David Corenswet
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
David Packard Corenswet, perhaps best known for playing Superman in the DCU is an American actor. His father, John Corenswet, worked as a stage actor in New York for many years before continuing his career as a lawyer. His grandfather, Edward Packard, was also an author and the creator of the Choose Your Own Adventure book series. Corenswet graduated from the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, before attending the University of Pennsylvania for a year and then transferring to the Juilliard School in New York, where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama in 2016.
He started acting at an early age, where he appeared in numerous theater plays, such as Arden Theatre's 2002 production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival's 2003 production of Macbeth, the Walnut Street Theatre's 2003 production of La Vie En Bleu, and the People's Light and Theatre Company's 2004 production of The Forgiving Harvest, among others. David Corenswet wrote the screenplay for Following Chase (2011) and starred in the said short film directed by Greg Koorhan. After that he co-wrote and co-produced a web series called Moe & Jerryweather (2014) with his friend at Julliard, Adam Langdon, from 2014 to 2016. In 2016, Rob Reiner cast Corenswet as a co-lead in his planned TV show, The Tap (2017), alongside Jack Quaid, and others, which was set at Yale College in 1969. David Corenswet played a student in the pilot episode, but the show was never ordered by USA Network.
As his first film leading role after graduating from Julliard, he starred as Michael Lawson in Eric Bross's Affairs of State (2018). Corenswet then appeared in several guest roles in shows such as House of Cards (2013), Elementary (2012), and Instinct (2018). In 2019, he portrayed River Barkley in Ryan Murphy's The Politician (2019), and in 2020 he starred in Ryan Murphy's Hollywood (2020) in the lead role of Jack Castello. In 2022 he co-starred in HBO's We Own This City (2022) as the veteran police investigator David McDougall. Also in 2022, Corenswet co-starred as Jake in Netflix's Une vie ou l'autre (2022), and then he co-starred as The Projectionist in Ti West's Pearl (2022). In 2024, he co-starred in The Greatest Hits (2024) for Searchlight Pictures. Corenswet appeared in Twisters (2024) as Scott alongside Glen Powell , and then he had a recurring role in the Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake (2024) alongside Natalie Portman
On June 27, 2023, it was announced that David Corenswet had been cast as the next Superman in Superman (2025), written and directed by James Gunn and produced by Peter Safran alongside Rachel Brosnahan. Superman (2025) will mark the true start of the new cinematic DC universe by the names of DCU under the leadership of James Gunn and Peter Safran at DC Studios. The movie started shooting on February 29, 2024, and concluded filming on July 30, 2024. Superman (2025) is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on July 11, 2025.
He started acting at an early age, where he appeared in numerous theater plays, such as Arden Theatre's 2002 production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival's 2003 production of Macbeth, the Walnut Street Theatre's 2003 production of La Vie En Bleu, and the People's Light and Theatre Company's 2004 production of The Forgiving Harvest, among others. David Corenswet wrote the screenplay for Following Chase (2011) and starred in the said short film directed by Greg Koorhan. After that he co-wrote and co-produced a web series called Moe & Jerryweather (2014) with his friend at Julliard, Adam Langdon, from 2014 to 2016. In 2016, Rob Reiner cast Corenswet as a co-lead in his planned TV show, The Tap (2017), alongside Jack Quaid, and others, which was set at Yale College in 1969. David Corenswet played a student in the pilot episode, but the show was never ordered by USA Network.
As his first film leading role after graduating from Julliard, he starred as Michael Lawson in Eric Bross's Affairs of State (2018). Corenswet then appeared in several guest roles in shows such as House of Cards (2013), Elementary (2012), and Instinct (2018). In 2019, he portrayed River Barkley in Ryan Murphy's The Politician (2019), and in 2020 he starred in Ryan Murphy's Hollywood (2020) in the lead role of Jack Castello. In 2022 he co-starred in HBO's We Own This City (2022) as the veteran police investigator David McDougall. Also in 2022, Corenswet co-starred as Jake in Netflix's Une vie ou l'autre (2022), and then he co-starred as The Projectionist in Ti West's Pearl (2022). In 2024, he co-starred in The Greatest Hits (2024) for Searchlight Pictures. Corenswet appeared in Twisters (2024) as Scott alongside Glen Powell , and then he had a recurring role in the Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake (2024) alongside Natalie Portman
On June 27, 2023, it was announced that David Corenswet had been cast as the next Superman in Superman (2025), written and directed by James Gunn and produced by Peter Safran alongside Rachel Brosnahan. Superman (2025) will mark the true start of the new cinematic DC universe by the names of DCU under the leadership of James Gunn and Peter Safran at DC Studios. The movie started shooting on February 29, 2024, and concluded filming on July 30, 2024. Superman (2025) is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on July 11, 2025.
