Hopper Penn | |
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| Penn (middle) alongside Adèle Exarchopoulos (left) and Charlize Theron (right) at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | Hopper Jack Penn August 6, 1993 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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Hopper Jack Penn [1] [2] [3] (born August 6, 1993) [4] is an American actor. [5] He has appeared in the films Signs of Love (2022) and Devil's Peak (2023). [6]
Penn was born Hopper Jack Penn on August 6, 1993 to actors Sean Penn and Robin Wright in Los Angeles. [7] [8] [9] His elder sister is Dylan Penn. [10] [11] He was named after actors Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson. [1] [12] His father almost named him "Steak." [13] [14] [15] Penn has admitted that his parents' "rocky" relationship took a toll on him. [16] He spent his childhood in Ross, California and moved to Los Angeles in 2009, following his parents' separation. [17] [18] [19]
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 . [17] [20] [21] While preparing for the role, Penn lived with Williams in his apartment. [22] [23]
In 2021, Penn played Nick in Flag Day , which stars his father and his sister. [24]
In 2022, he portrayed Frankie in Signs of Love , in which he reunited with his sister and Arquette. [25]
In 2023, Penn played Jacob McNeely opposite his mother and Billy Bob Thornton in Devil's Peak . [26]
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. [27] [28]
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. [29] [30] They were taken to Hamilton County Jail in Aurora, Nebraska. [31] Then they were released from jail on April 5 after posting bond. [1] [32] [33] He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor. [34]
Penn has admitted having an addiction to crystal meth and has gone to rehab. [16] [35] He credits his father for overcoming his drug addiction. [36]
He has stated in 2023 that he does not consider himself a nepo baby. [37] [38] [39] [40]
In May 2023, he was photographed with actress Zoe Bleu Sidel, who co-starred with him in Signs of Love. [41]
| Year | Title | Role | 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 | The Last Face | Billy Boggs | |
| 2017 | Life Boat | Unknown | Short film |
| 2017 | War Machine | Nick Farrenberg | |
| 2018 | Between Worlds | Rick | |
| 2019 | The Arrangement | Unknown | Short film |
| 2020 | Puppy Love | Morgan | Also producer |
| 2021 | Flag Day | Nick Vogel | |
| 2021 | The Cleaner | Trent | |
| 2022 | Let Me Go the Right Way | Aiden | Short film |
| 2022 | Signs of Love | Frankie | |
| 2022 | Night of the Cooters | Sweets | Short film |
| 2023 | Devil's Peak | Jacob | |
| 2023 | The Good Mother | Ducky | |