Penn Badgley [1] may not have many spoken lines on Netflix's You (it's all in the narration! [2]), but he knows what's up when it comes to making the most of his screen time with one key acting skill: his facial expressions. In an instant, Badgley is able to switch around his expressions to mask or unmask Joe's thoughts with a level of precision that makes his character even more unsettling. Does anyone else remember the time he totally flipped out on Beck [3] during season one for locking him in his own glass cage? Yeah, that was not a pretty sight.
During an interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert [4], Badgley admitted that the unique acting skill comes to him naturally. "It is shockingly simple," Badgley admitted. "It does not mean it's easy — although, sometimes it is." Keep reading to relive some of our favourite Joe Goldberg faces, and please excuse me while I go practice my casual thinking face in the mirror for the next 10 minutes.
Joe Goldberg's "I Forgot to Pay the Rent and Delilah Is Going to Kill Me" Face
Joe Goldberg's "Oh My God — I Left the Stove On" Face
Joe Goldberg's "If Only You Knew What I Keep in My Storage Unit" Face
Joe Goldberg's "Do You Even Go Here?" Face
Joe Goldberg's "What Did You Say to Me, B*tch?" Face
Joe Goldberg's "No, I Will Not Take an Extra Shift, Forty!" Face
Joe Goldberg's "I'm Totally Not Going to Murder You When We're Alone" Face
Joe Goldberg's "What Do You Mean You Don't Like Books?" Face
Joe Goldberg's "I've Never Met Anyone Crazier Than You and I'm Me" Face
Joe Goldberg's "No, I Will Not Chill Out" Face
Joe Goldberg's "I'm Onto You, Candace" Face
Joe Goldberg's "Well That Didn't Go Like I Expected" Face
Joe Goldberg's "Finally, Someone Gets Me" Face
Joe Goldberg's "What the Hell Just Happened, Forty?" Face
Joe Goldberg's "I Just Wanted to Catch My Flight to Mexico" Face
Joe Goldberg's "They've Finally Caught Me" Face
Joe Goldberg's "Let's Get This Party Started" Face
Links:
[1] https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Penn-Badgley
[2] https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/netflix-you-season-two-without-joe-narration-video-47084567
[3] https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/how-does-you-season-1-end-47030821
[4] https://www.popsugar.co.uk/The-Late-Show-With-Stephen-Colbert
[5] https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/You-Season-3-47055273