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.[14]

He starred opposite Zoey Deutch in Set It Up, a romantic comedy on Netflix.[15] Powell and Sydney Sweeney starred in the 2023 romantic comedy Anyone but You, which emerged as a sleeper hit.[16]

Personal life

Powell started dating model Gigi Paris in 2019; their breakup became public in April 2023.[17][18] Powell is a licensed pilot. Tom Cruise, his co-star in Top Gun: Maverick, paid for him to attend flight school.[19] Powell declares himself a devout superfan of the Texas Longhorns.[20]

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
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[21]
Anyone but You Ben
2024 Twisters † Tyler Owens Post-production[22]

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 Season 7 Episode 12: "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
2023 Rick and Morty Kwyatt Voice; Episode: "Wet Kuat Amortican Summer"
2024 Saturday Night Live Himself Cameo; Episode: "Sydney Sweeney/Kacey Musgraves"

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Hidden Figures Won [23]
Gold Derby Awards Ensemble Cast Nominated [24]
2023 Austin Film Critics Association Special Honorary Award Top Gun: Maverick, Apollo 10-1/2, Devotion Won [25]
Online Film and Television Association Best Breakthrough Performance: Male Top Gun: Maverick Nominated [26]
2024 People's Choice Awards Comedy Movie Star Anyone but You Nominated [27]

References
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  2. "All About Glen Powell's Parents, Cyndy Powell and Glen Powell Sr". Peoplemag. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  3. Siegel, Tatiana; Rubin, Rebecca (March 13, 2024). "Hollywood's New A-List: Timothée Chalamet Gets Salary Boost After Box Office Hits". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  4. Blackwood, Emily (December 28, 2023). "All About Glen Powell's Parents, Cyndy Powell and Glen Powell Sr". Peoplemag. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  5. Ancestry, Hollywood (May 22, 2022). "'Top Gun: Maverick' Actor Glen Powell is Descended from the Warriors of Genghis Khan". Mysite. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  6. 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.
  7. Odam, Matthew (February 17, 2017). "Westwood High School grad at UT alumnus starring in 'Expendables 3'". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  8. 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.
  9. "Glen Powell: the Next Action Hero". Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Valby, Karen. "Game Changers 2015: Glen Powell". Men's Fitness. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  14. 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.
  15. "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.
  16. Shaw, Lucas; Buckley, Thomas. "Sony Lands Surprise Box Office Hit With 'Anyone But You'". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  17. 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.
  18. "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.
  19. 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.
  20. Darney, Caroline (December 30, 2023). "Texas superfan Glen Powell talks Longhorns football, the CFP and being Matthew McConaughey's deputy". USAToday. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  21. 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.
  22. "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.
  23. "SAG Awards 2017: Hidden Figures Wins Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture". Peoplemag. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  24. Montgomery, Daniel (February 22, 2017). "Gold Derby Film Awards 2017: 'La La Land' sweeps with 9 wins including Best Picture". GoldDerby. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  25. I.Faleye (January 12, 2023). "Everything Everywhere All at Once Sweeps 2022 Austin Film Critics Association Awards". VIMooZ. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  26. "27th Annual Film Awards (2022) – Online Film & Television Association". Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  27. "2024 People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Nominees". E! Online. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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