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My Take
Glen Powell reads to me like Hollywood's last old-fashioned movie star, built the slow way. He spent years grinding through small parts before the industry caught up, and that long apprenticeship shows: he treats charm as a craft, not a birthright. What separates him from other handsome leading men is the writer-producer brain underneath — he studies how stars are made and engineers his own career accordingly, while staying loyal to his Texas roots instead of dissolving into Los Angeles. He can sell romance, comedy, and blockbuster spectacle with equal ease, which is rarer than it sounds. I suspect we are watching the early chapters of a genuinely durable leading man.
Overview
Glen Thomas Powell Jr. (born October 21, 1988) is an American actor. He began his career with small roles on television and in films including Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and Fast Food Nation (2006). Powell acted in the action film The Expendables 3 (2014), the comedy-horror series Scream Queens (2015–2016), the teen comedy Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), the historical romance The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Glen Powell
- Name (Japanese)
- グレン・パウエル
- Reading
- ぐれん・ぱうえる
- Born
- October 21, 1988 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dragon
- Origin
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / writer / film producer / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Westwood High School
- University
- University of Texas at Austin
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Twisters | — | |
| Notable work | Anyone but You | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.