---
name: "Glen Powell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/glen-powell"
fi1m_id: "glen-powell"
imdb_id: "nm1412974"
tmdb_id: 83271
wikidata_id: "Q5567967"
roles: ["Actor","Writer","Producer"]
born: "21 October 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-09-30T22:17:36.975684+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Glen Powell

## Identity

Glen Powell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/glen-powell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** glen-powell
- **IMDb ID:** nm1412974
- **TMDB ID:** 83271
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5567967
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Powell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5567967, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1412974/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83271

Actor and writer. Born 21 October 1988 in Austin, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 21 October 1988, Austin, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Also known as:** Glen Powell Jr., Glen Thomas Powell Jr.
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 77 (2), 2020s 61 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 63 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 5 of 8 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 4, Comedy 4, Thriller 4, Drama 3, Crime 2, Romance 2
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,501m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Powell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5567967, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1412974/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83271

## Coming up

- *The Comeback King* (2027-02-03), Aubrey King
- *The Great Beyond* (2027-09-29)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Top Gun: Maverick*](https://film.one/film/top-gun-maverick.md) (80), [*Hidden Figures*](https://film.one/film/hidden-figures.md) (80), [*The Running Man*](https://film.one/film/the-running-man.md) (60)
- **Disney+:** [*Twisters*](https://film.one/film/twisters.md) (64), [*Anyone but You*](https://film.one/film/anyone-but-you.md) (56)
- **Netflix:** [*Hit Man*](https://film.one/film/hit-man.md) (74)
- **HBO Max:** [*How to Make a Killing*](https://film.one/film/how-to-make-a-killing.md) (55)
- **Peacock:** [*The Super Mario Galaxy Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie.md) (38)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Glen Powell

> Glen Powell makes confidence funny by letting us see the effort behind it. We rate him as a leading man, especially when a script risks embarrassing him; making him pleasant is rarely enough.

In *Anyone but You* (2023), Glen Powell takes off his trousers on a beach before two families and behaves as though the matter can still be settled professionally. We laughed because he keeps trying to look in charge when the situation has made that impossible. His Ben is forever checking whether his confidence has persuaded anyone. Will Gluck gets more from that uncertainty than from the couple's shouted insults. With Sydney Sweeney, Powell is most convincing when the script lets them speak quietly.

His leading-man breakthrough came with *Top Gun: Maverick* (2022), after supporting work as John Glenn in *Hidden Figures* (2016). He also co-wrote and produced *Hit Man* (2023), directed by his recurring collaborator Richard Linklater. Its disguises and multiple personas are a useful direction for an actor already good at showing someone trying to impress.

Lee Isaac Chung's *Twisters* (2024) gives him a simpler job, and he does it well. His Tyler sells T-shirts from his truck and enjoys the storms, but has also read the research Kate assumes he has not. Powell makes the swagger companionable rather than tiresome. He and Daisy Edgar-Jones work well together, which makes the script's habit of keeping them in separate trucks especially frustrating. The script wastes a pairing it ought to have trusted.

Edgar Wright finds a useful alternative in *The Running Man* (2025). As Ben Richards, Powell holds his jaw tight and his eyes down, with the grin kept for moments when it might get him something. The anger mostly works, even as the chase becomes repetitive and the satire keeps explaining itself. He need not be amiable to hold our attention.

The limit is clearer in John Patton Ford's *How to Make a Killing* (2026), where his Becket Redfellow sets about killing the relatives between him and a fortune. He keeps Becket so composed that the performance scarcely develops. We never feared him, because the planning and waiting reveal so little of his enjoyment. Give Powell a comedy willing to make him look foolish; he can take it.

## Biography

Glen Powell is an American actor. Born in Austin, Texas, he began his career with small roles in films including *Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over* (2003) and *Fast Food Nation* (2006). He attended the University of Texas at Austin.

Powell gained attention for supporting parts in *The Expendables 3* (2014), the series *Scream Queens* (2015–2016), *Everybody Wants Some!!* (2016), *Hidden Figures* (2016) as John Glenn, and *Set It Up* (2018). He portrayed Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin in *Top Gun: Maverick* (2022).

