David Corenswet: 5 Things To Know About The Actor Playing Clark Kent In ‘Superman: Legacy’

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Image Credit: Jason Smith/Everett Collection David Corenswet is an actor. He is an histrion who has starred successful assorted films and tv series. David was conscionable announced arsenic the caller Clark Kent successful ‘Superman: Legacy.’

David Corenswet, 29, volition soon grace the screens of each Superman fans erstwhile helium takes on the iconic relation of Clark Kent successful the upcoming film, Superman: Legacy. The actor, who has appeared successful respective different films and tv bid implicit the years, volition prima other Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane in the James Gunn-directed feature, which volition motorboat DC’s caller beingness that volition besides see DC Studios co-boss, Peter Safran. David reportedly had to acquisition assorted surface tests, including immoderate implicit the June 17 weekend, to effort retired for the role, which was antecedently played by Henry Cavill, against different actors, including Nicholas Hoult and Tom Brittney.

Rachel besides tested against different actresses for the relation of Lois. They included Emma Mackey and Phoebe Dynevor. With a merchandise day of July 11, 2025, it volition beryllium a portion until we spot some David and Rachel successful action, but the anticipation volition surely beryllium high. The movie volition reportedly commencement filming successful aboriginal 2024 and see different celebrated characters similar Lex Luthor and the superheroes The Authority.

David was formed arsenic the caller Clark Kent successful ‘Superman: Legacy.’ (Jason Smith/Everett Collection)

Find retired much astir David and his background, arsenic helium gets acceptable to instrumentality connected the relation of a lifetime, below!

David has starred successful assorted different palmy films and tv series.

David antecedently appeared successful different bid and films, including ‘House of Cards.’ (Everett Collection)

The talented histrion started his enactment successful the manufacture successful 2011 and aft appearing successful tiny films and shows, including Moe & Jerryweather from 2014 until 2018, helium earned his archetypal large relation successful the tv series, House of Cards, successful 2018. He went connected to prima successful the series, The Politician, from 2019 until 2020, and different films and series, including Pearl, Twisters, Hollywood, and We Own This City.

He went to the Julliard School.

The prestigious school, which is located successful New York, NY, is known arsenic 1 of the champion schools for studying performing arts. After graduating from Shipley School, David went connected to Julliard and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts successful play from the schoolhouse successful 2016. He applied and was accepted into Julliard portion helium was archetypal attending the University of Pennsylvania.

David started acting arsenic a child.

David successful 1 of his acting roles. (Everett Collection)

David was raised successful Philadelphia, PA and started appearing successful assorted nonrecreational theatre productions successful the aboriginal 2000s, including the Arden Theatre Company’s 2002 production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival’s 2003 accumulation of Macbeth, the Walnut Street Theatre Company’s 2003 accumulation of La Vie En Bleu, and the People’s Light and Theatre Company’s 2004 accumulation of The Forgiving Harvest.

He went connected to cowrite the screenplay for Following Chase (2011), which was directed by Greg Koorhan, and besides acted successful it earlier co-writing, producing, and starring successful the two-season sketch-comedy web series, Moe & Jerryweather.

David comes from a household of originative people.

His father, John Corenswet, worked arsenic a signifier manager successful New York City for respective years earlier switching to a vocation arsenic a lawyer. His maternal grandfather, Edward Packard, was besides the creator of the Choose Your Own Adventure publication conception and was the writer of much than 50 books successful the series.

He’s a canine lover.

David often shares memorable moments to the nationalist done Instagram photos. Some of them see adorable animals, similar dogs, including 1 station from May 2018. The shows the talented prima happily posing with a clump of puppies successful his arms. There were besides photos of the puppies giving him a buss arsenic helium flashed a large smile. It’s unclear if each the puppies were his, arsenic helium didn’t see a caption for the post, but helium looked arsenic blessed arsenic could be.

A photo from Apr. 2019 besides showed him posing portion holding a dog’s paws. “Briefly reunited,” helium captioned it. In Feb. 2021, helium posted another photo with a antithetic canine sitting connected his thigh arsenic helium was extracurricular successful the snow, and successful Aug. 2022, helium and the canine posed nether a waterfall. “I caught this food with my ain 2 hands and I’m keeping him,” helium joked successful the caption.

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