Glen Powell

Glen Thomas Powell Jr. was raised in Austin, Texas, along with two sisters.{{Cite news |last=Barnes |first=Brooks |date=2024-06-07 |title=Glen Powell Is Absolutely Willing to Play the Hollywood Game |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/movies/glen-powell-hit-man-twisters.html |access-date=2024-06-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608194038/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/movies/glen-powell-hit-man-twisters.html |url-status=live }} He is the son of Glen Powell Sr., an executive coach, and Cyndy, a homemaker.{{Cite web |last=Blackwood |first=Emily |date=2023-12-28 |title=All About Glen Powell's Parents, Cyndy Powell and Glen Powell Sr. |url=https://people.com/all-about-glen-powell-parents-8415286 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108012652/https://people.com/all-about-glen-powell-parents-8415286 |url-status=live }} His father's surname is originally Chutsky; his father is of Polish and Lipka Tatar ancestry.{{Cite web |last=Ancestry |first=Hollywood |date=2022-05-22 |title='Top Gun: Maverick' Actor Glen Powell is Descended from the Warriors of Genghis Khan |url=https://www.hollywoodancestry.com/post/top-gun-maverick-actor-glen-powell-is-descended-from-the-warriors-of-genghis-khan |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Mysite |language=en |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112154013/https://www.hollywoodancestry.com/post/top-gun-maverick-actor-glen-powell-is-descended-from-the-warriors-of-genghis-khan |url-status=live }} Powell graduated from Westwood High School in northwest Austin in 2007, where he played high school football and lacrosse.{{cite web|last1=Turnbow|first1=Tina|title=Glen Powell of The Expendables 3|url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/glen-powell-of-the-expendables-3|website=Nylon Guys|date=March 3, 2014 |publisher=Nylon Media|access-date=November 20, 2015|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930184532/https://www.nylon.com/articles/glen-powell-of-the-expendables-3|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Odam |first=Matthew |date=2017-02-17 |title=Westwood High School grad at UT alumnus starring in 'Expendables 3' |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/movies-tv/2017/02/05/westwood-high-school-grad-at-ut-alumnus-starring-in-expendables-3/10198381007/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108012759/https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/movies-tv/2017/02/05/westwood-high-school-grad-at-ut-alumnus-starring-in-expendables-3/10198381007/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Neer |first=Lindsy |date=2023-04-27 |title=Glen Powell returns to Austin to give keynote at UT Moody College commencement |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2023/04/27/glen-powell-returns-ut-austin-moody-college-commencement-speech/70158705007/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224001638/https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2023/04/27/glen-powell-returns-ut-austin-moody-college-commencement-speech/70158705007/ |url-status=live }}

