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.

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Known For

Operation Othello
Operation Othello
Superman
Superman
Pearl
Pearl
The Greatest Hits
The Greatest Hits
Following Chase
Following Chase
Affairs of State
Affairs of State
Project Pay Day
Project Pay Day
Look Both Ways
Look Both Ways

Filmography

2025 Superman
as Superman
2024 Lady in the Lake
as Allan Durst
2024 Twisters
as Scott
2024 The Greatest Hits
as Max Enders
2022 Pearl
as Projectionist
2022 Look Both Ways
as Jake
2022 We Own This City
as David McDougall
2021 Project Pay Day
as Lifeguard
2020 The Sunlit Night
as Scott Glenn
2020 Hollywood
as Jack Castello
2020 Acting for a Cause
as Romeo
2020 Stars in the House
as Self
2019 The Politician
as River Barkley
2018 Affairs of State
as Michael Lawson
2018 Instinct
as Spencer Baymoore
2014 Moe & Jerryweather
as Jerryweather
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2013 House of Cards
as Reed
2012 Elementary
as Houston Spivey
2011 Following Chase
as Ted