Penn Badgley Is Not Afraid Of "The Stepfather"

Penn Badgley plays the smart and sexy Dan Humphrey on the CW hit series "Gossip Girl", but he's taking on a new role in the movie "The Stepfather."

Penn Bagley sat down with Emily talk about his new role.

In "The Stepfather", Badgley plays Micheal, who just came home from military school. He finds his mother in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. Although everyone in the family thinks David is a family man, Micheal grows suspicious of him. As time passes, he begins putting the puzzle together and learns the truth about the man who is about to become his stepfather.

Badgley was born in Baltimore, Maryland. As a child, he started doing voice-overs for radio stations.

When he was 11 years old, Badgley and his mom moved to Hollywood so he could pursue an acting career. He's done voice over work "Mario Golf 64" and "Mario Tennis 64." He was also on "Will & Grace", ">John Tucker Must Die" and "What I Like About You".

In the hit CW show, "Gossip Girl", Badgley plays the love interest of Upper East Side "it" girl, Serena van der Woodsen.

"The Stepfather" is in theaters now, and of course, "Gossip Girl" airs on WPIX.