Hopper Penn
{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hopper Penn
| image = Adèle Exarchopoulos, Hopper Penn, Charlize Theron at Cannes 2016.jpg
| caption = Penn (middle) alongside Adèle Exarchopoulos (left) and Charlize Theron (right) at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
| birth_name = Hopper Jack Penn
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1993|8|6}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2011–present
| parents = {{ubl|Sean Penn|Robin Wright}}
| relatives = {{ubl|Dylan Penn (sister)|Michael Penn (uncle)|Chris Penn (uncle)|Leo Penn (grandfather)|Eileen Ryan (grandmother)| Charlie Wright (cousin)}}
| website =
}}
Hopper Jack Penn{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Hopper Penn, girlfriend released from Nebraska jail|date=April 6, 2018|newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|url=https://archive.triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/hopper-penn-girlfriend-released-from-nebraska-jail/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite magazine|last=Petrarca|first=Emilia|title=At Ease, Ladies: Hopper Jack Penn, Sean and Robin Wright's Son, Gets a Modeling Contract|date=November 22, 2016|magazine=W|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/at-ease-ladies-hopper-jack-penn-sean-and-robin-wrights-son-gets-a-modeling-contract|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} (born August 6, 1993){{cite magazine|last=Beck|first=Lia|title=All About Sean Penn and Robin Wright's 2 Kids|date=April 3, 2023|magazine=People|url=https://people.com/parents/all-about-sean-penn-robin-wright-kids/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} is an American actor.{{cite magazine|last=Sun|first=Rebecca|title=Rep Sheet Roundup: ICM Signs Hopper Penn|date=September 19, 2014|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/rep-sheet-roundup-icm-signs-734399/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} He has appeared in the films Signs of Love (2022) and Devil's Peak (2023).{{cite web|last=Swann|first=Erik|title=Sean Penn And Robin Wright's Actor Son Hopper Has A Blunt Comment About Nepo Babies|date=February 26, 2023|website=CinemaBlend|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/sean-penn-and-robin-wrights-actor-son-hopper-has-a-blunt-comment-about-nepo-babies|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}
Early life
Penn was born to actors Sean Penn and Robin Wright in Los Angeles.{{cite web|title=Hopper Penn, girlfriend released from Nebraska jail|date=April 6, 2018|website=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/7940e9521ac64f1e9e1d412b7421510d|accessdate=July 5, 2023}}{{cite news|last=Mulkerrins|first=Jane|title=Why Hopper Penn, the son of Sean Penn and Robin Wright, is swapping acting for the kitchen|date=April 8, 2018|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/mens-style/hopper-penn-son-sean-penn-robin-wright-swapping-acting-kitchen/|accessdate=July 3, 2023|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|title=Wilhelmina's Celebrity Division Adds Hopper Penn To Roster|date=November 16, 2016|website=PR Newswire|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wilhelminas-celebrity-division-adds-hopper-penn-to-roster-300364345.html|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} His sister is Dylan Penn.{{cite news|last=Paton|first=Elizabeth|title=Sound Bite: Dylan and Hopper Penn at Milan Fashion Week|date=February 25, 2016|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/fashion/milan-fashion-week-dylan-penn.html|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Ceneviva|first=Alex|title=Sean Penn's Son Has Grown Up To Be His Father's Twin|date=May 24, 2023|website=TheList.com|url=https://www.thelist.com/1295333/sean-penn-son-grown-up-fathers-twin/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} He was named after actors Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson.{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Hopper Penn, girlfriend released from Nebraska jail|date=April 7, 2018|website=Taiwan News|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3399736|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} His father almost named him "Steak."{{cite web|last=Khoo|first=Isabelle|title=Hopper Penn Reveals How He Got His Name|date=June 15, 2016|website=HuffPost|url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/hopper-penn-reveals-how-he-got-his-name_n_10479722|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Annie|title=Sean Penn wanted to name son 'Steak' due to love of meat|date=June 15, 2016|website=United Press International|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2016/06/15/Sean-Penn-wanted-to-name-son-Steak-due-to-love-of-meat/3911466006466/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Willis|first=Jackie|title=Sean Penn's Son Hopper Reveals the Insane Name His Dad Almost Gave Him|date=June 15, 2016|website=KARE (TV)|url=https://www.kare11.