David Packard Corenswet (born July 8, 1993)[1] is an American actor. After graduating from Juilliard in 2016, he began guest starring in television series, including House of Cards in 2018. He then played lead roles in the Netflix series The Politician (2019–2020) and Hollywood (2020), both created by Ryan Murphy.[2][3] He starred in the films Look Both Ways and Pearl, and the HBO miniseries We Own This City (all 2022). In 2024, he had supporting roles in the film Twisters and the miniseries Lady in the Lake. He will star in the first DC Universe (DCU) film Superman (2025) as the title character.
David Corenswet | |
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 Corenswet on the set of Superman in 2024 | |
| Born | David Packard Corenswet July 8, 1993 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Spouse |
Julia Best Warner (m. 2023) |
Early life and education
editCorenswet was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] His father, John Corenswet, was from a prominent Jewish family in New Orleans,[5][6] and worked as a stage actor in New York City for many years[4] before becoming a lawyer.[7] His maternal grandfather is the American author and creator of the Choose Your Own Adventure book series, Edward Packard.[8][9]
Corenswet graduated from the Shipley School and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama in 2016 from the Juilliard School in New York City.[4][10][11] He applied and was accepted to Juilliard while a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania.[12]
Career
editEarly career
editAs a child actor, Corenswet appeared in numerous professional theater productions, including the Arden Theatre's 2002 production[13] of Arthur Miller's All My Sons,[14] the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival's 2003 production of Macbeth,[15] the Walnut Street Theatre's 2003 production of La Vie En Bleu,[16][15] and the People's Light and Theatre Company's 2004 production of The Forgiving Harvest,[17][18] among others.[19] Corenswet wrote the screenplay for and acted in Following Chase (2011), directed by Greg Koorhan.[20] He next co-wrote, produced, and starred in a two-season sketch-comedy web series, Moe & Jerryweather (2014–2016).[21] In 2016, director Rob Reiner cast Corenswet as a co-lead in his planned television series, The Tap, set at Yale College in 1969. Corenswet played a student.[22] USA Network ordered the pilot episode,[23] which was filmed in 2017, but declined to pick up the series.[24]
In Corenswet's first film role after graduating from Juilliard, he starred as Michael Lawson in Affairs of State (2018), a political thriller. The film also stars Thora Birch, Mimi Rogers, and Adrian Grenier. Los Angeles Times described the film as "well-acted".[25] Corenswet then appeared in several guest-star roles, including in House of Cards, Elementary, and Instinct.[21]
Rising profile
editIn Netflix's The Politician (2019–2020), he portrayed River Barkley, the lover and high-school political rival of Payton Hobart (Ben Platt). Vanity Fair described River as a "wealthy, sporty, straight-A student".[26][27][28] Corenswet next starred as Jack Castello[29][30] in Hollywood (2020), a Netflix limited series about the post-World War II film business in Los Angeles. The project reunited him with Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the creators of The Politician. Corenswet was also an executive producer on the series.[31] Men's Health magazine praised Corenswet's performance as that of a "breakout lead".[32] IndieWire called it "another star-proving turn from David Corenswet."[33]
In We Own This City (2022), a fact-based[34] HBO limited series from The Wire's writers and executive producers David Simon and George Pelecanos, Corenswet co-starred as the veteran police investigator David McDougall, whose work in 2016 helped uncover years of corruption in the Gun Trace Task Force of the Baltimore police department.[35][36] Also in 2022, Corenswet co-starred as Jake in Look Both Ways, a Netflix original romantic comedy-drama film.[37] Then in Pearl, a 2022 feature film released in theaters by A24 and directed by Ti West, Corenswet co-starred as The Projectionist.[38][39]
In 2024, along with Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, and Austin Crute, Corenswet co-stars in The Greatest Hits, a film for Searchlight Pictures written, directed, and produced by Ned Benson.[40] Described as a “musical time travel romance,” the film premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival.[41][42] Also in 2024, Corenswet played Scott, a member of a team of tornado chasers, in Twisters, a disaster film.[43] Corenswet also appeared alongside Natalie Portman in the Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake, directed by Alma Har'el.[44]
In June 2023, Corenswet was cast as Superman in the upcoming superhero film Superman from director James Gunn. It is set to be the first live action film in the DC Universe (DCU) and will release in 2025.[45]
Personal life
editIn March 2023, Corenswet and his wife, Julia Best Warner, were married at Immaculate Conception Church in New Orleans. It was an interfaith wedding ceremony that included both her Catholic customs and his Jewish customs. It was officiated by a priest and a rabbi.[46]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Affairs of State | Michael Lawson | |
| 2019 | The Sunlit Night | Scott Glenn | |
| 2022 | Look Both Ways | Jake | |
| Pearl | The Projectionist | ||
| 2024 | The Greatest Hits | Max | |
| Twisters | Scott | ||
| 2025 | Superman † | Clark Kent / Superman | Post-production[47][48] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2018 | Moe & Jerryweather | Jerryweather | 17 episodes; also producer |
| 2015 | One Bad Choice | Reggie Shaw | Episode: "Reggie Shaw" |
| 2017 | Elementary | Houston Spivey | Episode: "High Heat" |
| 2018 | Instinct | Spencer Baymoore | Episode: "Live" |
| House of Cards | Reed | Episode: "Chapter 72" | |
| 2019–2020 | The Politician | River Barkley | 11 episodes |
| 2020 | Hollywood | Jack Castello | Miniseries, 7 episodes |
| Acting for a Cause | Romeo | Episode: "Romeo and Juliet" | |
| 2022 | We Own This City | David McDougall | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Lady in the Lake | Allan Durst | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
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- ^ Andres, Tommy, & Tobin, Ariana, "How Choose Your Own Adventure Was Born." Marketplace (Minnesota Public Radio). April 11 2014.
- ^ Rosen, Jake, "A Brief History of Choose Your Own Adventure." Mental Floss. April 10, 2014.
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- ^ Hodges, Ben (November 27, 2004). Theatre World: 2002–2003. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557836342 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Wallace, Debra, "The Natural: An Acting Career Seemed Fated for David Corenswet, Star of Netflix's The Politician." Suburban Life Magazine Philadelphia. November 2019.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth,"Cast Picked for U.S. Premiere of Picasso Musical, La Vie En Bleu, in Philly Sept. 2-Oct. 19". Playbill. July 15, 2003.
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- ^ Milan, Alexa, "Review: Following Chase." It's Just Movies. April 3, 2012.
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- ^ Andreeva, Nellie, "The Tap Yale University Period Drama Pilot Not Going Forward At USA Network." Deadline Hollywood News. June 19, 2017.
- ^ Murray, Noel, "Review: Sex-Tinged Melodrama Affairs of State Mirrors Real Politics". Los Angeles Times. June 13, 2018.
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