Glen Thomas Powell Jr. (born October 21, 1988) is an American actor. He began his career with guest roles on television and small roles in films such as ''

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'' (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

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comedy '' Everybody Wants Some!!'' (2016),

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in the drama '' Hidden Figures'' (2016), and Charlie Young in '' Set It Up'' (2018), before achieving international recognition and acclaim as Lieutenant Jake "Hangman" Seresin in '' Top Gun: Maverick'' (2022). He went on to star as aviator Thomas Hudner in ''Devotion'' (2022).

Life and career

Powell was born in

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. He is a graduate of Westwood High School in northwest Austin which is part of the

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. He began while working with

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and

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in '' Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over''. In 2007, before his first year of college, Powell landed a role in '' The Great Debaters'', directed by and starring

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. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has starred in television series such as '' Scream Queens'', '' Into the West'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' NCIS'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Lying Game'', along with the feature films like '' The Expendables 3'', ''

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'', '' Sex Ed'', '' Stuck in Love'', ''

'', '' Hidden Figures'', and '' Top Gun: Maverick''. He co-starred as Finnegan in '' Everybody Wants Some!!'',

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's spiritual sequel to '' Dazed & Confused'', which was filmed in Austin and released by Paramount on March 30, 2016. He starred opposite Zoey Deutch in '' Set It Up'', a romantic comedy on

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. As of 2022, Powell is dating model Gigi Paris. He is a fan of the

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Glen 1988 births 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Austin, Texas Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners University of Texas at Austin alumni