Acteur Glen Thomas Powell Jr. is an American actor, writer, and producer. Powell was born and raised in Austin, Texas by Glen Sr. and Cyndy Powell. He has one older sister, Lauren Powell, who lives in Houston, Texas. His younger sister, Leslie Powell, is a singer. Before moving to Los Angeles, Glen became an active member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and attended The University of Texas at Austin, majoring in Radio, Television and Film. Powell began performing in professional theatre with roles in The Music Man, Oliver, O. Henry, and The Sound of Music. He also was part of the award winning performance troupe, the "Broadway Texas Players" from 1999–2003. He has starred in television shows such as Into the West, Jack & Bobby, CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, along with feature films The Great Debaters, The Hottest State, Fast Food Nation, Jumping Off Bridges, The Safe Side, The Wendell Baker Story, and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. In 2007, before his first year of college, Glen landed a role in The Great Debaters, directed by and starring Denzel Washington. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has starred in television shows such as: Into the West, Jack & Bobby, CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, Rizzoli & Isles and The Lying Game along with feature films including: The Hottest State, Fast Food Nation, Jumping Off Bridges, The Safe Side, The Wendell Baker Story and The Dark Knight Rises. Most recently, he filmed the independent feature Stuck in Love.[2][3] In 2013, Powell was cast in a role in The Expendables 3. 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 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Glen Powell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Join or Sign In Sign in to customize your TV listings Continue with Facebook Continue with email By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. 2 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards » PhotosKnown ForFilmographyHide Show Actor (51 credits) 2015-2016 Scream Queens (TV Series) - Dorkus (2015) ... Chad Radwell (credit only) 2011 J.A.W. (Short) 2011/I Pig 2009 CSI: Miami (TV Series) - Head Case (2009) ... Logan Crawford (as Glen Powell Jr.) 2004 Jack
& Bobby (TV Series) - Pilot (2004) ... Rich Wolf (as Glen Powell Jr.) Show Writer (3 credits) Show Stunts (2 credits) Show Thanks (2 credits) Show Self (30 credits) Edit Personal DetailsAlternate Names:Glen Powell Jr. | Glenn Powell Parents:Powell Sr, Glen | Powell, Cindy Relatives:Powell, Leslie (sibling) | See more » Edit Did You Know?Personal Quote:[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. Trivia:Graduated from Westwood High School. See more » Contribute to This Page |