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/sean-penns-son-hopper-reveals-the-insane-name-his-dad-almost-gave-him/89-244948082|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} Penn has admitted that his parents' "rocky" relationship took a toll on him.{{cite magazine|last=Marquina|first=Sierra|title=Sean Penn's Son Hopper, 23, Opens Up About Battling Crystal Meth, Getting Ultimatum From Dad|date=March 16, 2017|magazine=Us Weekly|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sean-penns-son-hopper-opens-up-about-battling-crystal-meth-w472526/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} He spent his childhood in Ross, California and moved to Los Angeles in 2009, following his parents' separation.{{cite news|last=Rotter|first=Joshua|title=Rosanna Arquette, Hopper Penn team up in 'Puppy Love'|date=February 2, 2021|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/rosanna-arquette-hopper-penn-team-up-in-puppy-love/article_c7ef15d1-1bb7-5284-b11f-1d82839ff60d.html|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Ross|first=Martha|title=Sean Penn's son Hopper arrested in drug case; grew up in Marin|date=April 6, 2018|newspaper=Marin Independent Journal|url=https://www.marinij.com/2018/04/06/sean-penns-son-hopper-arrested-in-drug-case-grew-up-in-marin/|accessdate=July 3, 2023|url-access=subscription}}{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Hopper Penn, girlfriend released from Nebraska jail|date=April 6, 2018|newspaper=The Seattle Times|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/hopper-penn-girlfriend-released-from-nebraska-jail/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}
Career
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.{{cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|title=Hopper Penn & Paz De La Huerta To Topline Indie 'Puppy Love'|date=March 15, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/hopper-penn-paz-de-la-huerta-puppy-love-movie-1202043888/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite magazine|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Hopper Penn, Paz de la Huerta to Star in Dramatic Comedy 'Puppy Love'|date=March 15, 2017|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/hopper-penn-paz-de-la-huerta-puppy-love-1202009501/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} While preparing for the role, Penn lived with Williams in his apartment.{{cite news|last=Griwkowsky|first=Fish|title=$3-million feature starring Hopper Penn to shoot in Edmonton|date=March 15, 2017|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/movies/3-million-feature-starring-hopper-penn-to-shoot-in-edmonton|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Morrison|first=Kent|title='Puppy Love' feature film based in Edmonton|date=March 23, 2017|website=Global News|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3330960/puppy-love-feature-film-based-in-edmonton/|accessdate=July 4, 2023}}
In 2021, Penn played Nick in Flag Day, which stars his father and his sister.{{cite magazine|last=Yuma|first=Jennifer|title='Flag Day' Trailer Showcases Sean Penn's On and Off-Screen Family|date=July 28, 2021|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/flag-day-trailer-sean-penn-dylan-frances-penn-1235028991/|accessdate=July 4, 2023}}
In 2022, he portrayed Frankie in Signs of Love, in which he reunited with his sister and Arquette.{{cite magazine|last2=Hopewell|first2=John|last1=Barraclough|first1=Leo|title=Thriller 'Signs of Love,' Starring Hopper Jack Penn, Dylan Penn, Zoe Bleu, Rosanna Arquette, Picked Up by Blue Fox (Exclusive)|date=October 29, 2021|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/signs-of-love-hopper-jack-penn-dylan-penn-zoe-bleu-rosanna-arquette-blue-fox-1235100663/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}
In 2023, Penn played Jacob McNeely opposite his mother and Billy Bob Thornton in Devil's Peak.{{cite magazine|last=Travis|first=Emlyn|title=Robin Wright and son Hopper Penn play a conflicted mother-son duo in Devil's Peak trailer|date=February 9, 2023|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url=https://ew.com/movies/robin-wright-and-son-hopper-penn-devils-peak-trailer/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}
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.{{cite web|last=Watel|first=Stephanie|title=New Thriller Let Me Go (The Right Way) Has Hopper Penn Grasping For Sanity|date=March 1, 2023|website=MovieWeb|url=https://movieweb.com/new-thriller-let-me-go-the-right-way-has-hopper-pen-grasping-for-sanity/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Villei|first=Matt|title='Let Me Go (The Right Way)' Trailer Shows Hopper Penn Fighting With Reality [Exclusive]|date=February 27, 2023|website=Collider|url=https://collider.com/let-me-go-the-right-way-trailer/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}
Personal life
