Glen Thomas Powell Jr. is an actor from the United States. He was born on October 21, 1988. At first, he had small roles in TV shows and movies like Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and Fast Food Nation (2006). Later, he got a big role in the funny and scary show called Scream Queens (2015–2016). He also acted in movies like Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) and Set It Up (2018).
You might have seen him as an astronaut in Hidden Figures (2016) and as an aviator in Devotion (2022). He became more famous for his roles in Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and Anyone but You (2023).
Glen Powell grew up in Austin, Texas. His dad, Glen Powell Sr., is a coach, and his mom, Cyndy, takes care of the home. He finished high school in 2007 and played football and lacrosse. After that, he went to the University of Texas at Austin.
His acting career started in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, where he worked with Antonio Banderas and Sylvester Stallone. Before going to college, he got a role in a movie called The Great Debaters (2007) with Denzel Washington.
After moving to Los Angeles, he acted in TV shows like Scream Queens and movies like The Expendables 3, Ride Along 2, and Hidden Figures. One of his notable roles was in Everybody Wants Some!!, a film by Richard Linklater.
In his personal life, Glen Powell dated model Gigi Paris in 2019, but they broke up in April 2023 after rumors about him and Sydney Sweeney. Glen Powell is also a licensed pilot, and his Top Gun co-star Tom Cruise helped him go to flight school.