Powell's acting career began while working with Antonio Banderas and Sylvester Stallone in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.{{Cite web |last=Hogan |first=Kate |date=2024-05-02 |title=Remember Glen Powell's Part in 'Spy Kids 3-D'? He Calls Filming 'One of the Best Days' of His Life |url=https://people.com/glen-powell-talks-filming-spy-kids-3d-game-over-8652337 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524021408/https://people.com/glen-powell-talks-filming-spy-kids-3d-game-over-8652337 |url-status=live }} In 2007, before his first year of college, Powell landed a role in The Great Debaters, directed by and starring Denzel Washington.{{cite web |last1=Eisenberg |first1=Eric |date=August 12, 2013 |title=The Expendables 3 Adds Newcomer Glen Powell |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Expendables-3-Adds-Newcomer-Glen-Powell-38964.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224095820/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Expendables-3-Adds-Newcomer-Glen-Powell-38964.html |archive-date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=November 20, 2015 |website=Cinema Blend}}{{cite web |last=Holloway |first=Diane |date=October 12, 2007 |title=Austin teens compete on 'Endurance: Fiji' |url=http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/tvblog/entries/2007/10/12/austin_teens_compete_on_endurance_fiji.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529154925/http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/tvblog/entries/2007/10/12/austin_teens_compete_on_endurance_fiji.html/ |archive-date=May 29, 2016 |access-date=June 20, 2010 |publisher=Austin360.com}}{{cite web |last=Barnes |first=Michael |date=December 24, 2007 |title=Glen Powell Jr. picks up debate tips from Denzel Washington |url=http://mo.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/outandabout/entries/2007/12/24/glen_powell_jr.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707190700/http://mo.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/outandabout/entries/2007/12/24/glen_powell_jr.html |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=June 20, 2010 |publisher=Austin360.com |df=mdy-all}} Washington introduced him to agent Ed Limato, who encouraged Powell to move to Los Angeles. After moving to the city, Powell stayed with a friend of the family, and he later described struggling during this period to get roles, including failed auditions for Friday Night Lights, Cowboys & Aliens, and The Longest Ride.{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Lacey |date=2024-05-22 |title=Glen Powell Finally Conquered Hollywood. So Why Is He Leaving? |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/glen-powell-interview-hit-man-movie-texas-move-1235905159/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524152630/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/glen-powell-interview-hit-man-movie-texas-move-1235905159/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Hartman |first=Eva |date=2024-05-28 |title=Glen Powell initially turned down his 'Top Gun' role — so Tom Cruise rewrote it for him |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-05-28/glen-powell-tom-cruise-top-gun-rewrite |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529075116/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-05-28/glen-powell-tom-cruise-top-gun-rewrite |url-status=live }} However, he saw some success with small credits in television series, including Into the West, Jack & Bobby, CSI: Miami, NCIS, Without a Trace, Rizzoli & Isles, and The Lying Game. He also had minor parts in The Dark Knight Rises and Stuck in Love.{{cite web |last1=Valby |first1=Karen |title=Game Changers 2015: Glen Powell |url=http://www.mensfitness.com/life/entertainment/game-changers-glen-powell |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206215046/http://www.mensfitness.com/life/entertainment/game-changers-glen-powell |archive-date=February 6, 2017 |access-date=November 20, 2015 |website=Men's Fitness}} Powell stated that he auditioned multiple times for the role in The Dark Knight Rises and that Christopher Nolan taking a chance on him was a validation as "nothing was going on" in his life at the time.{{Cite web |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=2024-11-13 |title=Glen Powell’s Secret: “I Try to Think Audience First, Rather Than Me First” |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/glen-powell-2025-hollywood-portfolio-interview |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}

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Powell began receiving larger roles in feature films around 2014. He played a hacker in The Expendables 3, an action movie that starred several well-known stars and that reunited Powell with Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas. Powell later recounted asking Stallone for advice while filming on how to succeed in Hollywood.{{Cite web |last=Gross |first=Joe |title=Austin-raised actor Glen Powell talks 'The Expendables 3' |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2014/08/14/austin-raised-actor-glen-powell-talks-the-expendables-3/10137881007/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004135911/https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2014/08/14/austin-raised-actor-glen-powell-talks-the-expendables-3/10137881007/ |url-status=live }} Powell next took minor roles in the comedies Sex Ed and Ride Along 2. During this period, he also had a main role in the first season of the television show Scream Queens and a recurring role in the second season.{{Cite web |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=2016-03-18 |title=Glen Powell Doesn't Even Know His 'Scream Queens' Season 2 Storyline |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/scream-queens-season-2-characters-glen-powell-chad-radwell-1201733304/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527165326/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/scream-queens-season-2-characters-glen-powell-chad-radwell-1201733304/ |url-status=live }} In March 2016, he co-starred as Finnegan in Everybody Wants Some!!, Richard Linklater's spiritual sequel to Dazed & Confused, which was filmed in Austin, Texas and released by Paramount.{{cite magazine |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |date=November 18, 2015 |title=Richard Linklater's 'Everybody Wants Some' to Open SXSW |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/richard-linklaters-everybody-wants-some-to-open-sxsw-20151117 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119143120/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/richard-linklaters-everybody-wants-some-to-open-sxsw-20151117 |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |access-date=November 20, 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} Later that year, Powell played astronaut John Glenn in the biographical drama Hidden Figures.{{Cite web |last=Ehrbar |first=Ned |date=2017-02-28 |title=Oscars 2017: "Hidden Figures" star Glen Powell salutes Bill Paxton on the red carpet - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-2017-hidden-figures-glen-powell-bill-paxton/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527165332/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-2017-hidden-figures-glen-powell-bill-paxton/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, he had a minor role as Sergeant Dylan Chutsky in the Netflix film Sand Castle.{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=2015-10-14 |title=Glen Powell Enlists In 'Sand Castle'; Diane Guerrero Joins 'The Godmother' |url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/glen-powell-sand-castle-diane-guerrero-the-godmother-1201581543/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001184236/https://deadline.com/2015/10/glen-powell-sand-castle-diane-guerrero-the-godmother-1201581543/ |url-status=live }} He then starred in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.{{Cite web |last=Windsor |first=Harry |date=2018-04-12 |title='The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/guernsey-literary-potato-peel-pie-society-review-1102389/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

