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Glen Powell(I)

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  • Producer
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IMDb breaks down Glen Powell's roles from his first credit ('Spy Kids 3: Game Over') through the Hulu series "Chad Powers."
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Glen Thomas Powell Jr. is an American actor. He began his career with guest roles on television and small roles in films such as The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and The Expendables 3 (2014) before making his breakthrough performance as Chad Radwell in the Fox comedy-horror series Scream Queens (2015-2016). He has since starred as Finnegan in the coming-of-age comedy Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), astronaut John Glenn in the drama Hidden Figures (2016), Charlie Young in Set It Up (2018) and Lieutenant Jake "Hangman" Seresin in Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
BornOctober 21, 1988
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BornOctober 21, 1988
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Known for

    Glen Powell and Adria Arjona in Hit Man (2023)
    Hit Man
    6.8
    • Gary Johnson
    • 2023
    Tyler Hoechlin, Wyatt Russell, Glen Powell, Zoey Deutch, Austin Amelio, Blake Jenner, Will Brittain, Ryan Guzman, Juston Street, Forrest Vickery, Tanner Kalina, Temple Baker, and J. Quinton Johnson in Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
    Everybody Wants Some!!
    6.9
    • Finnegan
    • 2016
    Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell, Jim Parsons, and Janelle Monáe in Hidden Figures (2016)
    Hidden Figures
    7.8
    • John Glenn
    • 2016
    Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
    Top Gun: Maverick
    8.2
    • Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Comeback King
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • The Great Beyond
      • Completed
      • 2027
    • Untitled Lou Gehrig Film
      • Lou Gehrig
      • Pre-production
    • The Natural Order
      • Pre-production
    • Ron Howard Untitled Firefighter Film Project
      • Pre-production
    • Steve Zahn, Glen Powell, Wynn Everett, Perry Mattfeld, and Quentin Plair in Chad Powers (2025)
      Chad Powers
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Russ Holliday
      • Chad Powers
      • 2025–2026
    • Jack Black, Charlie Day, Luis Guzmán, Brie Larson, Chris Pratt, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Virginia Dare Jelenic, Donald Glover, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
      The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
      6.3
      • Fox McCloud (voice)
      • 2026
    • Glen Powell in How to Make a Killing (2026)
      How to Make a Killing
      6.5
      • Becket Redfellow
      • 2026
    • Josh Brolin, Michael Cera, Colman Domingo, Jayme Lawson, Lee Pace, Glen Powell, and Karl Glusman in The Running Man (2025)
      The Running Man
      6.3
      • Ben Richards
      • 2025
    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Patrick McCloskey (voice)
      • 2024
    • Glen Powell in The Best Man's Ghostwriter (2024)
      The Best Man's Ghostwriter
      5.8
      Podcast Series
      • Nate
      • 2024
    • Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, and Daisy Edgar-Jones in Twisters (2024)
      Twisters
      6.5
      • Tyler
      • 2024
    • Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney in Anyone But You (2023)
      Anyone But You
      6.1
      • Ben
      • 2023
    • Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland in Rick and Morty (2013)
      Rick and Morty
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Kwyatt (voice)
      • 2023
    • Glen Powell and Adria Arjona in Hit Man (2023)
      Hit Man
      6.8
      • Gary Johnson
      • 2023
    • Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors in Devotion (2022)
      Devotion
      6.6
      • Tom Hudner
      • 2022
    • Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020)
      Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Dave (voice)
      • 2020–2022
    • Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
      Top Gun: Maverick
      8.2
      • Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin
      • 2022
    • Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
      Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
      7.2
      • Bostick
      • 2022
    • Glen Powell in 10 Days (2021)
      10 Days
      7.2
      Podcast Series
      • Danny Miles
      • 2021

    Producer

    • The Comeback King
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • Untitled Lou Gehrig Film
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • The Natural Order
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Texas Chainsaw Massacre
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Ron Howard Untitled Firefighter Film Project
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Calamities
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Steve Zahn, Glen Powell, Wynn Everett, Perry Mattfeld, and Quentin Plair in Chad Powers (2025)
      Chad Powers
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025–2026
    • Glen Powell in How to Make a Killing (2026)
      How to Make a Killing
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Glen Powell in The Best Man's Ghostwriter (2024)
      The Best Man's Ghostwriter
      5.8
      Podcast Series
      • producer
      • 2024
    • The Blue Angels (2024)
      The Blue Angels
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Glen Powell and Adria Arjona in Hit Man (2023)
      Hit Man
      6.8
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2023
    • Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors in Devotion (2022)
      Devotion
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Mother Hen
      9.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Brisk (2011)
      Brisk
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011
    • J.A.W. (2011)
      J.A.W.
      4.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011

    Writer

    • The Comeback King
      • screenplay
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • Steve Zahn, Glen Powell, Wynn Everett, Perry Mattfeld, and Quentin Plair in Chad Powers (2025)
      Chad Powers
      7.5
      TV Series
      • created for television by
      • written for television by
      • 2025–2026
    • Glen Powell and Adria Arjona in Hit Man (2023)
      Hit Man
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • 2023
    • J.A.W. (2011)
      J.A.W.
      4.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011
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    Why Glen Powell Loved Playing a Bad Guy in 'How to Make a Killing'
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    Why Glen Powell Loved Playing a Bad Guy in 'How to Make a Killing'
    Glen Powell Through the Years
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    Glen Powell Through the Years
    Glen Powell Through the Years
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    Glen Powell Through the Years
    Glen Powell Loved Working With His Heroes in 'The Running Man'
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    Glen Powell Loved Working With His Heroes in 'The Running Man'
    Why the 'Twisters' Cast Was Inspired by Director Lee Isaac Chung's Approach
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    Why the 'Twisters' Cast Was Inspired by Director Lee Isaac Chung's Approach
    'Twisters' Stars Test Their '90s Movie Knowledge
    Clip 4:50
    'Twisters' Stars Test Their '90s Movie Knowledge
    Glen Powell Watches Glen Powell
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    Glen Powell Watches Glen Powell

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Glen Powell Jr.
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • October 21, 1988
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Parents
        Glen Powell Sr.
    • Relatives
        Leslie Powell(Sibling)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 8 Articles

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Returned to the University of Texas at Austin to complete his work to get a film degree [2024].
    • Quotes
      [on the bodybuilding advice that he received from Sylvester Stallone} Just get your forearms and traps to bulge and you'll look massive on camera.
    • Trademark
      [Disguises] Frequently plays characters who employ disguises either out of desperation (Chad Powers (2025), The Running Man (2025)) or because of their profession (Hit Man (2023)).

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