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Glen Thomas Powell Jr. (born October 21, 1988)[2] is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. He is known for his roles in Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Anyone but You (2023), Hit Man (2023) and Twisters (2024).
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Born | Glen Thomas Powell Jr. October 21, 1988 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Education | University of Texas at Austin (in progress)[1] |
Occupation(s) | Actor, producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 2003–present |
His first roles were in 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 played astronaut John Glenn in Hidden Figures (2016) and aviator Tom Hudner in Devotion (2022).
Powell became popular for his role in the action movie Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and the romantic comedy Anyone but You (2023).[3][4] He later appeared in the dark comedy Hit Man (2023) and in the disaster movie Twisters (2024).
Powell was born and raised in Austin, Texas.[5] He went to Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin but left before finishing his degree.[6]
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