In 2018, Powell starred opposite Zoey Deutch in the romantic comedy Set it Up.{{cite web |date=March 30, 2017 |title=Zoey Deutch to Star With Glen Powell in Netflix's Romantic Comedy 'Set It Up' |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/zoey-deutch-glen-powell-set-it-up-netflix-1202019513/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422171146/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/zoey-deutch-glen-powell-set-it-up-netflix-1202019513/ |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=December 13, 2017 |publisher=variety.com}} The movie was released on Netflix. Powell reflected in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that he started getting more calls from contacts in the film industry after the movie's release,{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Lacey |date=2024-05-22 |title=Glen Powell Finally Conquered Hollywood. So Why Is He Leaving? |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/glen-powell-interview-hit-man-movie-texas-move-1235905159/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524152630/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/glen-powell-interview-hit-man-movie-texas-move-1235905159/ |url-status=live }} and Jake Greenburg of The Guardian commented that it was the "first movie wise enough to let [Powell] take up real space".{{Cite news |last=Greenberg |first=Jake |date=2018-07-02 |title=How sleeper hit Set It Up suggests a bright future for Netflix originals |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jul/02/netflix-originals-set-it-up-romantic-comedy |access-date=2024-05-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527165203/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jul/02/netflix-originals-set-it-up-romantic-comedy |url-status=live }} Later that year, Powell joined the cast of Top Gun: Maverick.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2018-08-01 |title=Glen Powell to Join Tom Cruise in 'Top Gun' Sequel After All (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/glen-powell-join-tom-cruise-top-gun-sequel-1131037/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=January 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107000844/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/glen-powell-join-tom-cruise-top-gun-sequel-1131037/ |url-status=live }} He had initially auditioned for the role of Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, but the part went to Miles Teller. Powell's audition impressed producers, who offered him the role of Jake "Hangman" Seresin instead but Powell was reluctant to take the role because he viewed the character as underdeveloped. A call from Tom Cruise, the star of the film, convinced Powell to accept the part, with Cruise offering him greater control over the character.{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Brennan |date=2022-04-08 |title=Top Gun 2 Star Shares Sweet Tom Cruise Story About His First Audition |url=https://screenrant.com/top-gun-2-glen-powell-tom-cruise-audition/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527165334/https://screenrant.com/top-gun-2-glen-powell-tom-cruise-audition/ |url-status=live }} The film was delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it turned into a "breakout role" for Powell upon its release in May 2022.