He starred in *Anyone but You* (2023), co-wrote and produced *Hit Man* (2023), and appeared in *Twisters* (2024) as Tyler and *The Running Man* (2025) as Ben Richards. Powell voices Fox McCloud in *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* (2026) and plays Becket Redfellow in *How to Make a Killing* (2026). His performance in *Hit Man* earned a Golden Globe Award nomination.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, nytimes.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *How to Make a Killing* (2026), Fi1m 55, as Becket Redfellow — [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-make-a-killing.md)
- *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* (2026), Fi1m 38, as Fox McCloud (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie.md)
- *The Running Man* (2025), Fi1m 60, as Ben Richards — [page](https://film.one/film/the-running-man.md)
- *Hit Man* (2024), Fi1m 74, as Gary Johnson — [page](https://film.one/film/hit-man.md)
- *Twisters* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Tyler — [page](https://film.one/film/twisters.md)
- *Anyone but You* (2023), Fi1m 56, as Ben — [page](https://film.one/film/anyone-but-you.md)
- *Top Gun: Maverick* (2022), Fi1m 80, as Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin — [page](https://film.one/film/top-gun-maverick.md)
- *Hidden Figures* (2016), Fi1m 80, as John Glenn — [page](https://film.one/film/hidden-figures.md)
- *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), Fi1m 74, as Trader #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Great Beyond* (2027), Actor
- *The Comeback King* (2027), as Aubrey King · Producer, Screenplay
- *One Night Only* (2026), as Salvatore Schulhoffer-Lopez (Uncredited) — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/one-night-only.md)
- *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* (2026), as Fox McCloud (voice) — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie.md)
- *How to Make a Killing* (2026), as Becket Redfellow · Executive Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-make-a-killing.md)
- *The Running Man* (2025), as Ben Richards — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-running-man.md)
- *Chad Powers* (2025), series, as Russ Holliday / Chad Powers · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Twisters* (2024), as Tyler — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twisters.md)
- *Hit Man* (2024), as Gary Johnson · Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/hit-man.md)
- *The Blue Angels* (2024), Producer
- *Anyone but You* (2023), as Ben — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/anyone-but-you.md)
- *Devotion* (2022), as Thomas J. Hudner Jr. · Executive Producer
- *Top Gun: Maverick* (2022), as Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/top-gun-maverick.md)
- *Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood* (2022), as Bostick
- *Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous* (2020), series, as Dave (voice)
- *Set It Up* (2018), as Charlie Young
- *The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society* (2018), as Mark Reynolds
- *The Bad Guys* (2018), as Whit
- *All Hail King Julien: Exiled* (2017), series, as Trent (voice)
- *Sand Castle* (2017), as Sergeant Dylan Chutsky
- *Hidden Figures* (2016), as John Glenn — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/hidden-figures.md)
- *Everybody Wants Some!!* (2016), as Finnegan
- *Misconduct* (2016), as Doug Fields
- *Ride Along 2* (2016), as Troy
- *Wind Walkers* (2015), as Sonny Childe
- *Scream Queens* (2015), series, as Chad Radwell
- *All Hail King Julien* (2014), series, as Trent (voice)
- *Sex Ed* (2014), as JT
- *The Expendables 3* (2014), as Thorn
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Kwyatt (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *April Apocalypse* (2013), as Dickie
- *Red Wing* (2013), as Francis Riley
- *Stuck in Love* (2013), as Good Looking Frat Guy
- *Best Friends Forever* (2013), as Nick
- *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), as Trader #1 — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md)
- *The Vibrator* (2012), as Tad
- *Barrio Tales* (2012), as Jack
- *J.A.W.* (2011), as Aiden · Writer, Producer
- *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, as Graham Randall
- *The Great Debaters* (2007), as Harvard Debater #1
- *The Hottest State* (2007), as John Jagerman
- *Fast Food Nation* (2006), as Steve
- *The Safe Side: Internet Safety* (2006), as Danger Dude
- *Jumping Off Bridges* (2006), as Eric Turner
- *The Wendell Baker Story* (2005), as Paper Boy
- *Into the West* (2005), series, as Jackson Wheeler
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Evan Westcott — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over* (2003), as Long-fingered Boy
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Brett Farnsworth
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Logan Crawford
- *Untitled Confession of Murder Remake*, Producer
- *Patriot Warriors*, Screenplay, Producer
- *The Alters*, as Producer
- *The Death Roll*, Producer
- *I Want My MTV*, Producer
- *Calamities*, series, Executive Producer
- *Untitled Lou Gehrig Biopic*, as Lou Gehrig · Producer
- *Heaven Can Wait*, Actor
- *Homewreckers*, as Producer
- *The Natural Order*, as Producer
- *Texas Chainsaw Massacre*, Producer
- *Untitled Ron Howard Firefighter Film*, as Producer
- *The Fuckboat*, as Producer
- *Gaston*, as Gaston
- *Tesseract*, as Producer

