David Corenswet

Biography

David Packard Corenswet (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 then played lead roles in the Netflix series The Politician (2019–2020) and Hollywood (2020), both created by Ryan Murphy. 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 stars in the first DC Universe (DCU) film, Superman (2025), as the title character. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Corenswet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Pearl

Acting

Operation Othello

as

Cassio

2024

Twisters

as

Scott

2025

Superman

as

Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El

2022

Pearl

as

Projectionist

2020

The Sunlit Night

as

Scott Glenn

2024

The Greatest Hits

as

Max Enders

2011

Following Chase

as

Ted

2018

Affairs of State

as

Michael Lawson

2021

Project Pay Day

as

Lifeguard

2022

Look Both Ways

as

Jake

Untitled Mr. Irrelevant Movie

as

John 'Mr. Irrelevant' Tuggle

Elementary

as

Houston Spivey

We Own This City

as

David McDougall

House of Cards

as

Reed

Instinct

as

Spencer Baymoore

Stars in the House

as

Self

Moe & Jerryweather

as

Jerryweather

The Politician

as

River Barkley

Hollywood

as

Jack Castello

Lady in the Lake

as

Allan Durst

Acting for a Cause

as

Romeo

Production

Hollywood

as

Crew

Directing