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Powell next worked as a voice actor in the animated film Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood, which premiered in March 2022.{{Cite web |last=Suglia |first=Casey |date=2022-04-02 |title=The Cast of 'Apollo 10 1/2' Might Seem Familiar |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/apollo-10-12-cast |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Netflix Tudum |language=en}} He then played naval officer Tom Hudner in the biographical war film, Devotion. The film, which Powell executive produced, received positive reviews when released in November 2022, but it was a box-office bomb.{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Ryan |date=2022-11-28 |title=Strange World, The Fabelmans, And Devotion All Bombed Big Time At The Box Office |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1118306/strange-world-the-fabelmans-and-devotion-all-bombed-big-time-at-the-box-office/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128184910/https://www.slashfilm.com/1118306/strange-world-the-fabelmans-and-devotion-all-bombed-big-time-at-the-box-office/ |url-status=live }} He next co-starred with Sydney Sweeney in the romantic comedy Anyone but You, which emerged as a sleeper hit, grossing $220 million worldwide.{{cite web |last=Newland |first=Christina |title= Glen Powell to Zendaya: Are genuine movie stars being born again? |url= https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240717-glen-powell-to-zendaya-are-genuine-movie-stars-being-born-again|website=BBC Culture |date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024}}{{Cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Lucas |last2=Buckley |first2=Thomas |title=Sony Lands Surprise Box Office Hit With 'Anyone But You' |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/-anyone-but-you-with-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell-exceeds-sales-expectations |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Bloomberg |date=January 10, 2024 |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110152153/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/-anyone-but-you-with-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell-exceeds-sales-expectations |url-status=live }} Around its release in December 2023, the film generated buzz because of speculation about a potential off-screen romance between Powell and Sweeney, although the two stars later admitted that the appearance of a real-life relationship was part of a marketing strategy.{{Cite web |last=McArdle |first=Tommy |date=2024-04-24 |title=Glen Powell Admits He and Sydney Sweeney Leaned Into Romance Rumors to Market Anyone But You: 'It Worked' |url=https://people.com/glen-powell-and-sydney-sweeney-leaned-into-romance-rumors-for-anyone-but-you-8638039 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524021407/https://people.com/glen-powell-and-sydney-sweeney-leaned-into-romance-rumors-for-anyone-but-you-8638039 |url-status=live }} Powell remarked to The New York Times: "That's people wanting what's on the screen off the screen, and sometimes you just have to lean into it a bit".{{Cite news |last=Spencer |first=Ashley |date=2024-04-23 |title=Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell on How 'Anyone but You' Beat the Rom-Com Odds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/movies/anyone-but-you-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell.html |access-date=2024-05-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523075345/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/movies/anyone-but-you-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell.html |url-status=live }} He later indicated that the press tour was designed as "its own sense of entertainment".

Powell produced and co-wrote the script of the romantic black comedy Hit Man with director Richard Linklater.{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=We Are |date=2024-05-16 |title=Big night for Austin's own Glen Powell with "Hitman" premiere and Texas Film Hall of Fame |url=https://cbsaustin.com/features/we-are-austin/big-night-for-austins-own-glen-powell-with-hitman-premiere-and-texas-film-hall-of-fame |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=KEYE |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523155751/https://cbsaustin.com/features/we-are-austin/big-night-for-austins-own-glen-powell-with-hitman-premiere-and-texas-film-hall-of-fame |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Fink |first=Richard |date=2024-06-02 |title=Why Glen Powell Chose Hit Man as His Writing Debut |url=https://movieweb.com/glen-powell-hit-man-writing-debut-explained/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}} Several critics praised Powell's performance in it as an undercover police contractor posing as a hitman. Alissa Wilkinson of The New York Times called it a "genuine star-clinching turn" for Powell,{{Cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Alissa |date=2024-05-23 |title='Hit Man' Review: It's a Hit, Man |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/movies/hit-man-review.html |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523155750/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/movies/hit-man-review.html |url-status=live }} while Sophie Butcher of Empire wrote that he "announces himself as a movie star and a filmmaking force to be reckoned with".{{Cite web |last=Butcher |first=Sophie |date=2024-05-22 |title=Hit Man Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/hit-man/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Empire |language=en |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523155745/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/hit-man/ |url-status=live }} After premiering at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival, Hit Man was released on Netflix in June 2024.{{Cite magazine |last=Rich |first=Katey |date=2024-01-22 |title=Glen Powell's Hit Man Gets a Release Date — And, Hallelujah, It's Going to Theaters |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/glen-powell-hit-man-trailer-richard-linklater |access-date=2024-05-24 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420000217/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/glen-powell-hit-man-trailer-richard-linklater |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Richardson |first=Kalia |date=2024-04-18 |title=Glen Powell Becomes a Master of Disguise in Latest 'Hit Man' Trailer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/glenn-powell-hitman-netflix-1235006616/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430212806/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/glenn-powell-hitman-netflix-1235006616/ |url-status=live }} In the following month, he starred in the disaster film Twisters, a standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister, playing a YouTube storm chaser.{{Cite web |last=Grebey |first=James |date=2024-05-01 |title=Everything to Know About the Twisters Cast: Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones & More |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/twisters-cast-explained-glen-powell-daisy-edgar-jones |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |language=en-US |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524024821/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/twisters-cast-explained-glen-powell-daisy-edgar-jones |url-status=live }} IndieWire's David Ehrlich commended him for "churning pure charisma" in his part.{{Cite web |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=2024-07-10 |title=Twisters Review: Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Deliver Classic Amblin Thrills in One of the Most Satisfying Movies of the Summer |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/twisters-review-glen-powell-daisy-edgar-jones-1235024257/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=IndieWire}} His performance in Hit Man earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.{{Cite news |date=December 9, 2024 |title=2025 Golden Globes nominations revealed: See the full list of nominees |url=https://ew.com/2025-golden-globes-nominations-full-list-8756192 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |work=Entertainment Weekly}}