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.{{cite magazine|last=Hearon|first=Sarah|title=Sean Penn and Robin Wright's Son Hopper Penn Arrested for Drug Possession|date=April 5, 2018|magazine=Us Weekly|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sean-penn-robin-wrights-son-hopper-arrested-for-drug-possession/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite news|last=Ross|first=Martha|title=Sean Penn's tough love speech apparently didn't work: Hopper Penn arrested on drug charges|date=April 5, 2018|newspaper=The Mercury News|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/05/sean-penns-tough-love-speech-apparently-didnt-work-hopper-penn-arrested-on-drug-charges/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} They were taken to Hamilton County Jail in Aurora, Nebraska.{{cite web|last=Park|first=Andrea|title=Hopper Penn arrested in Nebraska for drug possession|date=April 6, 2018|website=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hopper-penn-arrested-in-nebraska-for-drug-possession/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} Then they were released from jail on April 5 after posting bond.{{cite web|title=Hopper Penn, Son of Sean Penn, Robin Wright, Released From Nebraska Jail Following Drug Arrest|date=April 6, 2018|website=WTVJ|url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/hopper-penn-released-from-nebraska-jail-following-drug-arrest/2000226/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Hopper Penn, girlfriend released from Nebraska jail|date=April 6, 2018|website=KSNW|url=https://www.ksn.com/entertainment/hopper-penn-girlfriend-released-from-nebraska-jail/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Hopper Penn, girlfriend released from Nebraska jail|date=April 7, 2018|website=WHAS-TV|url=https://www.whas11.com/article/features/entertainment/hopper-penn-girlfriend-released-from-nebraska-jail/417-536223712|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Hopper Penn, son of Sean Penn and Robin Wright, settles Nebraska drug case|date=June 21, 2018|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/06/21/hopper-penn-son-sean-penn-robin-wright-drug-case/720718002/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}
Penn has admitted having an addiction to crystal meth and has gone to rehab.{{cite web|last=Reilly|first=Kaitlin|title=Sean Penn's Son Hopper Talks Crystal Meth Addiction|date=March 16, 2017|website=Refinery29|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/03/145695/sean-hopper-penn-crystal-meth-addiction|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} He credits his father for overcoming his drug addiction.{{cite news|last=Ross|first=Martha|title=Sean Penn's son Hopper: Dad's ultimatum saved me from crystal meth addiction|date=March 17, 2017|newspaper=The Mercury News|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/17/sean-penns-son-hopper-dads-ultimatum-saved-me-from-crystal-meth-addiction/|accessdate=July 3, 2023|url-access=subscription}}
He has stated in 2023 that he does not consider himself a nepo baby.{{cite web|last=Tinoco|first=Armando|title=Hopper Penn Says He's Not A "Nepo Baby" & Doesn't Care If People Think He Is|date=February 25, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/hopper-penn-says-hes-not-a-nepo-baby-1235271688/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Seitz|first=Loree|title=Sean Penn and Robin Wright's Son Doesn't 'Give a S—' If People Think He's a Nepo Baby: 'I'm Not'|date=February 26, 2023|website=TheWrap|url=https://www.thewrap.com/sean-penn-son-hopper-penn-nepo-baby/|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Alter|first=Ethan|title=Hopper Penn on acting opposite mom Robin Wright in 'Devil's Peak' and why he rejects the 'nepo baby' label: 'I don't give a s***, because I'm not one'|date=February 23, 2023|website=Yahoo!|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hopper-penn-robin-wright-sean-penn-devils-peak-nepo-baby-171020845.html|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Kahn|first=Zeba|title=Sean Penn's son Hopper doesn't identify as a "nepo baby" and doesn't care if people think he is|date=February 27, 2023|website=WION|url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/sean-penns-son-hopper-is-not-a-nepo-baby-im-not-one-566473|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}
In May 2023, he was photographed with actress Zoe Bleu Sidel, who co-starred with him in Signs of Love.{{cite news|title=Sean Penn's son Hopper and Rosanna Arquette's daughter confirm romance!|date=May 8, 2023|newspaper=Longview News-Journal|url=https://www.news-journal.com/sean-penn-s-son-hopper-and-rosanna-arquette-s-daughter-confirm-romance/article_57e05ea5-1ad9-5c52-9929-4399f0472f3d.html|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | 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
| Billy Boggs | |
| 2017
| Life Boat | Unknown | Short film |
| 2017
| Nick Farrenberg | |
| 2018
| Rick | |
| 2019
| The Arrangement | Unknown | Short film |
| 2020
| Morgan | Also producer |
| 2021
| Flag Day | Nick Vogel | |
| 2021
| Trent | |
| 2022
| Let Me Go the Right Way | Aiden | Short film |
| 2022
| Frankie | |
| 2022
| Night of the Cooters | Sweets | Short film |
| 2023
| Jacob | |
| 2023
| Ducky | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1813421}}
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