Who is Glenn Powell?
Glenn Powell is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in The Dark Knight Rises, The Expendables 3, Scream Queens, Hidden Figures, and Top Gun: Maverick.
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Austin, Texas, United States of America
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Personal Life
The actor was born and raised in Texas and attended the University of Texas in Austin.
Professional Life
The actor started working in film early in his life, appearing in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over in 2003, alongside Antonio Banderas and Sylvester Stallone. This happened when he was just a teenager.
In 2005, he was in The Wendell Baker Story, followed by a role in Fast Food Nation in 2006. In 2007, he landed a role in The Great Debaters, which was directed by Denzel Washington. In 2009, the actor appeared in The Hottest State. In 2012, Powell was in The Dark Knight, appearing in the small role of a trader, and in Stuck in Love. The next year, he was in Red Wing.
2014 was a big year for Powell as he was featured in The Expendables 3 in the role of Thorn and earned more recognition. The same year, he portrayed JT in Sex Ed. In 2016, Powell was in Misconduct and Ride Along 2, as well as starred in Everybody Wants Some!! as Finnegan, one of his first central roles. The same year, Powell portrayed John Glenn in Hidden Figures, earning the Palm Springs International Film Festival Ensemble Performance Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2017, he was in Sand Castle, followed by roles in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Set It Up in 2018.
In 2022, the actor had two big roles. He was in Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood and also appeared as Lieutenant Seresin, also known as Hangman, in Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise. In addition, Powell is set to appear in the upcoming film Devotion.
On television, Powell’s first appearance was also in 2003, when he was on the game show Endurance as a contestant. In 2004, he was in Jack & Bobby and, in 2005, in Into the West. In 2008, he appeared in Without a Trace, followed by a role in CSI: Miami in 2009.
In 2011, Powell was featured in Rizzoli & Isles, followed by The Lying Game and NCIS in 2012. Between 2015 and 2016, the actor appeared in a main role in Scream Queens, which offered him more recognition and success.
In 2017, the actor did voice acting for All Hail King Julien. Between 2020 and 2021, he also did voice acting for Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, voicing Dave.
Trivia
Glenn Powell is making a name for himself in action films. He has often appeared in films with a war or an action movies, including one superhero flick.
The actor appeared alongside Sylvester Stallone in Spy Kids 3-D and then would share the screen with him in The Expendables 3.
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