Powell will next star in the thriller Huntington,{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=2024-01-22 |title=Glen Powell Finds Next Star Vehicle In Thriller 'Huntington' Inspired By Brit Classic 'Kind Hearts And Coronets'; Studiocanal & Participant Aboard With A24 Closing In On Domestic |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/glen-powell-top-gun-anyone-but-you-new-movie-huntington-a24-kind-hearts-coronets-1235800302/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510015909/https://deadline.com/2024/01/glen-powell-top-gun-anyone-but-you-new-movie-huntington-a24-kind-hearts-coronets-1235800302/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2024-05-01 |title=Studiocanal And A24 Team On Revenge Thriller 'Huntington' Starring Glen Powell; Margaret Qualley And Ed Harris Join Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/studiocanal-a24-team-huntington-glen-powell-margaret-qualley-ed-harris-1235900558/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=May 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501151130/https://deadline.com/2024/05/studiocanal-a24-team-huntington-glen-powell-margaret-qualley-ed-harris-1235900558/ |url-status=live }} as well as the Hulu comedy series Chad Powers, in which he will also serve as co-creator, writer and executive producer.{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=2024-08-22 |title='Chad Powers': First Look At Glen Powell In Hulu Comedy Series Based On Eli Manning Sketch |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/chad-powers-first-look-glen-powell-hulu-comedy-series-eli-manning-sketch-1236048152/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-08-22 |title=Glen Powell Transforms Into College Football Player in 'Chad Powers' First Look |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/glen-powell-chad-powers-hulu-first-look-1236115677/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} He will also star in an adaptation of Stephen King's thriller novel The Running Man, to be directed by Edgar Wright.{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2024-04-11|title=Glen Powell To Star In Edgar Wright's 'The Running Man' Reimagining At Paramount|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/glen-powell-edgar-wrights-running-man-paramount-1235881989/|access-date=2024-06-08|website=Deadline}}

Powell is a licensed pilot. Tom Cruise, his co-star in Top Gun: Maverick, paid for him to attend flight school.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Helen |date=2020-03-11 |title=Tom Cruise Paid for Glen Powell to Get His Pilot's License After Working on Top Gun: Maverick |url=https://people.com/movies/tom-cruise-paid-for-glen-powell-pilots-license/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108013117/https://people.com/movies/tom-cruise-paid-for-glen-powell-pilots-license/ |url-status=live }} Powell has declared himself a diehard fan of the Texas Longhorns.{{Cite web |last=Darney |first=Caroline |date=2023-12-30 |title=Texas superfan Glen Powell talks Longhorns football, the CFP and being Matthew McConaughey's deputy |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2023/12/texas-longhorns-football-glen-powell-cfp-matthew-mcconaughey |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=USAToday |language=en |archive-date=April 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421174237/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2023/12/texas-longhorns-football-glen-powell-cfp-matthew-mcconaughey |url-status=live }} In 2024, Powell relocated from Los Angeles back to his hometown of Austin, Texas.{{Cite web |last=DeLaura |first=Cat |date=2024-05-23 |title=Glen Powell Has Moved Back to Austin From California |url=https://www.austinmonthly.com/glen-powell-moves-back-austin/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Austin Monthly Magazine |language=en-US}}

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