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Hopper Jack Penn[1][2][3] (born August 6, 1993)[4] is an American actor.[5] He has appeared in the films Signs of Love (2022) and Devil's Peak (2023).[6]
Hopper Penn | |
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| Born | Hopper Jack Penn August 6, 1993 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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Penn was born to parents Sean Penn and Robin Wright in Los Angeles, California.[7][8][9] His sister is Dylan Penn.[10][11] He was named after actors Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson.[1][12] His father almost named him "Steak."[13][14][15] Penn has admitted that his parents' "rocky" relationship took a toll on him.[16] He spent his childhood in Ross, California and moved to Los Angeles in 2009, following his parents' separation.[17][18][19]
Penn portrayed Morgan Fairchild Williams, the real life cousin of filmmaker Michael Maxxis, opposite Paz de la Huerta and Rosanna Arquette in Maxxis' 2020 film Puppy Love.[17][20][21] While preparing for the role, Penn lived with Williams in his apartment.[22][23]
In 2021, Penn played Nick in Flag Day, which stars his father and his sister.[24]
In 2022, he portrayed Frankie in Signs of Love, in which he reunited with his sister and Arquette.[25]
In 2023, Penn played Jacob McNeely opposite his mother and Billy Bob Thornton in Devil's Peak.[26]
Penn also played the lead in the 2023 short film Let Me Go (The Right Way), which was written by Owen King and Destry Spielberg and directed by the latter.[27][28]
In March 2013, it was reported that Penn was caught on video shouting racist and homophobic slurs at a papparazo while entering a Beverly Hills building with his father.[29] He later issued an apology: "I was accosted by paparazzi and made to feel like an animal — threatened and under attack, but that does not condone my own actions. I deeply regret my choice of words."[30]
On April 4, 2018, Penn and his then girlfriend, actress Uma von Wittkamp, were arrested in Nebraska for drug possession after police pulled them over for failing to signal.[31][32] They were taken to Hamilton County Jail in Aurora, Nebraska.[33] Then they were released from jail on April 5 after posting bond.[1][34][35] He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor.[36]
Penn has admitted having an addiction to crystal meth and has gone to rehab.[16][37] He credits his father for overcoming his drug addiction.[38]
He has stated in 2023 that he does not consider himself a nepo baby.[39][40][41][42]
As of May 2023, he has been in a relationship with actress Zoe Bleu Sidel, who co-starred with him in Signs of Love.[43]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Back in the Game | Cowboy | Short film |
| 2014 | The Men of Santa Muerte | Will | Short film |
| 2015 | Endings, Inc. | Rusty | Short film |
| 2016 | The Last Face | Billy Boggs | |
| 2017 | Life Boat | Unknown | Short film |
| 2017 | War Machine | Nick Farrenberg | |
| 2018 | Between Worlds | Rick | |
| 2019 | The Arrangement | Unknown | Short film |
| 2020 | Puppy Love | Morgan | Also producer |
| 2021 | Flag Day | Nick Vogel | |
| 2021 | The Cleaner | Trent | |
| 2022 | Let Me Go the Right Way | Aiden | Short film |
| 2022 | Signs of Love | Frankie | |
| 2022 | Night of the Cooters | Sweets | Short film |
| 2023 | Devil's Peak | Jacob | |
| 2023 | The Good Mother | Ducky | |
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