David Corenswet

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David Corenswet
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Corenswet in 2025
Born
David Packard Corenswet

(1993-07-08) July 8, 1993 (age 32)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Julia Warner
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(m. 2023)​
Children1
RelativesEdward Packard (grandfather)

David Packard Corenswet (/ˈkɔːrənswɛt/; born July 8, 1993) is an American actor. After graduating from Juilliard in 2016, he began guest starring in television series, including House of Cards in 2018. He played lead roles in the Netflix series The Politician (2019–2020) and Hollywood (2020), both created by Ryan Murphy. In 2022, he starred in the films Look Both Ways and Pearl, and the HBO miniseries We Own This City. After supporting roles in the film Twisters and the miniseries Lady in the Lake (both 2024), he rose to prominence with his portrayal of the titular superhero in James Gunn's DC Universe film Superman (2025).

Early life and education

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David Packard Corenswet was born on July 8, 1993,[1][2] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[3] and grew up there[4] and in Lower Merion[5] with his older sister Amy.[6] His father, John Corenswet, was from a Jewish family in New Orleans,[7][8][9] and worked as a stage actor in New York City for many years[3] before becoming a lawyer.[10] His mother is also a lawyer.[11] His maternal grandfather is author Edward Packard, creator of the Choose Your Own Adventure book series.[12][13][14]

Corenswet graduated from the Shipley School and attended the University of Pennsylvania for a year before transferring to the Juilliard School, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama in 2016.[3][15][16]

Career

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Beginnings (2002–2018)

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As a child actor, Corenswet appeared in numerous professional theater productions, including the Arden Theatre's 2002 production[17] of Arthur Miller's All My Sons,[18] the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival's 2003 production of Macbeth,[19] the Walnut Street Theatre's 2003 production of La Vie En Bleu,[20][19] and the People's Light and Theatre Company's 2004 production of The Forgiving Harvest,[21][22] among others.[17] Corenswet wrote the screenplay for and acted in Following Chase (2011), directed by Greg Koorhan.[23] He next co-wrote, produced, and starred in a two-season sketch-comedy web series, Moe & Jerryweather (2014–2016) along with fellow Juilliard grad Adam Langdon.[24] 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.[25] USA Network ordered the pilot episode,[26] which was filmed in 2017, but declined to pick up the series.[27]

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".[28] Corenswet then appeared in several guest-star roles, including in House of Cards,[29] Elementary, and Instinct.[24]

Rising popularity (2019–present)

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Corenswet as Clark Kent on the set of Superman in 2024

In Netflix's The Politician (2019–2020), directed by Ryan Murphy, he portrayed River Barkley, the lover and high-school political rival of Payton Hobart (Ben Platt).[30] Vanity Fair described River as a "wealthy, sporty, straight-A student".[31][32][33] Corenswet next starred as Jack Castello[34][35] in Hollywood (2020), a Netflix limited series about the post-World War II film business in Los Angeles.[36] The project reunited him with Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the creators of The Politician. Corenswet was also an executive producer on the series.[37] Men's Health magazine praised Corenswet's performance as that of a "breakout lead".[38] IndieWire called it "another star-proving turn from David Corenswet."[39]

In We Own This City (2022), a fact-based[40] 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.[41][42] Also in 2022, Corenswet co-starred as Jake in Look Both Ways, a Netflix original romantic comedy-drama film.[43] Corenswet then co-starred as The Projectionist in Pearl, a feature film directed by Ti West and released in theaters by A24 in 2022.[44][45]

In 2024, Corenswet co-starred with Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, and Austin Crute in The Greatest Hits, a film for Searchlight Pictures written, directed, and produced by Ned Benson.[46] Described as a "musical time travel romance," the film premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival.[47][48] Also in 2024, Corenswet played Scott, a member of a team of tornado chasers, in Twisters, a disaster film.[49] Corenswet also appeared alongside Natalie Portman in the Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake, directed by Alma Har'el.[50]

In a November 2019 interview, he expressed interest in portraying Superman and hoped to eventually see a bright and optimistic version of the character after providing positive feedback about the dark and gritty tone in Man of Steel (2013).[51] Corenswet portrayed the male lead in a pilot from 20th Television, filmed in January and February 2023: The Answers, FX's adaptation of Catherine Lacey's novel of same name. His character, Christopher Skye, is a charismatic but troubled movie star involved in an enigmatic, futuristic dating experiment.[52] In June 2023, Corenswet was cast as Superman/Clark Kent and his clone Ultraman in the DC Studios film Superman from director James Gunn.[53] The first live-action film in the DC Universe (DCU), it was released in theaters in July 2025 and received widespread critical praise.[54][55] He will reprise the role in the upcoming 2026 film, Supergirl, and the upcoming 2027 film, Man of Tomorrow.[56] In October 2024, Corenswet was cast in Jonathan Levine's upcoming film Mr. Irrelevant as football player John Tuggle, the last player chosen in the 1983 NFL draft.[57]

Personal life

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In March 2023, Corenswet and Julia Warner were married at Immaculate Conception Church in New Orleans. It was an interfaith wedding ceremony that included both his wife's Catholic customs and his father's Jewish customs. It was officiated by a priest and a rabbi.[58] They have one daughter, born in 2024; in April 2025 it was reported that they had moved back to Pennsylvania to raise her.[59] Corenswet has stated that he was raised Buddhist, but "not in a religious sense", and that his family went to a mindfulness retreat center for a week every summer when he was growing up.[60]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Following Chase Ted Short film [61]
2018 Affairs of State Michael Lawson [28]
2019 The Sunlit Night Scott Glenn [62]
2022 Look Both Ways Jake [43]
Pearl The Projectionist [44]
2024 The Greatest Hits Max Enders [46]
Twisters Scott [49]
2025 Superman Clark Kent / Superman, Ultraman [53]
Woman in the Sky — Documentary short film; executive producer and cinematographer [63]
2026 Supergirl † Clark Kent / Superman Post-production [64]
TBA Mr. Irrelevant † John Tuggle Post-production [65]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014–2018 Moe & Jerryweather Jerryweather 17 episodes; also editor & producer [24]
2015 One Bad Choice Reggie Shaw Episode: "Reggie Shaw"
2017 Elementary Houston Spivey Episode: "High Heat" [24]
2017 The Tap Kirk Lewis Episode: "Pilot"
2018 Instinct Spencer Baymoore Episode: "Live" [24]
House of Cards Reed Episode: "Chapter 72" [24]
2019–2020 The Politician River Barkley 11 episodes [30]
2020 Hollywood Jack Castello Miniseries, 7 episodes; also executive producer [66]
Acting for a Cause Romeo Montague Episode: "Romeo and Juliet"
2022 We Own This City David McDougall Miniseries, 6 episodes [40]
2024 Lady in the Lake Allan Durst Miniseries, 4 episodes [50]
TBA The Answers † Christopher Skye [67]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
2002 All My Sons Bert Arden Theatre, Philadelphia [19]
2003 Macbeth Young Macduff Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival [68]
La Vie En Bleu Pablito Walnut Street Theatre [69]
2004 The Forgiving Harvest Great People's Light and Theatre Company, Malvern [70]
2005 The Street of Useful Things Act II Playhouse, Ambler [71]
2008 Our Town Joe Crowell / Si Crowell / Townsperson Arden Theatre, Philadelphia [72]
Waiting for the Ship from Delos Lyntos American Philosophical Society Franklin Hall, Philadelphia World premiere
2013 Hapgood Merryweather Williamstown Theater Festival Nikos Stage, Williamstown [73]

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