## Gallery

- ![Glen Powell as Ben Richards in The Running Man (2025)](https://film.one/media/title/550/still-42d7a2401c6a.jpg) Glen Powell as Ben Richards in *The Running Man* (2025) — Image via TMDB
- ![Glen Powell as Tyler in Twisters (2024)](https://film.one/media/title/1085/still-5a60b6c89626.jpg) Glen Powell as Tyler in *Twisters* (2024) — Image via TMDB
- ![Glen Powell as Ben in Anyone but You (2023)](https://film.one/media/title/1469/still-7e484615445e.jpg) Glen Powell as Ben in *Anyone but You* (2023) — Image via TMDB
- ![Glen Powell as Becket Redfellow in How to Make a Killing (2026)](https://film.one/media/title/391/still-00a5b493f323.jpg) Glen Powell as Becket Redfellow in *How to Make a Killing* (2026) — Image via TMDB
- ![Glen Powell on the red carpet at the Big Screen Achievement Awards at the 2025 CinemaCon at The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Please](https://film.one/media/person/6906/gallery-389f6c2109f6.jpg) Glen Powell on the red carpet at the Big Screen Achievement Awards at the 2025 CinemaCon at The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Please — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Glen_Powell_%2854462003997%29.jpg/1280px-Glen_Powell_%2854462003997%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![American actor Glen Powell arrives on the red carpet for the global celebration of the film "Hidden Figures" at the SVA Theatre, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 in New ](https://film.one/media/person/6906/gallery-3ff30df04f83.jpg) American actor Glen Powell arrives on the red carpet for the global celebration of the film "Hidden Figures" at the SVA Theatre, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 in New  — Bill Ingalls, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/%22Hidden_Figures%22_Film_Celebration_%28NHQ201612100009%29.jpg/1280px-%22Hidden_Figures%22_Film_Celebration_%28NHQ201612100009%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Glen Powell at Premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/6906/gallery-a91846992c07.jpg) Glen Powell at Premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) — Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Glen_Powell.jpg/1280px-Glen_Powell.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Glen Powell](https://film.one/media/person/6906/gallery-6c8b48cda727.jpg) Glen Powell — Jennifer 8. Lee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Glen_Powell_at_CinemaCon_2025_06_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Glen_Powell_at_CinemaCon_2025_06_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Glen Powell](https://film.one/media/person/6906/gallery-2fb1b4d296ae.jpg) Glen Powell — Image via TMDB
- ![Glen Powell](https://film.one/media/person/6906/gallery-0fbfbc91ffdc.jpg) Glen Powell — Image via TMDB
- ![Glen Powell](https://film.one/media/person/6906/gallery-b7a9d25c8db7.jpg) Glen Powell — Image via TMDB
- ![Toronto International Film Festival 2016](https://film.one/media/person/6906/gallery-60d9f3fafd34.jpg) Toronto International Film Festival 2016 — Gordon  Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Glen_Powell_%2831550284041%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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