Known For: American actor (born 1988)
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, writer, film producer, television actor, film actor, screenwriter, stunt performer
Country: United States of America
City: Austin
Date of Birth: Friday, 21 October 1988
Language American English
Glen Thomas Powell Jr. is an American actor. He began his career with small roles on television and in films such as Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and Fast Food Nation (2006). Powell had roles in the comedy-horror series Scream Queens (2015–2016), the teen comedy Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), and the romantic comedy Set It Up (2018). He also portrayed astronaut John Glenn in Hidden Figures (2016) and aviator Tom Hudner in Devotion (2022).
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Glen Thomas Powell Jr. was raised in Austin, Texas, along with two sisters. He is the son of Glen Powell Sr., an executive coach, and Cyndy, a homemaker. He has paternal Lipka Tatar ancestry, from a great-great-grandfather Mustapha (a.k.a. Stephen) Chutsky. Powell graduated from Westwood High School in northwest Austin in 2007, where he played high school football and lacrosse. He attended the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin but left before finishing his degree. He initially expected to complete the requirements in spring 2024, but after his career limited his time commitments, he moved his goal to 2025.