Glen Thomas Powell Jr. is an American actor. He began his career with guest roles on television and small roles in films such as The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and The Expendables 3 (2014)
He made his breakthrough performance as Chad Radwell in the Fox comedy-horror series Scream Queens (2015–2016).
Since moving to Los Angeles, he has starred in television series such as Scream Queens, Into the West, Jack & Bobby, CSI: Miami, NCIS, Without a Trace, Rizzoli & Isles, and The Lying Game, along with the feature films like The Expendables 3, Ride Along 2, Sex Ed, Stuck in Love, The Dark Knight Rises, Hidden Figures, and Top Gun: Maverick.
He co-starred as Finnegan in Everybody Wants Some!!, Richard Linklater’s spiritual sequel to Dazed & Confused was filmed in Austin and released by Paramount on March 30, 2016. He starred opposite Zoey Deutch in Set It Up, a romantic comedy on Netflix.
Can Glen Powell fly?
Yes, Powell can fly. Powell doesn’t just act as a pilot. He’s actually completed the training needed to get his private pilot’s license. He’s traded in the F/A-18 for a Cirrus, but the love of flying remains.
Flying wasn’t always as kind to him, however, as Powell has been upfront about his bouts of airsickness throughout the intense jet training flights.
“If the question is, ‘Did I get airsick?’ the answer is yes, I did,” Powell said with a smile. “I want to be forthright with America here.” There’s no shame in “giving your breakfast back to the Navy” as Powell called it as every bit of aviation footage used in the film is absolutely worth every bit of vomit.
Is Glen Powell a nice guy?
He just seems fun-loving and unassuming, taking his grandma to movie premieres and posting wacky Instagram pictures hamming it up with his family and co-stars and flexing in a boat with buddies.
(He also won Twitter the day he lost out on “Top Gun” and joked that he was going to take down his Cruise posters.)
There’s also crossover appeal: The leading-man good looks go a long way with female fans – he’s like an unofficial Chris just waiting for the right Marvel movie.
But Powell is also man crush-worthy as a guy’s guy you’d be all in with to grab adult beverages, take in a sporting event or trash-talk while playing “Madden NFL” on your Xbox.