30 Penn Badgley Photos For His 30th Birthday

Penn Badgley Through The Years

Born on November 1, 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland, Penn Badgley celebrates his 30th birthday Tuesday. The actor got his start as a teenager, popping up in episodes of Will & Grace, The Young and the Restless, and What I Like About You. He then hit the big screen in John Tucker Must Die in 2006 before joining Gossip Girl as the ever-dreamy lonely boy, Dan Humphrey. During his run on the show, Badgley also earned credits for Drive Thru, Forever Strong, The Stepfather, Easy A, and Margin Call. In honor of the star's 30 birthday, see 30 photos of him through the years, ahead.

Penn Badgley at a Christmas Eve Meal for The Homeless Hosted by Jennifer Love Hewitt on December 24, 2004

Penn Badgley With Chace Crawford at the 2007 The CW UpFront After Party on May 17, 2007

Penn Badgley at The CW Summer Tour Party in West Hollywood on July 20, 2007

Penn Badgley at the Launch Party for Gossip Girl in New York City on September 18, 2007

Penn Badgley at a Portrait Session for the You Vote Campaign in New York City on September 19, 2007

Penn Badgley at Fuse Studios New York on October 8, 2007

Penn Badgley at the Paley Center for Media's 25th annual Paley Television Festival in Hollywood on March 22, 2008

Penn Badgley With Leighton Meester at MTV's Total Request Live in New York City on May 13, 2008

Penn Badgley With Blake Lively at the Nina Ricci After Party For the Met Ball Hosted By Olivier Theyskens and Lauren Santo Domingo in New York City on May 5, 2008

Penn Badgley at the Entertainment Weekly and Vavoom UpFront Party in New York City on May 13, 2008

Penn Badgley at The Dark Knight Premiere in New York City on July 14, 2008

Penn Badgely at the Closing Night of Rent on Broadway on September 7, 2008

Penn Badgley in New York City on October 4, 2008

Penn Badgley On Location for Gossip Girl in Brooklyn on October 8, 2008

Penn Badgley Filming With Hilary Duff in New York City on August 26, 2009

Penn Badgley With Blake Lively at the 2009 Angel Ball to Benefit Gabrielle's Angel Foundation in New York City on October 20, 2009

Penn Badgley at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert in New York City on October 29, 2009

Penn Badgley at a Private Dinner for Karl Lagerfeld in New York City on September 9, 2010

Penn Badgley With John Legend and Chace Crawford at "A Lifeline in the Night: A Benefit for Pakistan Flood Relief" in New York City on October 4, 2010

Penn Badgley at the Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards in New York City on October 12, 2010

Penn Badgley Snowboarding at the Park City Mountain Resort on January 23, 2011

Penn Badgley at the Margin Call Premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 25, 2011

Penn Badgley With Kellan Lutz at Coach Men's Summer Party On The High Line in New York City on June 28, 2011

Penn Badgley at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2012

Penn Badgley on the Set of Gossip Girl in New York City on September 24, 2012

Penn Badgley With Zoe Kravitz at the Cinema Society & Artistry screening of Warm Bodies in New York City on January 25, 2013

Penn Badgley at the Apple Store Soho During the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 25, 2013

Penn Badgley in New York City on April 3, 2014

Penn Badgley on Sway in the Morning at the SiriusXM Studios in New York City on March 13, 2015

Penn Badgley at Wizard World Comic Con in Philadelphia on May 9, 2015